About this machine

This Heidelberg T -F-T is a folding machine — sometimes referred to as a paper folder or sheet folder — used in commercial and industrial print finishing to automatically fold printed sheets into signatures, brochures, leaflets, and other folded forms. Heidelberg is one of the most widely recognised names in the printing industry, with a long history of manufacturing press and post-press equipment for commercial printers, publishers, and packaging operations worldwide. This example was built in 1996 and is offered used from a seller located in Germany.

The machine is equipped with an F 52.2 flat pile feeder fitted with a Tremat system, which allows for automatic pile changing and continuous operation without interrupting the feed. The control unit features an integrated counter and an inverter drive, enabling precise speed regulation and production monitoring.

The folding section comprises two fold units: fold unit I with four pockets at a 52 cm format width, and fold unit II also with four pockets at 52 cm, both fitted with sound insulation devices to reduce operational noise levels. This configuration provides substantial folding flexibility, supporting a range of multi-fold combinations suited to high-volume finishing work. Delivery is handled by a mobile rake delivery unit, model SAK 56.S2.

The machine is also equipped with a Planatol cold gluing device including its own control unit, allowing adhesive application to be performed inline as part of the folding process — a useful feature for producing glued products such as mailers, envelopes, or certain booklet formats.

Mechanically, it is noted that the folding rollers were newly rubberized in 2015, indicating that a significant maintenance operation was carried out on a key wear component, which would have restored gripping performance at that time.

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