The Bombax and Bombix are fully automatic gathering and sewing lines for high-volume production of sewn books. They consist of a gathering machine and two to eight Aster sewing machines. The sewing machines can be in standard or large size. They are normally equipped by the Magix automatic unloading system which conveys sewn book blocks to an automatic palletiser or a backlining machine. The Bombax and Bombix lines differ from one another primarily in the position of the loading system: while in the Bombax line the loading conveyor is at normal working height, in the Bombix line it runs above the sewing machines. Thanks to their modular build both lines can be tailored according to individual requirements of each customer. They can also be easily extended at a later stage.