FOLDER GLUER - THE SMARTFOLD ULTRA X2

Available widths:800mm and 1100mm

1. Feeder section

• Driven independently by servo motor and controlled by Smartservo.
• Friction feeder with 8 untimed feeding belts, 30 mm width.
• Electronic pile vibrator.
• Lateral feed gates fully adjustable to the width of the blank.
• Three adjustable front feed knives with carton spacing carriers (bogies).

2. Side register section

• Driven by SmartServo system.
• Independent section with an unparallel lower carrier that guides the box to a parallel handrail that allows a perfect blank alignment.

3. Pre-folding section

• Driven by SmartServo system.
• Left hand glue flap pre-folder up to 180 degrees.
• Third crease line pre-folder up to 135 degrees.
• 1st and 3rd crease openers.
• Three upper and lower carriers along full section.

4. Multi-function section #1

• Driven by SmartServo system.
• Multi-function crash lock bottom section.
• 3 sets of upper and lower transfer carriers along the section.
• Complete set of folding hooks and helixes to fold the front flaps of the blank smooth and accurately.
• Set of accessories for B style lock bottom.
• Integrated bump & turn allows to turn cartons 90 degrees and its alignment.
• Available in 1500mm and 1700mm lengths.
• Optional backfolding axis.

5. Multi-function section #2

• Driven by SmartServo system.
• Multi-function crash lock bottom section.
• 3 sets of upper and lower transfer carriers along the section.
• Complete set of folding hooks and helixes to fold the front flaps of the blank smooth and accurately.
• Set of accessories for B style lock bottom.
• Driven upper outer folding belts on both operator and drive sides.
• Available in 1500mm and 1700mm lengths.
• Optional backfolding axis.

6. Gluing unit

• One lower (left side) gluing tank.
• Easy to remove and clean.
• Standard 3 & 5 mm width glue disc.
• Optional electronic upper gluing system by guns, upon request.

7. Folding & Closing section

• Driven by SmartServo system.
• Extra length folding & closing section, 4.5 meters long.
• Collapsible central carrier by pneumatic system, saving time for set-up and allows to run small boxes.
• Lifting central upper carrier by pneumatic system.
• Smooth and accurate folding of 2nd and 4th crease.
• Outer folding belts adjustable up to 180 degrees with variable speed.
• Two upper & two lower carriers with 25 mm lower and 30 mm outer belts.
• Detectors of proximity between carriers to avoid damages when approaching.

8. Trombone section

• Driven independently by servo motor and controlled by Smartservo.
• Pneumatic box ejector, for quality control without interrupting the flow of boxes
• Upper and lower drive mechanism for length adjustment.
• Equipped with automatic belt tension-adjusting system.
• Continuous and automatic box collection mechanism that ensures a neat transfer to the Press section, guaranteeing a well aligned flow.
• Electronic counter and Kicker for marking batches.

8.1. Trombone crushing rollers (Optional)

• Two (2) independently adjustable crushing rollers that can be positioned independently from the final fold carriers for precise positioning on the score as needed by the operator and carton design.
• Driven by the trombone SmartServo system.
• Independent pressure adjustment.

9. Press section

• Driven independently by dual servo motors and controlled by SmartServo.
• Manual and Automatic speed variation in coordination with a photocell.
• Upper section moves back and forward, allowing for different box length.
• 5.5 meters total length with 3.1 meters effective pressure length.
• Pneumatic pressure adjustment to avoid marks.
• Optional squaring device for crashlock bottom boxes.

10. 4 & 6 corner and backfolding devices (Included on SL model)

• Motorized and untimed electronic back folding system with intelligent servo motor technology - SmartServo. It allows accurate folding of all back flaps by mean of hooks installed in three independent shafts controlled electronically.

11. SmartTurn with left and right side register re-alignment device (Optional)

• Blank rotating/turning section of 1.9 meters.
• Controlled by an independent SmartServo 4 drive system.
• Blank rotation controlled by roller speed control differential and adjustable vacuum volume.
• Left and right side re-alignment section following the SmartTurn for precision alignment of the blank into the next section of 1.6 meters long.

12. SmartFeed Pre-feeder device (Optional)

• Lateral feed gates fully adjustable to the width of the blank.
• Two adjustable front feed knives with dual spring loaded feed rollers.
• Driven by adjustable variable drive system.
• Blank height in the folder gluer feeder section controlled by adjustable photocell.
• Two pneumatically activated back carton pile jogger/spankers for uniform pile integrity in the folder gluer feeder section.
• On wheels for easy positioning or removal.
• Can also be used on most folder gluers as a retrofit.

13. Small conveyor post press (Optional)

• Small motorized 2 meter long belted conveyor after the press section.
• Adjustable back guide.
• Driven by adjustable variable drive system regulated with the folder gluer press section to change the shingle length for packing personnel.
• Quick electrical disconnect from the folder gluer for easy positioning and removal.