Hardcover casing-in machine without a wing
mitabook - Hardcover casing-in line
The mitabook is a fully automatic casing-in machine designed especially for the production of high-quality hardcover books in single to short-runs. Thanks to its high degree of automation with simple format setup times, ease of operation, and comparatively low complexity and space requirements, it has achieved a unique position in the hardcover book-on-demand sector in the lower speed range (up to 400 books/h).
Production speed
up to 7 books/min – depending on size
Format change
1 – 2 minutes
Book block (width x height x thickness)*
min. 145 mm x 125 mm x 2 mm
max. 350 mm x 410 mm x 40 mm
min. 5³⁄₄" x 4¹⁵⁄₁₆" x ⁵⁄₆₄"
max. 13³⁄₄" x 16¹⁄₈" x 1⁹⁄₁₆"
Open case (width x height x thickness – spine)*
min. 320 mm x 130 mm x 1,5 mm – 6 mm
max. 750 mm x 420 mm x 5 mm – 45 mm
min. 12⁵⁄₈" x 5¹⁄₈" x ¹⁄₁₆" – ¹⁄₄"
max. 29¹⁄₂" x 16¹⁄₂" x ³⁄₁₆" – 1³⁄₄"
Finished book (width x height x thickness)*
min. 150 mm x 130 mm x 6 mm
max. variable** x 420 mm x 45 mm
min. 6" x 5¹⁄₈" x ¹⁄₄"
max. variable** x 16¹⁄₂" x 1³⁄₄"
Electrics
7 kW, 400 V, 3 PNE, 50 Hz
Air consumption
110 Nl/min. (6 bar)
Floor space (closed)
approx. 2.00 m x 2.60 m (6.6 ft x 8.5 ft)
Weight
approx. 1‘000 kg (approx. 2‘200 lbs.)
* In case of deviations between inch and mm,mm is considered binding.
** Limitation as a result of spine width andmax. open case size.
Maximal book width: 368 mm (at minimum spine-width).
Joint forming machine
mitaform - Joint forming machine
The mitaform has been developed to meet mitabook’s customers request to further improve the shape of fold area of cased-in books. Heated and exchangeable fold forming irons become also necessary when a particularly shaped form of the joint area is required like for example with side sewn books. The mitaform is a mechanically and electrically independent device, which can be installed on new as well as existing mitabook casing-in machines. Forming irons can be easily exchanged to adapt to the required shape of the fold area.
Book block (W x H x T)
min. 145 mm x 125 mm x 2 mm (min. 5³⁄₄“ x 4¹⁵⁄₁₆“ x ⁵⁄₆₄”)
max. 350 mm x 410 mm x 40 mm (max.13³⁄₄” x 16¹⁄₈” x 1⁹⁄₁₆”)
Open case (W x H x T - spine)
min. 320 mm x 130 mm x 1,5 mm – 6 mm (min. 12⁵⁄₈” x 5¹⁄₈” x ¹⁄₁₆“ – ¹⁄₄“)
max. 750 mm 420 mm x 5 mm – 45 mm (max. 29¹⁄₂“ x 16¹⁄₂“ x ³⁄₁₆“ – 1³⁄₄”)
Finished book (W x H x T)
min. 150 mm x 130 mm x 6 mm (min. 6” x 5¹⁄₈” x ¹⁄₄“)
max. variable *) x 420 mm x 45 mm (x 16¹⁄₂“ x 1³⁄₄”)