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System SPF-10II. Read, understand and keep this manual in a safe and convenient place. - Do not operate SPF-10II until you read and understand the instructions in this manual. - Horizon International Inc. shall not be liable for incidental consequential damages resulting from : improper or inadequate maintenance by customer;...
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Safety Precautions - The signal word WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury. - The signal word CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in damage on machines. It may also be used to alert against unsafe practices. - Read and understand all safety instructions with signal word such as WARNING and CAU- TION.
CONTENTS Important Information .................... I Safety Precautions ....................II 1. Before You Begin 1-1 Specifications ...................... 2 1-2 Machine Descriptions ..................3 1-2-1 Machine Descriptions and Functions ............. 3 [1] General View 1....................3 [2] General View 2....................4 [3] Front and Side Joggers ..................5 [4] Stitcher ......................
1. Before You Begin 1. Before You Begin 1-1 Specifications ................... 2 1-2 Machine Descriptions ................3 1-3 Accessories ....................13...
1. Before You Begin 1-1 Specifications Model SPF-10II Runnable Sheet Size 210 x 210 mm (8.3" x 8.3") to 330 x 470 mm (13" x 8.5") Stitching & Folding Top Stitching 148 x 210 mm (5.8" x 8.3") to 330 x 364 mm (13" x 14.3") Corner Stitching 1 48 x 210 mm (5.8"...
1. Before You Begin 1-2 Machine Descriptions 1-2-1 Machine Descriptions and Functions [1] General View 1 Knife Stopper Adjusting Knob This knob must be turned to "L" position to increase distance between leading edge of sheet and folding line, and to "S" position to decrease. Folder This section consists of folding roller, knife stopper and folding knife.
1. Before You Begin 1-2 Machine Descriptions [2] General View 2 Operation Panel Power Switch Collator Stitcher Head Referring to "Stitcher Head" (page 9 and 10). Stitcher Adjusting Knob This knob is used to adjust stitcher position. Stitcher Handwheel This handwheel is used to thread wire through stitcher head.
1. Before You Begin 1-2 Machine Descriptions [3] Front and Side Joggers Delivery Sheet Bulging Nose This nose functions to insure smooth and neat delivery of sheets. This nose installed to handle A3 or B4 sheets with light weight. Delivery Guide This guide prevents sheets from curling up.
1. Before You Begin 1-2 Machine Descriptions [4] Stitcher Stitcher Head This head stitches sheets. Clincher is located under stitching head. Timing Roller This roller delivers stitched sheets to folding section. This roller is set on timing belt. Clincher This clincher clinches legs of stitches penetrated sheets .
1. Before You Begin 1-2 Machine Descriptions [5] Wire Coil Coil Wire must be fed to operating side from bottom of coil. Buckle and crack of wire may cause erroneous wire feeding. Resistance Plate Wire Guide Spring This plate insures smooth wire feeding. This spring draws wire into If this plate does not exert sufficient stitcher head.
1. Before You Begin 1-2 Machine Descriptions [6] Sheet Transport Section Folding Roller Clearance Adjusting Lever Front Guide This lever is used to adjusting folding roller This guide jog sheets more clearance according to number of sheets to be efficiently. run.
1. Before You Begin 1-2 Machine Descriptions [7] Stitcher Head 1 Upper Wire Straightener This straightener is used to remove curve of wire and to feed wire parallel to face plate of stitching head. Wire Guide Locking Screw This screw must be fastened except the case of adjusting stitching length.
1. Before You Begin 1-2 Machine Descriptions [8] Stitcher Head 2 Wire Guide Spring Driver Slide This slide must be inserted correctly in groove of driver span whenever stitching head is in- stalled. Incorrect installation of stitching head may cause stitching head to be damaged. Stitcher Head Driver Span and Groove This span drives stitching head up and down.
1. Before You Begin 1-2 Machine Descriptions 1-2-2 Operation Panel Conveyor Operation Time Adjust- Single Fold Button ing Knob Whenever this button is pressed, folding This knob is used to adjust conveyor knife is actuated, and also conveyor belt operation time. is set into action.
1. Before You Begin 1-3 Accessories Transport Guide S (M002589-00) 1 set Sheet Guide L (M002917-00) 2 pcs Sheet Guide S (M002916-00) 2 pcs Leveling Bolt (HB12-00) 2 pcs Ground Wire 1 pc Delivery Roller A (A000-142) 1 pc Delivery Roller B (A000-150) 2 pcs Transport Guide L (M002593-01) 1 set...
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1. Before You Begin 1-3 Accessories Tool Set (4-003344-00) 1 set Butterfly Nut (4-002387-00) 2 pcs Corner Stitch Guide 1 pc Coil (CO-25) 1 pc Release Plate (P100-0001) 1 pc Cutting Pliers 1 pc...
2. Operation Procedure 2-1 Stitching and Folding Operations WARNING Keep your hands and fingers off inside Stitching Head of safety cover and any parts while Locking Lever machine is in operation. 2-1-1 Stitching Section (1) Install stitching heads in position according to size of sheets to be run as specified in scale label.
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2. Operation Procedure 2-1 Stitching and Folding Operations Locking Knob (4) Slide end stopper on sliding bar and set it at position where smooth roller in end stopper is set just on timing belt, and then, fasten locking knob of end stopper. Timing Belt End Stopper Sliding Bar...
2. Operation Procedure 2-1 Stitching and Folding Operations 2-1-2 Folding Section Delivery Guide (1) Set delivery guide according to sheet width so that sheets stitched can be delivered smoothly. Provide a clearance 3 mm between edge of sheet when stitching and folding operations are performed.
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2. Operation Procedure 2-1 Stitching and Folding Operations NOTE - Set front guide at trailing edge of sheets with front guide located at forward stroke end by pressing single jog button before perform- ing folding operation. - Provide 2 to 3 mm of clearance between trailing edge of sheets and smooth roller when front guide is used.
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2. Operation Procedure 2-1 Stitching and Folding Operations Narrow (8) Adjust folding roller clearance according to the number of sheets to be run with folding roller adjusting lever. Wide 80 gsm Normal up to 3 sheets..2 7 sheets..3 (9) Press motor "ON" button and then press 12 sheets..4 single fold button to fold and deliver a set 16 sheets..5...
2. Operation Procedure 2-2 Top and Side Stitching Operations WARNING Keep your hands and fingers off the inside of safety cover and any parts while machine is in operation. When performing top or side stitching opera- Delivery Smoother Timing Roller tion, stitch or stitches are normally made near top or side edge of sheets to be run.
2. Operation Procedure 2-3 Folding Operations A set of collated sheets can be folded without WARNING stitching and is delivered out to conveyor ramp. Set up side and front joggers and front Don't open safety cover while machine guide correctly so that sheets can be jogged is in operation.
2. Operation Procedure 2-4 Corner Stitching Operations Single stitch can be made at a corner of the sheet. Refer to the operation procedure “2-1 Stitching and Folding Operation” (P.14) for general information. The corner stitching operation set up procedure is specified below. WARNING Be sure to unplug the power cord when the stitcher section is set up.
ON/OFF knob to “OFF” position. (4) Press motor “ON” button and start collat- ing. Now SPF-10II must be idle so that collated sheets pass through SPF-10II without stitching or folding. Hook Shaft...
. NOTE When stop button is depressed during opera- (6) Press “Stop Collating” button on SPF-10II tion, entire system will be brought to a halt. when stopping operation. Otherwise, there will be a chance that a set of sheets may be...
2. Operation Procedure 2-7 For Efficient Operations 2-7-1 Adjusting Parts [1] Adjusting Jogging Stroke of Side Jogger Jogging stroke of side jogger is adjustable by turning side jogger stroke adjusting nut. Turn side jogger adjusting nut clockwise to shorten stroke of side jogger when handing light-weight or difficult-to-jog materials.
2. Operation Procedure 2-7 For Efficient Operation [5] Adjusting Folding Roller Pressure Folding roller pressure is adjustable in three steps with pressure adjusting lever. Pull the lever outward to increase the pressure; push the lever inward to decrease. NOTE Too excessive a folding roller pressure will make it difficult for paper to enter between folding rollers, particularly when thick book- lets are handled.
3. Preparing and Adjusting the Stitching Head 3. Preparing and Adjusting the Stitching Head 3-1 Threading Wire ..................30 3-2 Adjusting Stitch Length ................32 3-3 Changing for Work Thickness ............... 32...
3. Preparing and Adjusting the Stitching Head 3-1 Threading Wire WARNING Be sure to turn power off whenever setting stitcher head. (1) Draw wire from the bottom of wire coil with pliers, and thread wire through slot at the end of wire guide spring, through wire Wire Guide Friction guides, through upper wire straightener and between tension pawl and tension roll.
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3. Preparing and Adjusting the Stitching Head 3-1 Threading Wire Wire Tension (4) Cut wire below wire tension pawl. Pawl (5) Feed wire into wire lead-in hole in the bottom of plate. (6) Push grip spring to the left to open grip. Wire Grip (7) Place a set of sheets under stitching head and press single stitch button to check if...
3. Preparing and Adjusting the Stitching Head 3-2 Adjusting Stitch Length To equalize both legs of stitch: (1) Loosen wire guide locking screw. (2) Turn adjusting screw clockwise to shorten left leg of stitch; counterclockwise to lengthen left leg. Stitch length adjusting Screw (3) Tap bracket down before tightening screws.
4. Maintenance 4-1 Lubrication 4-1-1 Daily 2 drops 2 drops (1) Lubricate parts marked by “ ” in stitch- 1 drop ing head. 1 drop NOTE: Excessive oil may smear sheets. 1 drop (2) Lubricate clincher. 2 drops 4-1-2 Weekly Folding Roller Gap Adjusting Lever (3) Fill oil cups for a metal housing of driver...
4. Maintenance 4-3 Replacement 4-3-1 Reversing or Replacing the Clincher Points on the Clincher If clincher point surface is worn or clincher point are broken, stitch legs will not clinch and/or be deformed. Reverse or replace Clincher clincher points. Point Work Remove clincher by the following procedure: Face...
In case any machine trouble or operational fault has occurred, machine will stop auto- matically. (1) SPF-10II can not be started if collator is involved in some operation error. Refer to operation manual of collator. (2) Press motor “ON” button of SPF-10II and collator can be started.
6. Installation Instruction 6-1 Installation Instructions 6-1-1 Installing Stitching Heads(two) WARNING Unplug power cord whenever stitcher head is installed. Wire Guide (1) Install each stitching head to unit base with block, washer and stitcher head locking lever. NOTE Wire guide Don’t fasten stitcher head locking lever.
6. Installation Instruction 6-1 Installation Instructions 6-1-2 Connection of SPF-10II with Collator Connector CNA, When selecting a site to install SPF-10II and CNP, CNM collator, pay due attention to the following points. Air Hose Connecting Plate (1) Select a flat strong floor free from vibra- tion.
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(8) Feed a set of sheets from collator and stop Moveable Side sheets at the entrance of SPF-10II. Then, Jogger set up SPF-10II in such a position that clearance 2 mm to 3 mm is made between fixed side guide of SPF-10II and edge of the sheets.
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(10)Adjust clearance between delivery plate of CN and delivery position of collator to 0 to 8 mm by raising SPF-10 or AC-8000S with use of mounts and leveling bolts. 0 to 8 mm Clearance Collator SPF-10II (11)Connect connector of SPF-10II to receptacle of collator.
6-1-3 Receiving Tray Installation A. CCR(DX)(Criss-Cross Receiving Tray) (1) Install connector CNC at the delivery end CCR(DX) of SPF-10II with hooks of CNC inserted in keyhole of SPF-10II. (2) Connect connector cable of CNC to the receptacle of SPF-10II. (3) Install CCR (DX) at the delivery end of SPF-10II and connect connector of CCR(DX) to receptacle of SPF-10II.
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6. Installation Instruction 6-1 Installation Instruction C. PJ-77 (jogger Tray) (1) Install connector CNC at the delivery end of SPF-10II with hooks of CNC inserted in key hole of SPF-10II. (2) Connect connector cable of CNC to recep- tacle of SPF-10II.