A buckle folder forms a fold by pushing the sheet against an adjustable stop plate until it bows and is gripped by the folding rollers. Because each plate is an independent stop, one buckle folder produces parallel, cross and letter folds without any tooling change — which is why the buckle principle still carries the bulk of commercial and pharmaceutical folding work.
T490 A high-precision entry-level buckle folder for miniature printed sheets, with quick changeover for small-batch production. The most compact machine in the SPEED range and the usual choice for pharmaceutical inserts and instruction leaflets.
T520 A flexible medium-small folder purpose-built for pharmaceutical leaflets and mixed print production. Fully inline compatible with a flattening press, parallel cutter, labelling machine, hot-melt gluing machine and vertical stacker.
T600 A high-output commercial folder for medium to large printing facilities, engineered for uninterrupted bulk production with stable quality over extended runs. The usual choice for mass-produced brochures, catalogues and pharmaceutical inserts.
T780 The flagship heavy-duty industrial model for oversized sheets and high-volume lines, equipped with a vacuum feeding system, double-sheet detection, servo drive and PLC touch-screen control. Built for large brochures, maps and packaging work.
A buckle folder forms a fold by pushing the sheet against an adjustable stop plate until it bows and is gripped by the folding rollers. Because each plate is an independent stop, one buckle folder produces parallel, cross and letter folds without any tooling change — which is why the buckle principle still carries the bulk of commercial and pharmaceutical folding work.
Folded to carton-insert size from 40–120 gsm pharma paper; the highest-volume pharmaceutical folding job.
Patient information leaflets must fit the carton while retaining readable multi-panel copy. Miniature sheet handling, repeatable fold position and counted delivery are the main production checks.
The T490 and T520 cover leaflet folding; the SD-X250 can trim or slit a finished leaflet when the cut edge is part of the job. Confirm the pattern on the actual stock before specifying the line.
Deep-folded leaflets of 8, 12 or 16 panels that behave like a booklet and must lie flat for packing.
An outsert folds a larger information sheet into a compact, multi-panel piece for a carton. The finished stack must lie flat and feed consistently into packing equipment.
The folding platform and plate arrangement depend on the panel count and sheet. Where required, the SD-X250 trims the folded work and the SD-XP300 presses the finished stack.
Parallel, roll and gate folds in 100–200 gsm stock, folded square enough to stack flat.
Commercial print shops alternate between brochure, catalogue and mailer formats. Fold-pattern coverage and changeover time therefore matter alongside running speed.
T490, T600 and T780 configurations cover different sheet formats. Round-pile feeding can support longer runs on compatible T600 and T780 lines. Match the plate set and feeder to the real job mix.
Leaflets and promotional inserts folded to carton size, packed by automatic equipment.
Carton inserts and promotional leaflets are folded to a finished size that downstream equipment can pick up consistently. Square edges and flat stacks may be needed for automatic packing.
T520, T600 or T780 folding configurations can be paired with SD-X250 trimming or SD-XP300 pressing when the finishing requirement calls for them. Confirm the carton and stock before selecting modules.
Parallel and cross folds for section-sewn and perfect-bound work.
Publishing signatures require stable register through parallel and cross folds so sections collate and bind cleanly.
T600 and T780 configurations address different sheet formats. A compatible round-pile feeder can reduce stops on long batches. Set the fold pattern and feeder against the actual signature stock.
Selected examples mentioned across the models in this category. Check each product page for its own context; equipment shown here is not a standard package for every machine.
Three-Hole Suction Wheel
Separates and picks up single sheets via vacuum suction to prevent double feeding.
Buckle Folding Plates
Precision-engineered buckle structure delivers sharp, uniform fold creases.
Folding Rollers
Precision-machined wear-resistant rollers deliver uniform pressure.
CCD Vision Inspection System
Performs real-time high-precision detection of fold accuracy and defects.
Vertical Stacker Delivery
Vertical stacking design delivers neat, aligned paper piles.
Inline Labeling Unit
Operates in sync with the folding process for fully integrated production.
Booklet & brochure buckle folder in production
A T600-class buckle folder running multi-panel booklet and brochure folds — plate changeover, roller grip and stacker delivery shown end to end.
Watch on YouTube →Automatic industrial booklet folding at speed
High-speed booklet folding on an automatic feeder — servo feeding, double-sheet detection and continuous delivery under load.
Watch on YouTube →An automatic paper folding machine does three things a hand-fed folder cannot: it separates one sheet at a time from a full pile, it holds that sheet in register through every fold, and it delivers a counted, squared stack at the end. Everything that decides your unit cost — how many operators you n
Solution · High-speed foldingSpeed on a folding machine is not a single number. A folder only holds its rated 180 or 210 m/min if the feeder keeps up, the rollers do not slip, and the delivery does not force a stop every few thousand sheets. High-speed folding is therefore a system question: feeder continuity, transmission type
Solution · Pharmaceutical leafletsA patient information leaflet is the hardest folding job in print. The sheet is small — often 60 × 100 mm unfolded in the miniature end of the range — the paper is thin, the fold has to be square enough to feed a cartoning line, and the fold line must not crack the ink or the fibre. Get any of those
A definition, the three machine types, and how to tell which one your work needs.
From pile to squared stack — the feeding, folding and delivery stages, and what each one costs you when it is set wrong.
Seven decisions, in the order that eliminates machines fastest — with the numbers to bring to a supplier.
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