PowerSquare 160 Booklet Maker

Powersquare 160 Booklet Making Machine

The all NEW Watkiss Powersquare 160 meets the needs of mid to high volume printers, capable of producing A4 landscape books. The machine is configured with one or two precise and reliable vacuum feeders, each with a 150mm capacity. OMR is standard, with optional barcode readers. Finishing your print jobs offline gives flexibility in your workflow and handles the output from multiple digital engines.

The PowerSquare™160 is a modular open-architecture system that is flexible and versatile: it lets you produce booklets from a wide range of sheet sizes and materials, including A4 landscape format and heavy cover stocks. With optional accessories for full bleed trimming and book stacking, enabling you to increase productivity and efficiency.

Hand feeding

Hand feeding is often the most practical solution for low volume digital printed jobs, where ease of set-up and flexible media sizes are important. Book quality is never a compromise with the fully featured Hand feed PowerSquare™ 160. This model is designed with an easy upgrade path to add feeders or operate inline to your printer.

Key Features:

• Paper Size –  Hand Feed: 140 x 200mm to 370 x 620mm Online: 200 x 200mm to 370 x 620mmStock Range – 60 to 400gsm Dependent on paper type and quality
• Book thickness: Minimum set thickness – 1 sheet 80gsm (when folded makes an 4 page leaflet
• Maximum finished book thickness – 8mm (approx 160 pages 80gsm)
• Maximum set thickness – 4mm (approx 40 pages 80gsm)
• Stapling/Stitching – 2 low impact staple heads with moving clinchers. Auto-adjusting staple pitch according to sheet size, range 105-150mm.
• Staples per cartridge – 5000
• Dimensions Offline – W1400mm x D1750mm x H1330mm*Standard book is made from 20 sheets of 80gsm bond paper, with 2 stitches