Josef Kihlberg B560 "A" Crown Post Bottomer

The Josef Kihlberg B560 is a heavy-duty manual post bottom stapler engineered for professional stapling cardboard boxes in high-demand industrial and commercial environments. If you want to achieve one of the strongest and safest closures available for heavy cartons, this is the obvious choice for your operation. Crafted by Josef Kihlberg — a globally respected name in fastening technology — the B560 is a professional tool built to deliver reliable, consistent performance during continuous use in packaging workflows.

Part of Josef Kihlberg's larger series of post bottom staplers, the B560 is suitable for continuous use in packaging departments and in industry, wherever durable, secure box bottoms are required. Operations managers who recommend high-performance products for production lines consistently rely on this machine for its robust output and long service life.

Key Features

• Drives "A"-type wide crown staples with staple leg length options of 5⁄8″, 3⁄4″, or 7⁄8″ to match a range of box materials
• Foot-operated manual stapler — minimal operator effort for maximum throughput
• Large loading capacity: magazine capacity holds 250 staples per load — increased significantly over smaller comparable models — keeping downtime low during high-volume runs
• Deep throat depth (~15.7″) and high anvil post allow stapling without constantly repositioning cardboard boxes
• Spacious, ergonomic design with foot actuation reduces fatigue during continuous production shifts
• Equipped with replaceable wear parts that are simple to inspect and swap out, extending the service life of the machine
• Regular lubrication ensures the tool maintains peak performance across demanding production cycles

Specifications

Why Choose the Josef Kihlberg B560?

When your packaging departments need one of the strongest and safest closures for heavy or overfilled cartons, the Josef Kihlberg B560 delivers. Its wide crown staple provides greater surface contact and a superior hold compared to narrow staples or tape — making it suitable for the most demanding box-sealing applications across industry segments including food processing, manufacturing, and distribution.

The spacious ergonomic foot-operation design is purpose-built to reduce operator fatigue and improve throughput during sustained continuous use production runs. As a dedicated bottom stapler, this professional tool is optimized to achieve consistently strong box bottoms across a wide variety of cartons and configurations.

For operations requiring even higher output, Josef Kihlberg also offers a pneumatic model — the Pneumatic Model B PN — which incorporates a pneumatic actuator for accelerated cycle rates during the most intensive use in packaging departments and industry environments. If production speed is your primary consideration, we recommend evaluating the pneumatic version alongside this manual model.

Things to Know Before Buying

• This is a manual post bottomer; operator pace determines production speed — for higher-volume lines, the pneumatic model may better achieve your throughput goals
• Match staple leg length to your box material thickness for proper clinch — 7⁄8″ legs are ideal for thicker or multi-ply cardboard boxes
• The ~15.7″ throat depth accommodates a wide range of box sizes, reducing the need for repositioning during continuous runs
• Routine maintenance — including lubrication, cleaning, staple alignment checks, and timely replacement of wear parts — is essential to preserve performance and extend tool life
• The B560's magazine capacity of 250 staples has been increased significantly compared to smaller models in the lineup, meaningfully reducing reload frequency during extended production
• Given its dimensions and weight (~88.2 lbs), this unit is best configured as a dedicated workstation machine within your packaging area