Cardboard folding machine EXPERTFOLD series

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Versatility and control
Whatever type of corrugated board or litho-laminated boxes you produce, EXPERTFOLD 106 | 145 | 165 | 215 has been designed to give you complete control during the folding process. Advanced feeding, accurate prebreaking and a folding process that minimizes fishtailing and gap ensure high productivity and a quality finished product. With straightline, crash-lock, 4- and 6-corner capabilities and short setting times, the EXPERTFOLD range provides the flexibility to run a wide variety of box formats.

Key benefits

• Unique folding
  • Highly accurate and constant folding, minimizing fishtailing and gap
  • Exceptionally smooth and precise folding
  • Automatic ejection of non-standard boxes
• Easy handling for more uptime
  • MATIC setting and remote control to reduce makeready
  • Easy handling and unhindered access for faster changeovers
  • Feeder sets in around 25% of the time of comparable feeders on the market
• Highly configurable
  • Modular design for flexibility and versatility
  • Suitable for all types of corrugated board and litho-laminated boxes
  • Allows a large range of box variants to be produced

Product specifications (table)
Processed materials: Carton board — max 800 g/m2 (depending on material properties)
Corrugated flute type: A, B, C, E, F, N, EF
Capability - Speed: 20-250 m/min
Dimensions - Length: 20.20 / 23.80 m (examples)
Dimensions - Width: 2.70 / 3.00 m (examples)
Dimensions - Height: 2.07 m (example)

Features

• Accufeed
  • Integrated blank aligner ensuring consistent folding quality
  • Left or right alignment
  • Feeds all types of material
  • Pneumatic locking for feeding ramps to reduce set-up time and improve ergonomics
  • Optional automated blank aligner with Job and Recipe Management to reduce feeder setup time
• 4 & 6-corner devices
  • Handles a wide range of box types
  • High-speed, high-quality folding with modulated hook trajectory
  • Easy set-up with electronically controlled rotary hooks
  • Tilting frame adapts to flap size
  • SPHERE control allows saving and retrieval of settings
• Transfer and delivery
  • Independent drive for full control of the box stream
  • ACCUSQUARE for perfect box alignment
  • Belt tensioning and adjustable height for a consistent box stream
  • Adjustable transfer conveyors for quicker set-up
  • Box-stream regulator for precise intervals and faster running
  • Automatic apron centering to improve glued box quality
• Prebreaker
  • High-speed variable-angle prebreaking with extra-long module
  • Ensures reliable opening of blanks
  • Lifting device for quick set-up
  • Extra-wide lower belts and driven upper belts for stable transport of heavy materials
• Folding
  • Crease relief device for smooth and precise folding
  • Crease control device ensuring an accurate fold
  • 5 m long folding section to minimize gap and fishtailing
  • Driven upper belts for consistent transport
  • Optional folding belts and heavy-duty central conveyor for larger/heavier blanks
• HMI SPHERE
  • Controls all machine functions
  • Up to two 15" full-color HD touchscreens
  • Step-by-step guidance for job set-up
  • All settings visible on a single screen for intuitive navigation
  • Compatible with BOBST Connect platform
  • Allows saving up to 5,000 job settings
• Crash-lock module
  • Motorized lifting frames for fast set-ups
  • Quick setting for short makeready and changeover
  • Prebreaks large boxes and makes room for additional devices
• Accueject
  • Quality control device able to eject single faulty boxes
  • Automatically ejects non-standard boxes up to 35 mm thickness at full speed
  • Reduces waste and production costs
• Ergonomics
  • Maximum accessibility for fast set-ups and direct process control
  • Additional command panels at each stage to reduce changeover time
  • MATIC setting and remote control for quick makeready
  • Production overview with LED status indication and video monitoring
  • Safety light barriers for operator protection
• Job and Recipe Management Workflow
  • Connects HMI SPHERE via BOBST Connect to back office for remote recipe management
  • Allows recipe download to production lines to increase uptime and consistency
  • Provides real-time monitoring of packaging production progress
• Monitoring and management
  • Equipment monitoring and performance reports for productivity and quality insights
  • Energy monitoring to control air and electricity consumption and identify savings

Technical specifications

• Series: EXPERTFOLD (models: 106, 145, 165, 215)
• Processed materials: Carton board — max 800 g/m2 (depending on material properties)
• Corrugated flute types supported: A, B, C, E, F, N, EF
• Speed range: 20-250 m/min
• Dimensions (examples): Length approx. 20.20 / 23.80 m; Width approx. 2.70 / 3.00 m; Height approx. 2.07 m
• Key modules/options: ACCUF EED blank aligner, 4 & 6-corner modules, crash-lock module, prebreaker, ACCUSQUARE, ACCUEJECT, POLYVACUUM and GYROBOX (e‑commerce options), HMI SPHERE with job/recipe management