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Standard Premiers Automated Afc-544Akt Floor-Model Folder

Press release from the issuing company

Andover, Massachusetts – At On Demand, April 7 - 9 in New York City, Standard Finishing Systems will be premiering the Standard Horizon AFC-544AKT Floor Model Folder. Designed for commercial printers, in-plant printers, and binderies, the AFC-544AKT includes advanced set-up automation through a user-friendly color touch-screen control panel that displays fold formats and sheet sizes for easy selection. Up to one hundred different job settings can be stored in memory, and automated set-up can be accomplished in as little as thirteen seconds. Precise stepper motors drive end stops and fold plates to the exact location for the sheet size and fold style selected. The AFC-544AKT can handle a wide range of papers up to a maximum sheet width of 21.2”, at speeds up 43,000 sheets per hour. According to David Reny, vice president, managing director, Standard Finishing Systems, “The AFC-544AKT folder demonstrates Horizon’s continuing strategy to bring productivity, performance, and automation to new areas of the bindery. Horizon has combined their expertise in precision engineering with a powerful, user-friendly interface to create a product that is truly unrivaled in the vacuum folder market.”