DRUPA NEWSON THE HORIZON!
OFFICIAL HORIZONINTERNATIONAL NEWSLETTERFRIDAY 4/5/2024

NEW SOLUTION REVEALSEE THESE NEW SOLUTIONS AT DRUPA 2024

ICE BINDERBQ-300

SEE PAGE 6 FOR
MORE INFORMATIONABOUT EACH SOLUTION.

AT A GLANCECOLLABORATIONS PG. 2
BOOTH HIGHLIGHTS PG. 3
BOOTH TOURS PG. 4
BOOTH SECTIONS PG. 5-8
OTHER SYSTEMS/TECH PG. 9#HISTORYWITHHORIZON PG. 10

MORE FROM HORIZON PG. 11DISCLAIMER: ALL INFORMATION SUBJECT TOCHANGE LEADING UP TO THE SHOWPG. 1HSF-50

HIGH SPEED SHEET FEEDERFOR ICE STITCHLINER MARK V

ICE STITCHER

SPF-2000
ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS・・Flap
BQ-500 Multi-bin Cover Feeder (Technology Showing)
Cover Making System (Special Order System)
・AI-integrated
B2 Cross Folder

DRUPA COUNTDOWN53DAYS UNTIL DRUPAON THE HORIZON!

COLLABORATIONSCANONFUJIFILM&KONICAMINOLTA

HORIZON MACHINES IN

PARTNER BOOTHSHPCANON - HALL 8A
INLINE BQ-500 AND HT-300

FUJIFILM - HALL 8B
SMARTSTACKER TO ROBOT-ARM SMART BINDING SYSTEMINLINE CUT SHEET PRESS WITH SMARTSLITTERAF-406

KONICA MINOLTA - HALL 8B
PRINTER INLINE ROTARY DIE CUT SYSTEM

HP - HALL 17
BQ-500, HT-300, AND PALLETIZING ROBOTHP PRINTOS PRODUCTION PRO DIRECT-TO-FINISH W/ ICE LINKPG. 2BOOTH HIGHLIGHTSON THE HORIZON!

Photo: Messe Düsseldorf/ctillmann

OUR BOOTH WILL BE DIVIDED INTO FOUR MAIN SECTIONS WITH ADDITIONAL
STAND ALONE EQUIPMENT AND MEETING SPACES.

SECTION A

SMART BOOK SOLUTIONSINLINE CUT SHEET PRESS &ROBOTIC ARM BOOK PRODUCTIONSYSTEM
PLOW FOLD BOOK PRODUCTIONSYSTEM (BBS-56)
CUT AND STACK SMART BINDINGSYSTEMSECTION C
NEW FOCUSED SYSTEMSROBOTIC ARM POD BOOK SYSTEMINLINE CUT SHEET PRESS &PROCESSING SYSTEMCASE BIND BOOK BLOCKPRODUCTION SYSTEMSECTION B

WORKFLOW AND NEW
SYSTEMSICE BINDER BQ-300
ICE STITCHER SPF-2000
ICE STITCHLINER MARK V
WORKFLOWSECTION DNEW CONVENTIONALSYSTEMSB1 FOLDER & PALLETIZING ROBOTMINICABSICE STITCHLINER MARK IV

WELCOME TOU OUR COMPANYOTHER/STAND ALONE
RD-N4055DM W/ GST-50RD
FLAP COVER MAKING SYSTEMPG. 3AFV-566FKTAF-408

ICE LINKCRF- 362

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BOOTH TOURS

4 KINDS OF TOURS WILL BE GIVEN IN OUR BOOTH.
EACH TOUR CORRESPONDS WITH ONE SECTION.
EXAMPLE: TOUR A IS A PRESENTATION ON SECTION A

EACH TOUR WILL BE PERFORMED TWICE A DAY,WITH A TOUR BEING HELD EVERY HOUR
FOR A TOTAL OF 8 TOURS EACH DAY.

TOUR PRESENTERSADRIENNE CULLEYMCCOLIN FLINNMARCO KOCHBECKBRYAN TAKANOPG. 4GUANDI HESECTION A

ON THE HORIZON!

Smart Book Solutions
INLINE CUT SHEET PRESS& ROBOTIC ARMBOOK PRODUCTION SYSTEM
THIS SYSTEM FEATURES TWORICOH PRESSES AND A
ROBOTIC ARM INTEGRATEDINLINE WITH FINISHING
DEVICES TO ACCOMPLISH A4OR A5 FORMAT BOOKPRODUCTION FROM BLANK A3SHEETS IN A SINGLE PASS.
*IN COLLABORATION WITH RICOH

PLOW FOLDBOOK PRODUCTION SYSTEMOUR NEW BBS-56 BOOK BLOCKMAKING SYSTEM IS INTEGRATED INLINEWITH OUR SMART BINDING SYSTEM FORSHORT- TO MEDIUM-RUN BOOK PRODUCTIONIN ONE PASS FROM A CONTINUOUS FEED ROLL.

CUT AND STACK
SMART BINDINGSYSTEM
THIS ROLL-TO-BOOK SOLUTION FEATURES OUR PERFECT BINDEREQUIPPED WITH A LBF-500 LOOSE SHEET BOOK BLOCK FEEDER TOACHIEVE INLINE INTEGRATION WITH HUNKELER CUT AND STACKTECHNOLOGY. AUTOMATED JOB CHANGEOVERS AND FLEXIBLE BOOKPRODUCTION WITH LOOSE SHEET BOOK BLOCKS HELP USERS EXCELAT SHORT- TO MEDIUM-RUN JOBS.
*IN COLLABORATION WITH HUNKELERPG. 5

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SECTIONB
New Solutions & Workflow
ICE BINDER BQ-300
THE ICE BINDER BQ-300 IS A FULLY-AUTOMATED SINGLE CLAMPPERFECT BINDER DESIGNED FOR EASE-OF-USE, BOOK QUALITY, ANDPRODUCTION EFFICIENCY THAT CAN HANDLE VARIABLE THICKNESSPRODUCTION OF UP TO 500 CYCLES PER HOUR.

Highlights

・NEW 15" CONTROL PANEL・SHORTENED JOB CHANGEOVER TIME・NEW TEMPLATE FEATURE・IMPROVED AUTOMATIONICE STITCHERSPF-2000
HighlightsTHE ICE STITCHER SPF-2000/FC-2000 IS A BOOKLET MAKINGSYSTEM FEATURING EASE-OF-USE, SUPERIORQUALITY, AND NEXT LEVEL AUTOMATION THAT CANPRODUCE BOOKLETS AT A RATE OF UP TO 4,700 CYCLES/HR.

ICE STITCHLINER MARK VWITH HSF-50
THIS ROLL-TO-BOOKLET SADDLESTITCHER ISCAPABLE OF VARIABLE THICKNESS STITCHINGWITH NO MAKEREADIES AT SPEEDS OF UP TO
6,000 CYCLES PER HOUR. THE DRUPA SYSTEMFEATURES OUR NEW HSF-50 HIGH SPEEDSHEET FEEDER.

NEW STANDARD CONFIGURATION:NO UPSTREAM DEVICE・NEW 15" CONTROL PANEL・SHORTENED JOB CHANGEOVER TIME・CAPABLE OF A4 LANDSCAPE BOOKLETS・IMPROVED AUTOMATIONDRUPA 2024
CONFIGURATIONPLOW FOLDBOOK PRODUCTION SYSTEMNEWHSF-50*IN COLLABORATIONWITH HUNKELERHSF-50 HIGH SPEED SHEET FEEDERTHE NEW HSF-50 SHEET FEEDER ALLOWS THE ICE
STITCHLINER MARK V TO SWITCH FROM ROLL-FEEDING MODE TOCUT-SHEET-FEEDING MODE WITH SPEEDS OF UP TO 45,000
SHEETS/HOUR FROM 600 MM PILES.
MARK SENSORS ENABLE VARIABLE SHEET-COUNT PRODUCTION TO BECARRIED OUT WITH SUPERIOR EFFICIENCY AND FEEDING STABILITY.
SHEET FEEDING AUTOMATION IS TAKEN TO THE NEXT LEVEL WITHSUBSTRATE-DRIVEN FEEDING ADJUSTMENTS NOW CARRIED OUT
AUTOMATICALLY.

PG. 6

SECTIONCNew Focused Systems

ON THE HORIZON!

ROBOTIC ARM
POD BOOK SYSTEM*DRUPA CONFIGURATION DIFFERENT THAN ABOVE IMAGE:BOOKREADY SYSTEM WILL BE USED INSTEAD OF HOF.

INLINE CUT SHEET PRESS & CUTSHEET PROCESSING SYSTEMTHIS BOOK PRODUCTIONSOLUTION FEATURES THETECNAU/CANONBOOKREADY SYSTEMINTEGRATED WITH OURROBOTIC ARM FINISHINGSYSTEM TO MAKE END-TO-END
POD BOOK PRODUCTION A REALITY.
THIS SOLUTION FEATURES OURNEW ICE BINDER BQ-300 AND WILLPRODUCE FLAP COVER
APPLICATIONS DURING DRUPA.
*IN COLLABORATION WITH CANON &TECNAU

THIS PRINT-TO-FINISH SYSTEM FEATURESA FUJIFILM CUT SHEET PRESS INTEGRATEDINLINE WITH OUR SMARTSLITTER FOR
HANDS-OFF PRODUCTION OF GREETINGCARDS, BUSINESS CARDS, COVER SHEETS,AND MORE IN A SINGLE PASS.
*IN COLLABORATION WITH FUJIFILMCASE
PLOW BIND
FOLD BOOK BLOCKPRODUCTIONSYSTEM
BOOK PRODUCTIONSYSTEMHYBRID SYSTEM FOR SHORTTO MEDIUM-RUN PRODUCTION
OF BOTH SOFTCOVER BOOKSAND HARDCOVER BOOKBLOCKS WITH OUR ENDSHEETAND GAUZE APPLICATORS.

PG. 7SECTION
DNew Conventional Systems

ON THE HORIZON!

B1 FOLDER &PALLETIZING ROBOTTHIS SHEET-TO-SIGNATURE SOLUTIONFEATURES A ROBOTIC ARM TO
AUTOMATICALLY PALLETIZE STACKEDSIGNATURES AND AN AGV FOR A MORE
STREAMLINED OFFSET PRINTWORKFLOW.

*SIGNATURE TRANSPORT VIA AGVMINICABSINLINE BOOK PRODUCTION SYSTEMFOR SHORT- TO MEDIUM-RUN JOBSCOMPATIBLE WITH BOTH DIGITALAND OFFSET PRINTING
WORKFLOWS. PALLETIZEDSIGNATURES WILL BETRANSPORTED FROM B1 FOLDERVIA AGV.
*DRUPA MINICABS SYSTEM BQ-500 WILL FEATURE A
MULTI-BIN COVER FEEDER (TECHNOLOGY SHOWING)ICE STITCHLINERMARK IV
PLOW FOLDSHEET-TO-BOOKLET SADDLESTITCHER
BOOK PRODUCTIONSYSTEMCOMBINING THE EFFICIENCYOF FLATSHEET COLLATING WITH THE
PRODUCTIVITY,VERSATILITY, AND QUALITY OF OURBOOKLET MAKING TECHNOLOGY. DRUPACONFIGURATION FEATURES INLINEINTEGRATION WITH PALAMIDESSTACKING TECHNOLOGY FOR A MORE
STREAMLINED PRODUCTION WORKFLOW.

*IN COLLABORATION WITH PALAMIDESPG. 8ON THE HORIZON!

OTHER SYSTEMS & TECH
RD-N4055DM &GST-50RD
THIS HIGHLY EFFICIENT SYSTEMSTREAMLINES CUTTING, WASTE SEPARATION,AND STACKING IN A SINGLE PASS WHILEMAINTAINING HIGH SPEED PRODUCTION OF
UP TO 6,000 CYCLES PER HOUR. NEW
GATHERING STACKER UNIT GST-50RD
GATHERS MULTIPLE STACKS TOGETHER ANDDELIVERS THEM IN A SINGLE PILE FORCONVENIENT HANDLING.

FLAP COVERMAKING SYSTEMTHIS SYSTEM EFFICIENTLY CREATES
FLAP COVERS THAT CAN BE USEDWITH HORIZON PERFECT BINDERS.
WHILE IT IS THE FIRST TIME BEING
SHOWN, IT’S MADE UP OF RELEASEDPRODUCTS AND CAN BE ORDEREDANYTIME AS A CUSTOM SOLUTION.
*SOLUTION CONSISTS OF CRA-36, T-564, PST-44, AND GLUING DEVICE

SMART FACTORY TECHAGV AND ROBOTIC ARMS IN BOOTHPG. 9ON THE HORIZON!

BASIC INFORMATIONSHOW DATE: MAY 28 - JUNE 7, 2024
SHOW VENUE: MESSE DÜSSELDORF GMBHWE WANT TO HEAR YOUR STORY!
A CAREER HIGHLIGHT OR A SINGLE GOOD MEMORY, WE WANT TO HEAR IT ALL.
WHAT MACHINES DO YOU LOVE?
IS THERE SOMEONE OR A PARTNER THAT YOU LOVE WORKING WITH?
AN AMAZING EVENT EXPERIENCE?
AN INSTALLATION THAT YOU REMEMBER WELL?

JUST POST YOUR #HISTORYWITHHORIZON STORY ON LINKEDIN,AND ENCOURAGE USER PARTICIPATION!

ENTRY PERIOD: NOW - MAY 3, 2024

#HISTORYWITHHORIZON RULES:All participants can win prizes!

MUST USE #HISTORYWITHHORIZON HASHTAG (NOT CASE-SENSITIVE).
MUST BE FOLLOWING HORIZON INTERNATIONAL ON LINKEDINMUST TAG HORIZON INTERNATIONAL IN YOUR POST1 ENTRY AWARDED FOR POSTING YOUR STORY.
1 ENTRY AWARDED FOR INCLUDING A PHOTO OR VIDEO.
1 ENTRY AWARDED FOR CHALLENGING SOMEONE ELSE.
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