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Zechini – specialist provider of book making equipment

  • Extensive range of hard cover bookbinding solutions
  • Standard machines and custom-designed options
  • Short, medium and long run production capabilities
  • Hard copy books of all types and sizes catered for

Established in 1952, Italian company Zechini has become one of the world’s specialist manufacturers of bookbinding and converting machines for short, medium and longer runs. With a range of machines that complement each other and can be utilised to create semi-automatic and fully automatic ‘systems’, everything is in place to suit most production requirements.

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  • X-Book 3
  • Casemakers
  • Casing-in solutions
  • Gluing & Mounting
  • Diary & Notepad Production

 

Do you manufacture or do you want to produce hardcover books quickly and easily?

Our X-Book 3 is designed to facilitate the work thanks to the joystick. It is composed of a Casemaking machine, a Casing-in machine and a Book Pressing and a Joint Forming machine.

 

 

Hardcover books – made easy…

Casemaking machine: ROBY ZERO

It is the ideal solution for the production of book cases in short runs, thanks to the joystick allowing to have an extremely simple and fast changeover.
 

Casing-in machine: X-CASE 3

Casing-in machine to insert book blocks inside covers for medium runs and extra size books. Thanks to the joystick, changing size is easy and fast.

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Book pressing and joint forming machine: X FORMING 3

It consists of a book infeed, and a pressing and pneumatic joint forming station. Size change is easy and fast thanks to a joystick.

 

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    Roby Zero – Gluing and turning-in machine

    With its simple operation and changeover time close to zero, the Roby Zero is the ideal casemaker for short runs.

    The basic version consists of a vacuum worktable, which prevents the sheet from moving during the placing of boards, a manual board positioning device and an automatic turning-in and pressing unit. A backlit window enables accurate positioning of the book title along the spine.

    Optional equipment includes: a gluing unit for hot and cold glue, a corner cutter, a device for automatic corner closing and the roller press function (without turning-in).

    • Maximum size 50x70cm
    • Speed 150 pieces/hour
    • Type of glue: hot or cold

     

    Roby Junior 2 – Gluing and turning-in machines

    Compact and versatile semi-automatic casemaker suitable both for short and medium runs.

    • Maximum size 50x70cm
    • Speed 250 pieces/hour
    • Type of glue: hot and cold

    Features:

    Gluing unit – Integrated in the machine in order to save floor space and the walking effort. Usually used with hot, animal glue, the unit can also be used with cold, vinyl glue.

    Vacuum worktable – Prevents the covering material from moving during the positioning of boards. A backlit central window allows to accurately position the book title along the book spine.

    Automatic board feeder – Ensures high productivity and perfect alignment of boards.

    Turning-in unit – Works with all the usual covering materials. Turns in two sides at a time. Includes a corner closing device.

    Manual board positioning device – Useful for short runs, cases with flexible spine and cases whose spine is thinner than 12.5 mm.

    Roby Junior 2 Vas – Gluing and turning-in machine

    The Roby Junior 2 Vas is a compact semi-automatic casemaker, ideal for medium runs. It is practically a Roby Junior 2 with an extra turning-in and pressing station. That way cases can be turned in from all four sides in a single pass instead of two. This results in increased output of up to 350 cases per hour.

    • Maximum size 50x70cm
    • Speed 350 pieces/hour
    • Type of glue: hot and cold

    Features

    Gluing unit – Integrated in the machine in order to save floor space and the walking effort. Usually used with hot (animal) glue, the unit can also be used with cold (vinyl) glue.

    Automatic board feeder – Ensures high productivity and perfect alignment of boards.

    First turning-in unit – Works with all the usual covering materials. Turns in the two longer sides of the case. Includes a corner closing device.

    Second turning-in unit – Turns in the two shorter sides of the case. This unit can also be retrofitted on a standard Roby Junior 2 at a later date.

    Corner cutter – A practical solution for small quantities.

    Vacuum worktable – Helps to align the covering material and also includes a backlit central window for accurate positioning of the book title along the book spine.

    Manual board positioning device – Useful for short runs and cases with flexible spine.

      X-Case – Casing-in machine

      The X-Case is an ideal casing-in machine for short runs. It has a sturdy build, wide size range and guarantees high quality binding.  A common drive ensures that the speed between the book and the gluing rollers remains constant regardless of the book weight.  To produce durable books the X-Case automatically applies a double amount of glue at the joints.

      • Maximum size 50x46cm
      • Speed 200 pieces/hour
      • Gluing device with function of double spreading
      • Manual opening of the book block and placing on the blade
      • Manual positioning of the book case
      • Gluing with cold (vinyl) glue
      • Grooved rollers ensure even distribution of glue in a thin layer

      X-Case Plus – Semi automatic casing-in machine

      X-Case Plus is a semi-automatic version of the X-Case. It has the following additional features:

      • Maximum size 50×22.5cm
      • Speed 350 pieces/hour
      • Book block feeding station
      • Automatic opening of the book block at the middle and placing on the blade
      • Accurate alignment of the book spine with respect to the cover
      • Gentle pressing after casing-in by means of rollers
      • Finished books are delivered on a shelf for easy manual unloading

        Roby One – automatic gluing and mounting machine

        • Maximum size 50×70 / 70x100cm
        • Speed 720 pieces/hour
        • Changeover time 5 min
        • Type of glue: cold (hot optional)

        The Roby One is a universal machine for gluing and mounting of two materials together (paper, cardboard, fabric, plastic, polyurethane, etc). It can be employed for production of book covers, game boards, files, diplomas, puzzles, covers with labels or photos, easel displays, photo albums, DVD trays, personalized boxes and slip cases, passports, three-piece calendars, post-it notepads, etc.

        The standard machine performs full surface gluing but upon request it can be equipped with a gluing system (usually hot-melt) that will allow selective gluing

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          Zagor

          Two head corner rounding machine for hard cover

          Heated tools ensure a perfect result with a wide range of diameters

          Asso

          Pen loop machine

          Asso automatically applies a pen loop on a cardboard book cover

          Guizzo

          Elastic band machine

          The Guizzo inserts and glues an elastic band onto hard covers of diaries, agendas, folders, blocks & boxes

          Phantom

          Two-head corner cutting machine

          The Phantom trims or cuts the corners of books, pocket diaries and notebooks.

           

           

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