Kolbus BF 530 Line

Complete hardcover finishing line for casing-in.
The Kolbus BF 530 handles the full hardcover process: rounding, backing, gluing, and pressing, including automatic format adjustment and format memory for fast job changes.
It is equipped with Sigloch ribbon inserter, IR preheater, Kolbus DS 392.A stacker and a Hugo Beck foil wrapping system with shrink tunnel (optional)

Equipment:
Ribbon Inserter – Sigloch LEH-1 (2008)
Infrared Preheater – Kolbus HB 530 (2012)
Lateral infrared heating, 9 kW (continuously adjustable)
Continuously variable speed control
Heating zone length: 1,500 mm

Casing-In Line – Kolbus BF 530 (2012):
PLC control with Copilot touchscreen interface
Format memory and automatic format adjustment
Telescopic infeed conveyor (left), star-wheel feeder (8-point star)
Hot-air spine heating for adhesive-bound and hotmelt-glued book blocks
Automatic block thickness control
Rounding and backing station
Cover pre-feeder and bending unit
Cover forming station with counter-support
Cover magazine
Spine and bottom trimmer for thin printing paper and gilt edges
Book gripper
EMP-controlled glue pump with premelter and automatic glue feed
Spine gluing unit with reversible drive incl. glue rollers (for straight-backed blocks 20–55 mm)
Station for lining and headband application
Pressing station with Teflon belt and integrated foam element
Electrically heated burn-in rails (15° and 45°)
1 pressing station up to 100 kN
Hotmelt nozzle gluing for joint gluing (EMP-controlled)
Headband gluing unit
Double-cover control (for one-piece flexible covers)
Viscosity control unit for spine gluing station
Small-format kit (min. block height 100 mm, min. block width 70 mm)
Format tool set (standard)
Output: left, books lying flat, face side forward
Remote diagnostics: Kolbus 3.60 Service Portal (AFS 701.W)

Transport and Cooling/Drying Conveyors:
Multiple intermediate transport and cooling/drying conveyor sections integrated throughout the line

Book Stacker – Kolbus DS 392.A (2012):
Pre-settable counter for batch size
90° (left/right) and 180° rotation device
Transfer unit with indexed control belt
Output: left, counter to travel direction
Includes 700 mm roller conveyor

Foil Wrapping System – Hugo Beck servo X + SL 5015/23 (2012) (Optional) :
Infeed conveyor (1,500 × 400 mm), height-adjustable (850 mm ±50 mm)
Horizontal flow wrapping machine (servo X): continuous operation, Siemens SIMOTION control, touchscreen with format memory
Compatible films: PE half-tube (20–50 µm, needle-perforated), polyolefin half-tube (10–25 µm)
Motorized film waste separation (no pneumatics)
Second cross-seal stamp with automatic format memory changeover
Shrink tunnel (SL 5015/23): max. 250°C, 14 kW heating output, chain conveyor with heat-resistant coating

Book Stacker – Kolbus DS 392.A (2012) (Optional):
Pre-settable counter for batch size
90° (left/right) and 180° rotation device
Transfer unit with indexed control belt
Output: left, counter to travel direction
Includes 700 mm roller conveyor

Remote Service Module – Kolbus 3.60 Service Portal AFS 701.W:
Remote service via internet connection between customer and Kolbus (active subscription required)

Technical Details:
Parameter Value
Max. speed (casing-in line) 70 cycles/min
Max. speed (stackers) 71 cycles/min
Max. book block format 305 × 375 × 80 mm / 12.0" × 14.8" × 3.1"
Min. book block format 100 × 100 × 2 mm / 3.9" × 3.9" × 0.08"
Max. open cover format 660 × 385 mm / 26.0" × 15.2"
Min. open cover format 210 × 105 mm / 8.3" × 4.1"
Max. finished book format 315 × 385 × 90 mm / 12.4" × 15.2" × 3.5"
Min. finished book format 105 × 105 × 6 mm / 4.1" × 4.1" × 0.24"
Max. format (stacker) 305 × 382 × 80 mm / 12.0" × 15.0" × 3.1"
Max. stack height (stacker) 325 mm / 12.8"
Foil wrapper passage width 25–450 mm / 1.0"–17.7"
Foil wrapper passage height max. 200 mm / 7.9"
Shrink tunnel passage width 500 mm / 19.7"
Shrink tunnel passage height 230 mm / 9.1"
Power supply 400 V / 50 Hz, 3-phase