The compact design and automation options offered by the Stahlfolder BH/CH folding machines require only a minimum of settings. This makes it easier for you to get started with professional folding and brings your folding up to state-of-the-art standards.
The Stahlfolder BH buckle plate machines and Stahlfolder CH combination folding machines will reduce your throughput times, enabling you to respond flexibly to order peaks. This means that you can accommodate additional capacity for producing high-quality folded products at any time, should you need it. The low total investment mean a ROI within the shortest time, even with one-shift operation.
So no matter whether your focus is professional quality and fast turnaround times, consistently high output, or modernizing your postpress setup, the technology of the Stahlfolder BH/CH folding machines will always deliver good results. Their ease of operation makes them suitable for producing a wide range of signatures or commercial products. Build on a reliable partnership for your postpress needs and count on the special qualities of Heidelberg with the Stahlfolder BH/CH folding machines.
Three feeder variants available – adapted to different demands
With flat pile feeder, round continuous feeder and pallet feeder, the Stahlfolder BH/CH folding machines offer the required feeding system for every demand.
Modular control system MCT for easy operation of your folding machine
The graphical user interface makes the operation easy. With Touchscreen and QuickSetup all necessary settings are done with just four clicks.
The MCT control system consists of a central control panel at the feeder of the folding machine and integrated control functions, both in the following units as well as in the delivery which offer complete control over the most important machine functions. In the learning mode the sheet length is measured and the suction cycle length and sheet gap are automatically set and continuously monitored.
A gluing attachment and image recognition systems can be integrated at the alignment table. This increases the added value and guarantees good quality and process reliability.
Buckle plate folding units: Precise fold accuracy and short setup times
The Stahlfolder BH buckle plate folders offer maximum flexibility for most different folding applications. The single folding units are mobile and can be positioned depending on the fold type. Thanks to the uniform MCT control system of Heidelberg a Stahlfolder BH configuration can also be combined with other Stahlfolder components like modern delivery systems or a mobile knife fold unit.
Cross-fold unit: Optimal capacity on little space
Cross-fold unit KT in working width 56
The cross-fold unit of the Stahlfolder CH 56 KT auto with motor-driven buckle plate after the folding knife is completely automated – the first time in format range 50 × 70 cm. After entering the job data at the touchscreen all necessary parameters take their positions in a motorized way, both in parallel and in cross-fold section. This reduces your setup times. In larger circulations you score with the constant high output of the Stahlfolder CH 56 KT auto. This makes you very successful also with a hybrid job structure consisting of small runs from digital presses and larger circulations from conventional offset presses.
Extra-Grip polyurethane (PU) folding rollers consist of a steel core with embedded PU rings. The soft PU material has better grip force, provides excellent register accuracy, prevents marking, and supports fully parallel, slip-free paper transport.
The ExtraGrip folding rollers with soft PU and optional hard PU avoid markings and ensure an exact, nonslip sheet transport even with demanding papers.
Different buckle plates offer suitable equipment for every application.
Slitter shafts to enlarge your process steps
The Stahlfolder BH/CH folding machines are equipped with a pair of rear-mounted slitter shafts by default. This allows you to crease, perforate and cut in the folding machine which increases the fold quality and allows for multiple-up production.
Wide range of deliveries: the optimum delivery for every application
Different delivery systems deliver the sheets after folding. The range of deliveries extends from simple stream deliveries to horizontal stack deliveries, all the way to highly productive stack deliveries. Some deliveries are equipped with pressing rollers for pressing the folded sheets on delivery. This increases folding quality, reduces the pile volume, and facilitates downstream postpress operations. Marking devices stagger the piles laterally, making it easier to remove the folded products. For multiple ups, the individual ups can additionally be separated from one another. Which delivery you use has a considerable influence on your overall system productivity. It needs to take the strain off the operator without slowing the folding machine down. We can offer you just the right delivery system for your Stahlfolder folding machine, based on the job, print run and folding machine output.
“I went to Germany to view the Stahlfolder BH 56 last week and it was even better than I thought it was going to be. We have ordered this machine with an SPH delivery,” says Craig Cowan.
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