The new Baumfolder 714XA AutoFold, affectionately nicknamed the “Baby BAUM,” is an automated tabletop folder to be reckoned with. I was pretty surprised at its hi-tech functionality, and its ability to make fast and tidy gatefolds, tri-folds, double parallels and accordions.
Erik Cagle is seeking printers to participate in a story about in-line, off-line or near-line finishing in a digital printing environment.
Removing the tool shafts from a folder is one of the most time-consuming, troublesome (and dangerous) changeover activities for an operator. The new AFC-746F automated folder offers an alternative.
Besides the obvious quality advantages of the indexing technique, and the impressive running speeds, RIMA is offering its RS 34 indexing stacker at a very attractive price—about 25% less than other indexing stackers on the market.
The SAA loading device for continuous-feed paper folders injects high volume air between sheets on the feeder table prior to fanning stock. It helpshelps to solve the longstanding problems of mis-feeds, jamming and stock-sticking, as well as operator fatigue and injury.
What’s exciting about the 2-Stage Auto Feeder is that a clever engineering trick has nearly eliminated the negatives of a friction feeder by splitting up the workload into two sets of rollers.
Heidelberg developed a way to increase productivity for signature work by rotating the sheet to feed oblong with a special twin lay attachment and pneumatic gate in the first folding unit. They call it “frog folding” because the sheets “leap frog” one another into two parallel side lays.
Unlike a traditional offset printing press, digital toner presses do not have a gripper shaft so there is nothing that ensures the sheet won’t move vertically or horizontally during the printing process. This movement is called image shifting, and it can be a real challenge.
I wanted to start a blog that brings the “cool stuff” to the forefront, and reinforces the excitement that is happening in finishing. I am very pleased to post my first entry to my new blog and I plan to bring a lot of interesting information to your attention in the coming months. The first “cool technology” I’d like to share is something that caught my attention at the PRINT 09 show.
