Morgana DigiFold creasing and folding machine

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.