KAMA FlexFold 52i Folder-Gluer

DescriptionFlex­Fold 52iThe world’s first folder-gluer for short runs and digit­ally printed pack­agingCost-effective produc­tion of digit­ally printed folded cartons and small SKUs: this is the booming market for which we have developed the Flex­Fold 52i. The first folder-gluer for short runs is fully auto­mat­ic­ally adjustable and delivers order changeovers in a record time of just a few minutes. This means that the Flex­Fold 52i can handle far more than a hundred orders per day – whether straight-line boxes, cush­ioned pack­aging or lock bottom boxes.The KAMA Flex­Fold 52i is tailor-made for print shops and pack­aging manu­fac­turers who want to offer the following services to large brand manu­fac­turers, but also to regional brands and local suppliers:Digit­ally printed folded cartons in chan­ging designs with seasonal, regional or event-specific image designs (e.g. food or fashion)Person­al­ised and indi­vidu­al­ised pack­aging (e.g. cosmetics and phar­ma­ceut­icals)Cartons in different languages (e.g. phar­ma­ceut­icals and health­care)Partial orders – saving costs and keeping things up to date at all timesFolded cartons with shorter time-to-marketThe innov­ative Flex­Fold 52i machine received the EDP Award 2017 for the “Best folded carton solu­tion” (European Digital Print Asso­ci­ation).Applic­a­tionsFoldingGluingInspec­tionPlasma Treat­mentBraille EmbossingHIGH­LIGHTSJob changes in record timeSwitching to the next order at the push of a button.The Flex­Fold 52i folder-gluer auto­mat­ic­ally adjusts itself up for the box dimen­sions of the next order. The feeder, prefolder, gluing disc and the entire folding and gluing section are motor­ised and move auto­mat­ic­ally to the correct posi­tions (KAMA patent). This makes job changes possible in less than 5 minutes.Another USP: The Flex­Fold 52i is the only folder gluer capable of directly moving to the posi­tions for the next job. Refer­ence runs as on other machines are not neces­sary, which addi­tion­ally accel­er­ates job changes.Fast famil­i­ar­isa­tionMachine quickly under control.Thanks to the high level of auto­ma­tion of the KAMA Flex­Fold 52i, new oper­ators can quickly be trained. After a short, steep learning curve, even non-special­ists have the fully auto­matic machine quickly under control.100 % inspec­tionQuality check according to the desired criteria.100% inspec­tions are a crit­ical require­ment for folded cartons e.g. for the phar­ma­ceut­icals sector. For the Flex­Fold 52i, KAMA offers different inspec­tion levels with ejec­tion of rejected parts:inspec­tion of the glued seam,inspec­tion of barcode and gluing tab codeall the way up to complete inspec­tion of the print image, colour, text and any contam­in­a­tion/​soiling.Defective blanks are auto­mat­ic­ally separ­ated out.Sliding control panelWherever the oper­ator needs it.The control panel of the Flex­Fold 52i can be easily moved along the machine – to wherever the oper­ator needs it, saving time and money.For Print 4.0Network-capable for fast data flows.Short throughput times are a major plus for digital printing – and the work­flow needs to follow suit. To ensure that data is exchanged effi­ciently even with large numbers of orders, the Flex­Fold 52i can be networked with your MIS via the Job Manager.Elec­tronic order archiveManu­fac­tured once, avail­able to recall at any time.Orders that are saved in the elec­tronic job archive of the Flex­Fold 52i can be loaded directly as repeat orders.KAMA Auto­B­railleInline Braille embossing with fully auto­matic posi­tioning.Posi­tioning Braille embossing at record speed: On the KAMA Auto­B­raille for the Flex­Fold 52i, the pair of embossing wheels moves into posi­tion fully auto­mat­ic­ally. This is the only system on the market that can do this across the entire width of the machine, so that all possible embossing posi­tions can be reached.Tool change with auto­matic infeed is also ingeni­ously solved.The Flex­Fold 52i Pharma folder gluer with Auto­B­raille is equipped with qual­i­fied systems for safety and valid­a­tion at the highest level (EyeC ProofRunner Pharma, hhs Xtend³) and offers you the fastest job changes for phar­ma­ceut­ical secondary pack­aging. The innov­ative solu­tion for a higly attractive market!Plasma treat­mentFor smooth surfaces and UV coat­ings.With plasma treat­ment, the Flex­Fold 52i can also perman­ently glue sealed and smooth surfaces – such as metal­lized card­board and UV coated boxes. The process is ideal for lock bottom boxes with multiple adhesive surfaces, which are popular as pack­aging for cosmetics.Solid and compact designSmall space require­ments and a long service life.The design and construc­tion of the Flex­Fold 52i and all the mater­ials used in it are selected for a long service life of the folder-gluer.Specific­a­tions – Flex­Fold 52iProcess­able mater­ials & outputPaper­board180 – 600 gsmMicro-corrug­ated board0,4 – 0,9 mmOutput*250 m/​minStraight-line boxesBmin. 10 mmA B40 – 250 mmH50 – 300 mmAuto-lock bottom devicesBmin. 35 mmA B70 – 250 mmH50 – 300 mm* Depending on the material, applic­a­tion and size. Tech­nical data and figures are subject to change.