The Smyth Freccia CM is a book binder — sometimes referred to as a case maker or casing-in machine — designed to produce finished hardcover book cases by automatically assembling board, covering material, and spine lining into a complete cover unit. Smyth Freccia is a well-established name in bookbinding machinery, with a long history of supplying equipment for commercial book manufacturing and edition binding operations.
This particular machine dates from around 1980 and carries serial number 409. It is offered in used condition and is located in stock at Emskirchen, near Nuremberg, Germany, where it is available for immediate inspection and test running.
In terms of format capability, the machine handles open cover dimensions ranging from a minimum of 110 × 155 mm up to a maximum of 405 × 560 mm, giving it a broad working range suited to a variety of book formats from small volumes through to larger-format editions. Backlining width — the spine reinforcement strip applied during the casing process — can be set between a minimum of 8 mm and a maximum of 95 mm, accommodating everything from slim paperback-style spines to thick hardcover books.
The machine operates as a fully automatic case maker with automatic turning-in, meaning the covering material is folded and adhered over the boards without manual intervention at those stages. At peak capacity it is rated at up to 30 covers per minute, making it a productive unit for medium to high-volume hardcover production.
A video inspection by Skype is available, and the machine can be viewed and tested on site in Emskirchen.
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