1999 - Horizon VAC-100 Models Saddle Stitcher

About this machine

This Horizon VAC-100 Models is a saddle stitcher — sometimes called a booklet maker — a finishing system used in print production to collate, stitch, fold, and trim sheets into finished, bound booklets. Horizon is a well-established Japanese manufacturer of post-press and print finishing equipment, supplying binderies, print shops, commercial printers, and in-plant facilities worldwide with systems known for their reliability and automation.

This particular listing represents a complete, four-unit saddle-stitching line from 1999, located in Germany and offered in used condition. The system comprises two air-suction collating units (the VAC-100a and VAC-100m), a stitching and folding unit (the SPF-20A), and a fore-edge trimmer (the FC-20A).

The two collators operate on touch-and-work technology and each carries ten bins, giving the combined line twenty stations for sheet feeding. The system is expandable, accommodating up to six collators for a maximum of sixty bins. Each collator includes misfeed, double-feed, and jamming control for error avoidance, and stores nine job memories for repeat orders. Sheet sizes range from a minimum of 148 × 120 mm to a maximum of 500 × 350 mm, and the units handle paper weights between 40 and 250 g/m². Each bin accommodates a loading height of 55 mm, and production speed reaches a maximum of 9,500 cycles per hour. Power requirement is 230 V / 50 Hz at 1.86 kW per collator. Each collator measures 842 × 652 × 1,961 mm and weighs 310 kg. Available programs include double-cycle (non-stop) operation, single and double inject modes, a booklet making program, a block program, and selective collating.

The SPF-20A stitching and folder unit handles format adjustment fully automatically, with all standard DIN sizes and fold types pre-assigned and twelve additional job memories available for custom sheet sizes. It is equipped with two stitching heads, expandable to four, and supports top, side, and corner stitching as well as ring-eyelet stitching with the appropriate optional heads. Inlet format ranges from 180 × 120 mm to 500 × 350 mm, and the unit processes booklets from a minimum of two pages to a maximum of 22 pages at 80 g/m². Minimum clip distance is 73 mm and the compatible stitching wire sizes are 26 and 28. Production speed on this unit reaches up to 3,600 cycles per hour. Power is 230 V / 50 Hz at 0.45 kW, dimensions are 2,710 × 810 × 1,070 mm, and the unit weighs 490 kg.

The FC-20A fore-edge trimmer completes the line by trimming the open fore-edge of finished booklets. It includes a counter and faulty-set ejection. Booklet width accepts a maximum of 250 mm and a minimum of 85 mm, with a maximum fore-edge trim of 20 mm. Trimming capacity runs from a minimum of four pages to a maximum of 88 pages at 80 g/m². This unit reaches a maximum production speed of 3,400 cycles per hour, draws 230 V / 50 Hz at 0.2 kW, measures 610 × 810 × 1,070 mm, and weighs 240 kg. The seller can arrange packaging, loading, and international transport by sea or air freight including customs clearance.

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