The BF512 is a book finishing / casing-in / hard-cover book line machine by KOLBUS. It handles rounding, backing, gluing, head & tail banding, casing-in, pressing
It is often sold as a “complete casing-in line” or “hard cover book production line,” combining multiple modules and subsystems.
Typical features include:
A Co-Pilot control system with touchscreen for semi-automatic settings
Infeed conveyor, starfeeder, block position detection, automatic block-thickness control
Rounding & backing station
Gluing station(s) (spine, side glue, joint glue) — using both hotmelt (nozzle) and cold glue
Head & tail banding station
Case forming / casing-in station
Pressing & delivery station
Various supporting modules: preheaters (IR), glue circulation pumps, hydraulic systems, heating monitoring, block thickness sensors,
Kolbus CoPilot control system with touchscreen monitor
Automatic format settings and electronic control console
Kolbus HB 530 stand-alone preheating device
Starfeeder with automatic block position detection
Automatic block thickness control
Rounding and backing station
Book-mark gluing device
Head and tail banding station
Case pre-stacking conveyor
Case magazine, bending, and forming station
Robatech hotmelt nozzle gluing system
Glue circulation pump
Integrated book forming and pressing unit including:
Book forming station
Pressing station
Delivery station
Note: Gauzing station excluded.
Max. size: 400 × 300 mm
Min. size: 100 × 100 mm
Thickness: 3 – 80 mm
Maximum speed: 30 cycles/min
Configuration:
Automatic book infeed
Endsheet tipping station
Hotmelt spine gluing with premelter
Cold-glue side gluing
Lining station with integrated cutting knife