Canon OCE BLM500 BROCHURE

Océ

BLM500 Book Maker

A complete productive book making system

The Océ BLM500 doubles the capability of previous technologies: it produces high quality square-spined books with a thickness of up to 10mm. This book maker combines, in a single machine, the four processes of stitching, folding, spine forming and trimming to produce books up to 200 pages thick (when using 80g/m² paper). Attached to an Océ printer, it provides an elegant, state-of-the-art online book making solution.

State-of-the-art Book Maker

The Océ BLM500 is a new and innovative complete book making system for digital print applications. In a single machine it combines stitching, folding, spine forming and trimming to produce books with a square spine up to 200 pages thick. It features fully automatic setting for different book sizes, including variable stitch leg length for varying book thickness. The maximum book thickness of 10mm (for example, using 50 sheets of 80 g/m2 paper), is double that of alternative conventional booklet making machines, making it ideally suited to higher paginations or to thicker stocks.

This makes the Océ BLM500 a fast and cost effective alternative to perfect binding or tape binding. Since it will also produce books from only a few sheets, it provides a single book making solution for documents from 8 to 200 pages. Digital print applications frequently use heavier stocks and need the f lexibility to produce a wider range of finished books from a single process, with little or no operator intervention – the BLM500 is a perfect match.

A single solution

The Océ BLM500 is a single solution for books from 8 – 200 pages. No

other book making system offers this flexibility. It requires less capital outlay since one machine will finish virtually all production. It has the added advantage that printed sheets require less manual handling between different finishing devices.

Professional looking

Finished books have the superior squarespined appearance of a perfect bound book, but with the security of a stitched spine. They lie f lat and are easy to pack, stack and handle. There is no risk of loose pages and printing on the spine becomes possible.

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Consistent, quality stitching

The Océ BLM500 has a single stitch head that will insert 1 - 6 stitches in virtually any position on the spine. The stitch head and clincher are static - the sheets move to the stitch, not vice versa. This means the stitch head and clincher never have to be moved so alignment and stitch quality is consistently good. The position of the stitches is set via the Graphical User Interface, with no manual adjustment, and the stitch leg length is automatically adjusted according to the thickness of the book.

Space-saving ergonomic design

The Océ BLM500 has a very small floorspace requirement - significantly less than alternative book finishing methods. What’s more, when operating online to the Océ printer, the finished books are delivered close to the normal operating position.

Specifications

Compatibility

• Océ VarioPrint 2100/2110

• Océ VarioPrint 4110/4120

• Océ VarioPrint 6160/6200/6250/6320 Ultra Line

Paper sizes

• Minimum 208 mm x 208 mm (with Océ VarioPrint 6160/6200/6250/6320 Ultra Line: 203 x 203 mm)

• Maximum 305 mm x 457 mm (with Océ VarioPrint 6160/6200/6250/6320 Ultra Line: 320 x 488 mm)

Paper weight

• 80 up to 160 g/m2 normal Océ paper types

• 70 up to 250 g/m2 dependent upon paper type and quality

• 60 g/m

Book Thickness

• Maximum finished book thickness: 10mm (approximately 200 pages using 80 g/m

• Maximum set thickness: 5 mm (approximately 50 sheets of 80 g/m² paper, or 55 sheets of 70 g/m² paper)

• Maximum number of sheets in conjunction with above specifications: 55 sheets (220 pages)

Océ Top Mail paper

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Stitching

• Single side loading stitch head

• 1 - 6 stitches

• 6 stitches allows small books to be printed 3-up and guillotined afterwards, for example

• Stitches per reel: up to 291,500

Productivity

• Optimum printer productivity when books contain 4 or more sheets (Océ VarioPrint 6250: 9 or more sheets)

• Integrated rotator ensures maximum printer productivity (primarily for A5-size books)

• Stacker allows unloading during run

Output capacity

• 35 books of 20 sheets (80 g/m2)

Dimensions

• Width: 1,675 mm

• Depth: 1,870 mm

• Height: 1,330 mm

Weight

540 kg

Power supply

200-240V; 50/60Hz; single phase

Power consumption

• In operation: 500W (maximum)

• In standby: 75W (maximum)

Key Features

• Makes books from 8 – 200 pages

• Produces high quality books with a square spine

• Securely stitched books with no risk of loose sheets

• Memory for 24 jobs

• Hand feeding of sets, if necessary

• Good alternative to tape or perfect binding

• Heavy duty side-loading stitch head

• Fully automated

• Ergonomic design

• Small footprint

• Instant-on, no warm up time

• Low power requirements

• Low consumable cost

Printing for Professionals

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