The Mueller Presto Book Binder is a book binding machine — sometimes referred to as a saddle stitcher — used to collate, stitch, and trim printed signatures into finished booklets, brochures, and catalogues. Mueller is a well-established German manufacturer with a long history of producing saddle-stitching and perfect-binding equipment for the print finishing industry, and their machines are widely used by commercial printers and binderies worldwide.
This example dates from the end of 1999 and has accumulated 9,886 operating hours. It is offered in used condition from a location in Germany.
The machine handles a broad range of formats. Untrimmed signatures can measure up to 365 × 305 mm, with a minimum of 148 × 105 mm. Trimmed book dimensions run from a maximum of 360 × 300 mm down to a minimum of 140 × 75 mm, and the maximum finished book thickness is 10 mm. The line runs at a speed of 9,000 cycles per hour.
The configuration is well equipped. Feeding capacity is provided by three double compact feeders (model 1551), supplemented by one envelope folder feeder (model 1528) and one hand-feed station positioned on the right. Stitching is handled by a stapler unit fitted with two HK 75 stitching heads. A three-knife trimmer (model 1522) performs the final trim on all three sides of the booklet in a single pass. Two pressure-vacuum pumps support the feeding and transport system throughout the line. Finished products are handled by a Pratico compensating stacker, which offsets and stacks the trimmed books for easy removal and downstream handling.
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