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The latest addition to
the Morgana portfolio is
the DigiFold™, the
world’s first integrated
creasing and folding
machine. The system is a
totally new technology
to finish even the most
sensitive of materials.
The DigiFold™ is aimed
at the ‘print-on-demand’
market and handles
output from digital
colour printing systems
and heavy cross-grained
stocks printed by
conventional litho.
Fully automated, compact
and easy to use, the
suction-fed DigiFold™ is
the only automated
folder using a creasing
rule and matrix with the
ability to crease
material prior to
folding. Unlike scoring,
which breaks the surface
of the material, the
creasing rule and matrix
mechanism prevents
cracking during the
folding process.
The creasing element of
the system is the
AutoCreaser™ but the
patented folding element
is entirely new and uses
a number of highly
innovative operating
systems to ensure that
finished documents are
creased and folded
without any cracking.
The DigiFold™ uses a
series of very large
diameter fold rollers
and a 'flying knife' to
gently push the material
between the fold
rollers. A combination
of large diameter
rollers and the knife,
which is speed matched
to the material reduces
the possibility of
marking or scratching of
the finished work.
The DigiFold™ can be set
to operate in three
modes:
For standard folding
configurations it works
in ‘set to fold’ mode
where, once the required
fold and sheet length
have been selected, the
unit’s powerful
programme automatically
sets the creasing and
folding position. A
motorised conveyor
establishes the optimum
position for stacking
the finished work.
In ‘set to’ mode, the
operator dials in the
creasing and folding
positions. This mode is
particularly useful
where extra creases are
needed and allows
difficult configurations
such as the ‘closed
gate’ to be programmed.
The third
mode of operation allows
the DigiFold™ to be used
as an automated creasing
machine from which the
creased work is
delivered flat.
Alternatively, the
creasing operation can
be bypassed and
conventionally printed
and/or lighter stocks
folded. This versatility
adds to the printer’s
productivity and ensures
maximum utilization of
the machine. |
