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Case Making Machines

Short answer

A hardcover case is flat greyboard panels wrapped in paper. The HF-550 makes finished cases up to 1000 × 500 mm at 20–30 pcs/min in one machine. The HF-850A gluing machine and the HF-900 four-side wrapping machine do the same job as separate steps.

Overview

Three operations make a hardcover case.

A hardcover case is a set of flat greyboard panels laid on one sheet of cover paper, with the paper folded over all four edges. The gaps between the panels are the hinges. It is the cover of a hardback book, and the same construction makes file folders, calendars, the covers of book-style boxes and the outer case of a collapsible box.

Every case goes through the same three operations: the paper is coated with glue, the boards are positioned on it, and the four edges are wrapped. The HF-550 does all three in one machine, positioning 1 to 6 boards by camera. The other route splits the work: the HF-850A glues the paper, an operator or a positioning machine places the boards, and the HF-900 wraps the four edges.

3 models

What each machine does.

Compare models side by side.

3 models · figures from each data sheet

Case Making Machines: size range, speed, accuracy and power of each model.
Parameter
HF-850A Automatic Paper Gluing Machine
HF-850A
HF-550 Automatic Case Making Machine
HF-550
HF-900 Automatic Hardcover Four Side Wrapping Machine
HF-900
TypeAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
Largest jobHF-850A: 80–800 mm · HF-650A: 80–600 mm · paper width1000 × 500 mm · max finished cover size1000 × 500 mm · max finished cover size
Smallest job—200 × 100 mm · min finished cover size150 × 90 mm · min finished cover size
SpeedServo version: 7–45 pcs/min · Standard version: 7–40 pcs/min · gluing speed20–30 pcs/min · production speed20–30 pcs/min · production speed
Accuracy—±0.1 mm · positioning precision—
Power—10.5 kW / 380 V, 3-phase · motor power2.5 kW / 220 V · machine power

How to choose

4 things to settle first.

  1. 01

    One machine or two

    The HF-550 makes finished cases at 20–30 pcs/min in a single 10.5 m machine with one control system. The HF-850A and HF-900 do the same job as separate steps and can be bought one at a time.

  2. 02

    Spine width and number of boards

    The HF-550 takes a middle strip of 10 mm and from 1 to 6 separate boards. If the HF-1050 is used for positioning, its standard minimum spine is 15 mm.

  3. 03

    Case size

    Both the HF-550 and the HF-900 go up to 1000 × 500 mm. The smallest finished case is 200 × 100 mm on the HF-550 and 150 × 90 mm on the HF-900.

  4. 04

    Board and paper

    The HF-550 takes 1–4 mm board and 80–300 g/m² paper. The HF-900 takes 1.2–4 mm board and 100–250 g/m² paper; the HF-850A glues 80–250 g/m² paper.

Installation

What the plant has to provide.

Figures from each specification sheet. A dash means the sheet does not state it.
Case Making Machines: voltage, power, compressed air, weight and footprint of each model.
ModelVoltagePowerCompressed airWeightFootprint (L × W × H)
HF-850A380 V8 kW heating0.6–0.8 MPaHF-850A: 1,000 kg · HF-650A: 900 kgHF-850A: 6990 × 1620 × 995 mm · HF-650A: 6990 × 1420 × 995 mm
HF-550380 V10.5 kW + 6 kW heating10 L/min at 0.8 MPa3,000 kg10500 × 2050 × 2050 mm
HF-900220 V2.5 kW0.6–0.8 MPa800 kg2700 × 1160 × 1220 mm

Applications

Products named in the data sheets.

FAQ

Which machines are in the HORFON case making machines range?

3 machines: HF-850A Automatic Paper Gluing Machine; HF-550 Automatic Case Making Machine; HF-900 Automatic Hardcover Four Side Wrapping Machine.

Should I buy the HF-550 or the HF-850A with the HF-900?

The HF-550 feeds and glues the paper, positions 1 to 6 boards by camera to ±0.1 mm and wraps all four sides in one 10.5 m machine at 20–30 pcs/min. The HF-850A only glues the paper and the HF-900 only wraps the four sides, so with those two the boards are positioned by hand in between. The HF-1050 is the automatic alternative to that front end: it glues the paper and positions the boards itself, then hands over to the HF-900.

What is the largest hardcover case these machines make?

1000 × 500 mm finished size, on both the HF-550 and the HF-900.

What is the narrowest spine the HF-550 can make?

A middle strip of 10 mm, with 1 to 6 separate boards positioned by a Yamaha robot and two 10-megapixel cameras to ±0.1 mm.

How fast is the HF-900 four-side wrapping machine?

20–30 pieces per minute, for cases from 150 × 90 mm to 1000 × 500 mm. It runs on 220 V at 2.5 kW and weighs 800 kg.

What products are made on a case maker?

Book covers, file folders and calendars, and the covers of wine, tea, mooncake, cosmetic and mobile phone boxes.

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