About this machine

This listing is for a used MBO folding machine — also commonly referred to as a paper folder — a piece of finishing equipment used in the print and bindery industry to automatically fold sheets of paper into signatures, brochures, booklets, and other folded products. MBO is a well-established German manufacturer with a long history of producing high-quality folding and finishing machinery for commercial printers, book manufacturers, and trade binderies worldwide. This example, a K800.S 4SKTZ, was built in 2008 and is currently located in the Netherlands, available for immediate dispatch.

The machine handles a sheet size range from a minimum of 150 × 210 mm up to a maximum of 780 × 1200 mm, making it suitable for a broad range of formats from small inserts up to large broadsheet-style sheets. Feeding is handled by an MBO FP120 pallet feeder, equipped with an MBO Vaculift sheet separation head and an MBO Vacubelt suction belt, allowing reliable, high-volume sheet feeding from a pallet. A VIVAS suction alignment belt further ensures precise sheet registration before the folding stations are reached.

Prior to entering the buckle station, the sheets pass through slitter shafts, allowing inline slitting before folding takes place. The folding configuration itself is substantial: four plate buckles combined with two knife folds, plus one additional buckle positioned after the first knife. This arrangement gives the machine considerable flexibility in producing complex fold patterns and multi-page signatures. The machine is rated for signatures of 16 to 24 pages, making it well suited to booklet and section work.

Exit direction can be set to either left or right by rotating the delivery section, which aids integration into different press room layouts. Delivery is handled by an OMG I4242423 Economic P700 upright delivery unit with pressing, ensuring neatly stacked and pressed output. Supporting equipment includes a vacuum pump and noise hoods to reduce operational sound levels. The machine runs under MBO Navigator controls, the manufacturer's dedicated electronic control system for monitoring and adjusting fold settings. The unit is described as available directly.

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