MBO Digital has announced that two of its digital book signature lines have been certified as Canon partner products. 

The first is a 20″ signature line that runs in-line with the Océ ColorStream 3000 press series.  The line is composed of a dancer module, an RBF 520 web buffer station, SVC 521C digital sheeter, and DFT 560 digital buckle folder. 

The ColorStream series includes the 3200, 3500, 3700, and 3900 models, which offer printing speeds of between 48-127 m/min, and a paper width of 540 mm.  Different paper varieties with weights of between 49 and 160 gmsq were used in the certification.  The sheet lengths after the digital sheeter were between 12” and 60”, depending on the signature desired.

Additionally, a 30″ signature line was certified for in-line connection to the JetStream 5500.  This line comprises the following MBO units: WT 770 web tensioning module, SVC 775C digital sheeter, EM 770 ejection module, DFT 780 buckle folding module I, DFT 780 buckle folding module II, and FA 66-ME delivery. 

In combination with the JetStream 5500 press, the line runs with a production speed of150 m/min. Different paper varieties with weights of between 80 and 90 gmsq were used in the certification.  The sheet lengths after the digital sheeter were between 12” and 54”.