AFM - Folding Machine

Drywork folding technology AFM - For drywork folding (excl. garments). Ideal
for for Hotel articles.



The models AFM and AFM-S provide fully dried work folding technology. The
operator places the leading edge of the item to be folded on an inclined
longitudinal transport system while color coded belts ensure that the items are
centrally fed.

The Length Fold Principle

Two pneumatic plates arranged around the template use efficient jet nozzles to
direct the item to be folded around the folding template. To obtain a neat
folding edge, the pneumatic plate blows over the spread item in parallel and
with a low spacing. The guided high-speed air jet resulting from the Venturi
effect raises the outer areas of the item to be folded. Immediately after this,
the air can blow beneath the lateral sections of the item up to the folding
template. The item to be folded now fits around the folding template due to the
air cushion formed.

Stacking and Sorting

The unsorted items now have to be made available to the dispatch department in
the form of precise stacks and sorted according to article types. In addition to
folding, the AFM-S also performs stacking and sorting as it can recognize and
identify each item according to the parameters stored in the program. Following
cross folding, the item is transported to the individual pre-selected stacker.
The stack height is automatically adjusted following each deposit.