11,000 hours worked!<>Touch Screen<>Commander control<>ASIR III automatic signature control<>Servo drives<>11 stitches / opening 2+2<>Venturi jets<>Leaf chain for thin signatures<>Device for thread melting<>Belt delivery<>Features:<>Patented loop formation using blow air and an active thread cutting system<>Active thread divider system as standard – this is not part of the basic equipment of any other entry-level model in the market.<>It guarantees that threads are trimmed between the individual book blocks without tension.<>1. The punch needles make the holes in the signature from below.<>2. Sewing needles pull the thread through every other hole<>3. Air blast blows the thread as a loop into the slotted lever<>4. The hook needle grabs the loop. Then the hook needle and sewing needle pull the thread up simultaneously, creating the thread chain.