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Morgana AutoCreaser Pro XL

The latest version of this device brings long-sheet capabilities, says Simon Eccles
sheet feeding in a closed loop process.
The vacuum feeder continuously checks
the paper float zone and automatically
makes adjustments on the fly. Morgana
claims that APC is an industry first for a
machine in this class.
The Pro part of the name indicates the
inclusion of a digital, operator-friendly,
user interface that Morgana calls its
SmartScreen panel – the majority of its
creasers and folders now have this.

How fast/productive is it?
This is the fastest of the AutoCreaser
range, with a throughput of up to 8,500
A4sph. Longer sheets with lots of creases
or perforations will obviously take
longer.

What is the USP?
According to Morgana, the USP includes
What does it do? Specifications monitoring. As before there’s the option its long-sheet support, plus the APC sheet
When Morgana introduced its first Max sheet size to link it inline to Morgana’s Autofold
AutoCreaser model 20 years ago, it was 385x700mm Pro folder. monitoring, and the improved user inter-
one of the first finishing machines devel- (385x1,300mm with When was it launched and what mar- face with fully automated setup.
oped to suit the new needs of digital extension table) kets is it aimed at? How easy is it to use?
printing for short runs. The early toner-
based digital colour printers and copiers Min sheet size This latest AutoCreaser XL was offi- The new user interface with pre-set
were particularly prone to cracking of the 99x210mm cially launched in June this year and was sizes, easy pattern selection and unlim-
print if it ran over the fold, so pre-creas- intended to be one of the highlights of ited job memories makes operation very
ing was needed to avoid this. Some paper Paper thickness Morgana’s Drupa stand. As before the easy, while the APC monitoring makes
and board types are also prone to crack- range 70-400gsm target market is commercial and in-
ing of the coating. The challenge was to Max creases/perfs per house digital printers of all shapes and the feed very reliable.
allow fast, efficient setting up without sheet 30 sizes, including those with the relatively “You will simply process more jobs in
needing the usual stack of ‘overs’, ie the new long-sheet SRA3 presses. less time,” says Ray Hillhouse, vice-presi-
waste sheets generated by conventional Min crease distance How does it work? dent sales & marketing for the
print. 0.1mm Plockmatic Group Offline Business Unit.
Since then some 10,000 AutoCreasers Long sheet feeding is a key new feature
have been sold worldwide and the cur- Max feeder height of the AutoCreaser Pro XL, which gains How about training and servicing?
rent range includes four models with dif- 200mm (100mm for an extending support table to take sheets Training is normally part of the instal-
ferent formats, prices and feature sets. lengths above up to 385x1,300mm. This is more than lation process, while the Morgana 5 Star
Since its 2013 acquisition Morgana is 700mm) enough to cover all of today’s digital
officially called the Plockmatic Group Job memories sheetfed presses that offer extended service plan is available.
Offline Business Unit. Its Milton Keynes Unlimited lengths. Rivals can feed long sheets, but “In these strange times it has been
factory is now mainly used for warehous- not necessarily automatically. known for a printer to be trained on the
ing, with manufacturing outsourced. Throughput Up to As the name suggests the AutoCreaser basics of the AutoCreaser with a phone
This year’s new AutoCreaser Pro XL is 8,500sph A4 range features automatic feeding. This call, but ordinarily training would take
the sixth generation and the first to offer place at time of installation,” says
long-sheet support. It also has a new user latest model introduces new Adaptive
interface and improved sheet feeding Process Control (APC) that monitors Hillhouse.

“Long sheet feeding is a key new feature of the AutoCreaser Pro XL.”

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