Kama's folding and gluing device has been fitted with a Tricreaser Fast Fit, Tech-ni-Fold’s anti-cracking rotary creasing system that fits onto the folder's existing exit shafts.
It enables users to crease, perforate, fold and glue in one pass on the ProFold 74, distributed by Friedheim International’s converting division.
The Tricreaser Fast Fit is comprised of a "female" component containing eight colour-coded channels and a "male" component that consists of a choice of three colour-coded creasing inserts for light, medium and heavy stocks.
It can process stocks from 85-350gsm without the need to replace the shafts to change between the eight different crease depths.
Kama chief executive Marcus Tralau said: "The ProFold 74 with its patented mounting tool provides all the flexibility needed in digital printing.
"The new module is a perfect add-on when it comes to creasing and folding greetings cards, displays and other blanks or to perforate answer tags or vouchers."
The deal was set up by German reseller Uwe Reimold Druckweiterverarbeitungs- und Verpackungs-Systeme, which Tech-ni-Fold managing director Graham Harris deemed "one of our best distributors".
Kama will be showcasing the enhanced system at the Hunkeler Innovationdays between 11 and 15 February in Lucerne, Switzerland. Harris said that he had planned to take his Tech-ni-Fold team to the show, but tickets had sold out, so he was "pleased that we are being represented".
The new system is being used in an on-stand demonstration of A5 booklet production by Kama, Heidelberg, Polar and ATS-Tanner at their shared booth. The ProFold 74 will be used to crease and fold the cover sheet before hotmelt gluing to the front and back cover for reinforcement.
Tralau said: "Thanks to improved quality and the ability to process heavier paper and new materials, digital printing technology has conquered new market segments. Now fitting post-press solutions are very much sought after.
"Folding, gluing, dispensing samples, attaching adhesive tape and now also creasing and perforating – the multi-faceted ProFold 74 satisfies a wide range of post-press needs."
The deal adds to Techn-ni-Fold’s wide array of finishing partnerships, including its latest development to add the Fast Fit to Morgana folders.
