6491 Meadow Lane Bokeelia, Florida, 33922

New Phone: 239-282-0876

 


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KOLBUS


Used Bindery Equipment Services
Equipment is SOLD "AS IS WHERE IS"

We have available for immediate sale, "subject  to remaining unsold":

SOFT COVER production:

 

 

Late 70's early 80's Normbinder Glue pots available ( reconditioned) can be used as extra or teflon coat and use PUR in it. Picts available. Look at the gears closely on the pictures to make sure this pot will work on your machine. This style fits into a craddle that is on the machine that slides in and out. The next generation was on a stand that wheeled in and out.

1987 Muller Martini Normbinder 3001, with Cover feeder, Milling, spine glue, side glue, nipping, laydown, 21 Pockets. There are 12 model 256S, 9 – model 256E ( 10,000/hr ) and also have 1 section of 3 pockets model - 210 ( 6,000/hr ), Model 3670 3 knife trimmer with cassettes and 3630 Stacker. Price $ 82,000usd or best offer

1994 Muller Martini Panda perfect binding line consisting of the following:

9-clamp Panda binder with compressor, cover feeder, miling, spine glue, side glue,

2- vacuum pumps, 1- Kaeser air system and dryer

18-1531 style collating pockets, Handfeed station

All conveyors to three-knife with accessories

Muller 3670 3-Knife trimmer with accessories

Muller Uno 1534 non-compensating stacker

Manuals - spare parts - and extra spine glue pot, Price: $95,000 usd

1988 Muller Martini Normbinder NB4 Perfect Binder with 34, 18” clamps, Milling + 2 equalizers, Nordson side glue, Hot spine glue pot cam controlled, Nordson floor pre-melter, SF cover feeder, SF nipping, Laydown, 21 3680 pockets 4 horizontal- balance is vertical feed, No handfeed – chain tensioner only, 9 log feeders, 2 card gluers, Sig recognition with divert, 2 intermediates with jogger, 2- 90° Muller paddle conveyors, Combo compressors – additional 3680 pockets, Machine is up and running - Price $85,000 ex-site ( can be also supplied with a Conveyor system, 1992 3670 3kt and 1534 Stacker for $135,000usd)

1984 Muller Monobloc Perfect Binder with 18 clamps – milling/roughing – Nordson side glue system – spine glue pots – Valco premelter – stream cover feeder – 21- 256E collating pockets – intermediate raceway –handfeed station –Muller 3620 conveyors with drop-gate prior to a Muller 3670 3-Knife trimmer, year 1992 with cassettes, connected to a 1534 stacker – good condition. Footprint 90’ x 32’ – Price $79,000usd or BEST OFFER- Need to sell quick !!! make us a reasonable offer (in our warehouse)

1997 Tigra Perfect Binder – 16- 1571 collating pockets with handfeed station – raceway – 9 clamps – milling/notcher – hot spine – hot side – premelter for both pots – pile cover feeder – nipping station – laydown – conveyors – Wohlenberg Z-12 prestacker – Wohlenberg 44FM50 3-Knife. Condition good – volts 230 – compressors – manuals – tools included – 14,653 hours on machine – Price $135,000usd

2001 Tigra Binder– 9 clamps – milling/notcher – 2 hotmelt glue pots – hot side glue – premelter for both glue pots – pile cover feeder – nipping station – laydown - raceway –– 24-1571 collating pockets with handfeed station - conveyors – 1998 Merit S 3-Knife – 2000 Uno non-compensating stacker- condition good – volts 230 – compressors – manuals – tools included – bought new one owner (8171 hours) - price $ 235,000usd

Muller Martini Pony 3020, 5 clamp perfect binder - 2,500 bpm - spine
glue pot, side glue pot, cover feeder, waste removal system, delivery
conveyor with 12 pockets model 201 gatherer and hand feeding section -
$36,000usd - reduced Price $30,000usd


Muller Martini Baby Pony 246, 5 clamp perfect binder - spine
glue pot, side glue pot, cover feeder - $15,000usd - reduced Price $13,000usd

Package Price for both machines above $ 39.000USD
( Muller Martini Pony 3020, 5 clamp perfect binder - 2,500 bpm - spine
glue pot, side glue pot, cover feeder, waste removal system, delivery
conveyor with 12 pockets model 201 gatherer and hand feeding section -
$36,000usd - reduced Price $30,000usd

 

 

1984 Muller Monobloc Perfect Binder with handfeed station – 21- 256E collating pockets – intermediate – raceway – 18 clamps – milling/roughing – Nordson side glue system – 2 spine glue pots – Valco premelter – stream cover feeder – Muller 3620 conveyors with drop-gate prior to a Muller 3670 3-Knife trimmer, year 1992 with cassettes 4 -17, connected to a 1534 stacker – good condition. Footprint 90’ x 32’ – Price $79,000usd

 

 

 

 

1985 KOLBUS HD150, Right hand infeed, Very good condition, rebuilt in 2005, used for 3 months only, been in storage since  - Price  $79,000 usd

1994 Muller Martini 3670, 3-Knife Automatic Trimmer – Price $65,000usd


Stahl VBF 135 with integrated stacker serial # 6/13724-Inline or Offline trimmer-$32,000usd

 

Wohlenberg 44FM40 with quick change knives, no pre-stacker ( off line machine ). Serial number is 3040-021- 220 volt 3 ph 38 amps. Approx. year 1979 – It has 2 sets of quick change knife holders - 3 sets of knives - knife gage - all blocks and bed pieces. Foot print 7 feet by 7 feet. We tested it on our warehouse floor and it is in good mechanical condition.  Price: $22,000usd

 

 

STAND ALONG GATHERERS:


 

 

WIRE-O:

Sickinger model USP13 paper punch, 220V-1ph -5 Amps- 1 hp-Very good condition, includes 2 to1 dies  -Price $9,500usd

 

James Burns Lhermite Exp 700 serial # 3258 year 1990 - ( 1 available -
Come with 1 die included. Additional dies available at extra cost) Dies available are: 3:1 - 2:1 - 3.2:1 - 5:1

Price $9,500usd

 

 

CASEMAKERS:

2006 Reboard Darix Semi Automatic Case Maker, Wide Version, Thin Cardboard Option, Price: $33,000 usd

1969 Kolbus GD, single head casemaker rated at 18 covers per minute. It is in good condition with a stainless steel glue roller and brass cloth drum. All blocks and base plate pieces are with machine. –Price reduced from $18,000usd to $13,000usd (in our warehouse

2000 KOLBUS DAS-36 large format case-maker, in excellent condition – with:

Pre-stacking conveyor for boards
Center strip hopper and feeder for rigid spine
Center strip feeder for flexible spine strip
Devise for small format
Devise for quick change over of picker head
Second picker head for quick make-ready
Timer for glue pre-heating
Heated hose
Technical documentations

Specs:

Mechanical Speed: up to 36 cycles/min.
Case Size (open):

Max. 405 X 560mm

Min. 110 X 155mm
Spin Strip Width 8 ~ 80 mm
Joint Width 4 ~ 12 mm
Board Thickness max. 4 mm

Price $149,000usd or make an offer

BOOK STACKERS:

Muller 1504 Astro book stacker (adhesive books)

SADDLESTITCHERS:

1984 Muller Martini 335 saddlestitcher with 5 bases, 8 pockets model 306, Cover feeder model 1528 L1, Pocket Hoist, 3 Air / Vacuum pumps, model 251 3 knife trimmer, Price $29,000usd - ( additional 5 bases & 9 more pockets are available)

1991 Muller Martini Fox 321 Saddlestitcher with 6- 1532 pockets – handfeed station – 1529 cover feeder – 4 rebuilt stitching heads – 890 three-knife trimmer – delivery belt – 2 combo compressors – and waste removal, It is under power – new belts – new plexi – rebuilt pumps – all motor rewound – totally reconditioned - Price $65,000 usd

 

MISC.:

Smyth #18  Book Sewer, serial #132  (for parts) -$2,500usd

 

Kolbus casing-in Flow line ( No rounder-backer)

The line was purchased and rebuilt from Book Machine Sales in 1996. 

It has not run much since being installed.  It consists of:

NO Rounder backer

Liner  HL 50    year 1970

Flipbelt           year 1974

Casing-in EMP 424  year 1968

Building-in    FE 405    year 1976

Building-in pump FEH 410  year 1976

Price $49,000usd

Robinson 45" Board Cutter - Price $6,900usd

1979 Kolbus model SU630 Dust Jacketing machine, good condition - Price $11,000usd

(2) Collamatic cold glue end sheet tippers -$11,000usd for both or best offer

 

NEW ITEMS - JUST IN !!!

 

Crathern  spot label laminator / flatboard lining line - Consisting of:  FMC 405 automatic gluer (serial # 3319) with  the hot glue tank & Crathern  FB-1 automatic  spotter (serial # AS-414) with board feeder.   Complete with vacuum conveyor ,blowers and vacuum pumps.  Currently set up and running.   Add the Crathern  4FW-2  flatboard wrapper to have the ability to also do casemaking  as well.  405 gluer, Min. paper  size is 4”X2”, Max.30”X24”, FB-1 spotter, Min. substrate size is 4”X10” , Max.25”X40”, Good condition, $20,000usd

 

Crathern 4FW-2 flatboard wrapper - Serial # FW-34.  Completely  refurbished.  This machine has been torn down to its main  frame, repainted  and reassembled.   Parts that were deemed unserviceable  were  replaced  with  new. Min. board size 4” X 6” , Max. 24” X 36”. Pictures are available, but not of this actual machine. One of accurate representation. $26,000usd

 

Crathern EL-700 laminator with hot gelatin glue system - Consisting of:  EL-700 laminator, RGT-15 hot glue tank and GVC-1 pump, Serial # EL-4.  Year of Mfg. 1997 Min. size 5” X 6”     Max. 28” X 16”, Sold for around $60,000.00 new in ’97.  Very good condition - $18,000usd

 

Crathern FB-3A automatic spotter with board feeder- Serial # AS-837   year of MFG, 1996  Min. substrate size is 10” X 12”, Max.  38” X 53”, Sold for around $63,000.00 new in ’96, In very good condition.   Missing the scan system & vacuum pumps. These could be installed by us for an additional amount.  As is $15,000usd  

Serving the graphic arts industry since 1997
 
 
 
  ( last update: AUGUST 30, 2010)