With 1,000s of machines built since 1981 The Autofold range of machines have been proven in there design durability and payback results world over.
Heavy duty manufacture combined with the same components range wide lead to maximise reliability in the sometimes hostile environments.
Every Autofold is manufactured using a heavy duty welded frame construction, Bosch Rexroth hydraulics and our own bespoke controller and software that can be changed to customers requests.
The Autofold has a track record of the utmost reliability operating in extreme upper and lower temperatures due to its design and manufacture process.
Autofold Standard Features
The Autofold fold and Shear Head has 2 blades that are equipped with 4 cutting sides each giving many years of continuous production
The shear operates from the bottom to allow the duct to be wrapped around the fold Beam.
The 7 roll leveller is the drive of the Autofold and is driven direct from the Autofold hydraulic gearbox to eliminate any wear or slack in chains found on other machines.
The leveller and beader rolls can be operated from either side via direct shaft for added accuracy.
The rolls are s-45 carbon steel machined and ground and are of solid bar type.
No chains that can stretch are used in our levellers.
5 tonne expandable mandrels.
Included with an Autofold are 2 coils (extra are available as options). These are available as an “A” Frame Decoiler or an “I” Beam Decoiler.
The benefits of an “A” frame is that it can be removed from the machine line to be loaded elsewhere, the “I” beams are bolted to the floor for in line loading.
All spindles are rated for 5 tonnes maximum weight at 1500 wide but can accept smaller widths.
Hydraulic Servo Drive System
All Autofolds use the hydraulic drive system that is controlled by our Autofold “v” system this ensures energy efficient motors coupled with compact hydraulic system fitted inside all machines ,there is no air required on any Autofolds.
Control System
At the heart of the Autofold is the advanced solid state control system
This has been continuously developed through the Autofold life.
The controller is based around a single board pc running bespoke software with embedded OS having an intuitive and easy to use control interface ,thus making the Autofold easy to learn and operate by multiple employees in the factory environment through a touch screen interface
The controller consistently monitors machine functions and operations
In the even of a machine fault or incorrect usage or power supply failure the system will give a clear onscreen feedback to the operator .
If the control system is connected via the optional wifi to the customers network and then via to the our factory diagnostics team who can be called on to assist with any questions or data can be extracted and investigated.
All Machine power is fed through the controller via one power source
The Autofold can work from 208v through 480 v this gives the Autofold to be installed anywhere in the world .