1997 - Mueller Presto Book Binder

About this machine

The Mueller Presto Book Binder is a used book binding machine, dating from 1997 and currently located in Germany. Book binders of this type — sometimes referred to as saddle stitchers — are used in the printing and publishing industries to gather, stitch, and trim folded signatures into finished booklets, brochures, catalogues, and similar products. Mueller is a well-established German manufacturer of post-press and binding equipment, long associated with high-output saddle-stitching lines serving commercial and industrial print operations.

This particular line is configured as a complete, ready-to-run saddle-stitching system built around the Presto 1550 stitching unit. Feeding is handled by three compact 1551 double feeders, each equipped with a small-form set and residual pile monitoring, allowing the line to process smaller-format signatures while automatically detecting low-pile conditions to minimise waste and unplanned stoppages. Cover insertion is provided by a dedicated 1528 cover feeder, enabling the line to accept a separate cover stock independently of the internal signature feeders.

Stitching is performed by two HK-75 stitching heads mounted on the Presto 1550 unit, delivering wire stitches through the spine of the gathered booklet. The line includes an optional provision for additional stitching heads, offering flexibility for thicker products or alternative stitching patterns. A centre cutting device is also present, allowing the line to handle work-and-tumble or two-up booklet production with in-line splitting.

Finished booklets are passed to the 1522 three-knife trimmer, which simultaneously trims the head, foot, and face of each book in a single pass to produce clean, square-edged finished copies. Output is managed by a Pratico compensating stacker, which collects and offsets successive booklets into neat, stable stacks ready for packaging. A pump completes the listed equipment.

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