Flowline Stitcher The saddle stitcher SS6 Stitch Star, designed to meet the needs of modern bindery which performs with an automatic stitching line with 10 feeders and online three knife trimmer. Simple maintenance and quick make-ready of stitching heads, assured reliable and efficient production. Simple timing of gathering chain to the stitcher. Bearing supporting the gripper bar provides precise book transfer and extends gripper bar life. Maintenance-free steel capped gathering chain and chain rails Signature Feeders The feeders are designed on the basis of signature æPeel offÆ system. Alloy rollers persistently peel each signature from the pile. Each of the three rotating vacuum shafts separates the signature without friction from the pile and lays on the onveyor chain. Signatures with and without overfold can be handled. No platform required for the loading of pile. Stitching Thickness: With basic equipment max. 5 mm Trimming Thickness max. 12 mm Staple Centre Spacings With 6 stitching heads min. 65 mm...max. 450mm Stitching heads max. 6 Handles Wire Grades No. 21-28