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FLEXO FOLDER GLUER

FFG 618

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P THE HIGHEST PERFORMANCE FOR A MINILINE
FFG 618 guarantees high productivity on shelf ready
FFG 618

> At a glance

performance
packaging and small boxes with a speed up to 26,000
boxes/hour, ensures a consistent quality of boxes with > Packaging market
an outstanding folding quality.
> Benefits and features
> 1 – 3
> 4 – 6
> 7 – 9

> Specifications
> Measurements
> Configurations
> Technical
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Very high productivity

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Packaging market – Corrugated board

Creating value FFG 618

> At a glance

> Packaging market

Goods protection and safety Out of the box experience > Benefits and features

BOBST innovations
are driven by customer
and brand owner needs.
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Protecting the goods is the main require-
ment for corrugated boxes meaning high
quality, clever designs, robustness and
zero-fault.
Consumers expect the most relevant > 1 – 3
un-boxing of any goods. Packages are > 4 – 6
becoming more clever, telling a story > 7 – 9
as part of the brand positioning.
> Specifications

Customized, premium, secured E-commerce > Measurements

Boxes play a new role where customiza- The demand is growing and is here to stay. > Configurations
tion, high-graphics and security features Boxes need to come in almost any size and > Technical
are required. shape, requiring flexibility and productivity information

across the supply chain. > Related Products

> Services
Sustainability
> General services
Packaging production needs to reduce
its environmental carbon footprint – > Connected services

less waste across the entire supply chain.

New and thinner substrates. Recycling
and re-use are the new rules.

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Benefits and features 1 – 3

FFG 618

> At a glance

> Packaging market

> Benefits and features

> 1 – 3
> 4 – 6
Accurate feeding Quatro rapidset Accurate bottom
> 7 – 9
at rated speed printing unit scoring after printing
> Specifications
> Measurements
Lead edge feeder Fixed Top Flexo Bottom Scoring Unit > Configurations
– The lead edge feeder brings the highest – Order changeover during the run - – For inside scoring
> Technical
performances in the market for the Rapidset system – Perfect box geometry information
Miniline – Inking system with doctor blade – Cutting and perforation are independent
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– From E-flute to double wall chambers – Easy access to die forms
– Sheet cleaning device – Posilock® system > Services

– Ready for integration of 2 dryers > General services

> Connected services

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Benefits and features 4 – 6
Quick mounting
of the die-cutting tools
Top Rotary Die-cutter
– Posilock® system
– Variable anvil speed
– Anvil grinding system
– Easy access to die forms
FFG 618
> At a glance
> Packaging market
> Benefits and features
> 1 – 3
> 4 – 6
> 7 – 9
4 pairs of shafts Accurate folding
> Specifications
> Measurements
Slotter Folder-gluer > Configurations
– Prescoring, rear slot, scoring, front slot – Accurate and reliable folding with catch
> Technical
– Low maintenance costs lugs transport belts information
– Progressive folding at high speed
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with Multi-T belts
– Allows the production of very small > Services
boxes, with narrow panels at high speed > General services
> Connected services
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Benefits and features 7 – 9

FFG 618

> At a glance

> Packaging market

> Benefits and features

> 1 – 3
> 4 – 6
Top counter Easy drive
> 7 – 9
ejector “Small“ and full control
> Specifications
> Measurements
Top counter-ejector MPC3i: Man-machine interface > Configurations
– Top stacking without friction – Full control of your machine
> Technical
– 100% counting accuracy – Simple and intuitive set-up information
– Delivery of unfolded die-cut boxes – Color touch screen
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– Automatized bundle ejection
> Services
> General services
> Connected services

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Specifications – Measurements and configurations

FFG 618

1 > At a glance

> Packaging market

> Benefits and features

> 1 – 3
> 4 – 6
> 7 – 9

> Specifications
> Measurements

2 > Configurations

3 > Technical
1 information

3.6 m 11.7 ft* > Related Products

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2
> General services
17.5 m 57.5 ft*
> Connected services

3
8.3 m 27.2 ft*

* Values may vary according to the configuration.

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Specifications – Technical information

FFG 618
Materials processed FFG 618
Corrugated board, thickness from 1 to 8 mm (0,03 to 0.31 in)
From micro flutes to double wall board > At a glance

> Packaging market

Sheets sizes
> Benefits and features
Min./mm Max./mm Min./inch Max./inch

L Sheet length 385 1 880 15.16 74.0 > 1 – 3

D
H Total length of panels 360 1 800 14.2 70.9 > 4 – 6
l Sheet width 190 635 7.5 25.0 C > 7 – 9
A=C Small panel 60 690 2.36 27.16 L H B
+
C > Specifications
B=D Large panel 90 730 3.5 28.7 B
> Measurements
B+C Half-box 180 900 7.0 35.4
A > Configurations
E Slotting length 0 280 0 11.0

F Box height 75 495 3.0 19.5

> Technical
F
P E information
Lp
P Glue lap width 25 40 1 1.57

L Unfolded sheet 385 1 400 15.16 55.12

l > Related Products

> Services
> General services
> Connected services
Machine specifications
Production speed 26,000 s/h
Maximum printing surface 635x1780 mm 25 x 70.1 in
Nominal repeat length 700 mm 27.5 in
Power supply capacity 146 kVA**
Air consumption 180 Nm3/h**
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** Value may vary according to configuration
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RSC, Shelf-Ready Packaging with printing on scorings, offset scorings.
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Related products

FFG 618

> At a glance

> Packaging market

> Benefits and features

> 1 – 3
> 4 – 6
> 7 – 9
PREMIUM GAP CONTROL FFG PALLETIZER - Flexible and Fast
> Specifications
BOBST’s Premium Gap Control ensures FFG palletizer ensures that your whole
> Measurements
reliable and precise control of 100% production process maintains quality
of finished boxes at rated production and speed. The fully automated palletizer > Configurations

speed. Easy to operate, optimum handles any FFG boxes and provides high > Technical
information
productivity and total folding quality: speeds, quality and flexibility.
the competitive circle squared. > Related Products

> Services
> General services
> Connected services

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General services

ˍMaintaining Maintenance Plus

– Scheduled maintenance with
BOBST certified technicians
FFG 618

excellence
> At a glance
– Preventative intervention, > Packaging market
maximizing machine uptime
> Benefits and features
– Optimum performance over the
equipment lifetime > 1 – 3
> 4 – 6
Expert services for all your equipment. > WATCH VIDEO
> 7 – 9
Improve your processes, boost your productivity
> Specifications
and enhance your expertise with a complete range Approved parts and logistics
> Measurements
of services from BOBST. – BOBST Original and Certified parts,
> Configurations
and consumables
– Quality assurance, and extended > Technical
information
maintenance intervals
– Worldwide distribution, and full > Related Products
availability where and when > Services
you need it
> General services

> LEARN MORE > Connected services

Machine upgrades
– Additional features, configured for
your machine
– Enhanced functionality, connectivity
and capability
– Future-proofing your investment,
maintaining competitive advantage
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BOBST Connect Essential

ˍDigital-age manufacturing FFG 618

happening with BOBST Connect

> At a glance

> Packaging market

> Benefits and features

> 1 – 3
BOBST Connect is an end-to-end, one-stop
Benefits > 4 – 6
digital platform that enhances and improves Features
your packaging productivity. It’s designed to > 7 – 9
Access to data The BOBST Connect Essential solutions
help you make the most of the data your
– An easy, smooth introduction to the data-driven package includes a wide range of features > Specifications
machine generates, improving value and
efficiency across your value chain. world such as:
> Measurements
– See relevant data remotely from anywhere – Performance analysis – identify and
As well as exceptional data insights, BOBST > Configurations
eliminate performance gaps
Connect helps to orchestrate and enhance – Access data in real time, with history readily
– Accurate OEE – meaningful insights on > Technical
your whole production process, from your available information
PDF to the finished product and quality downtime, target speed and quality losses
– Production performance documented by
report. It brings data and digital services – Direct connection – remote connection > Related Products
together in one fully connected platform, machine solution
direct to your machine
with machine insights and expertise built in. Improved performance > Services
– Progress indicator – shows job comple-
BOBST Connect gives you access to the – Provides relevant data to optimize and improve > General services
tion time, and empowers interventions
BOBST ecosystem of digital services, your production performance – Reporting – trend analysis over time > Connected services
whether you’re a printer or a converter. It – Production data allows you to improve machine – Shift management – optimize resource
offers you a host of features and functional-
handling and shift output planning and efficiency
ity to help you optimize your packaging
production. Remote support – User-centric – an interface that is
– Priority access to technical specialists intuitive, clear and easy to use
BOBST Connect Essential is the first
subscription level that incorporates the – Video with Augmented Reality support using
critical components wof the transformation Teamviewer allows fast, remote resolution of Specifications
in packaging production, automation, and
electrical and mechanical problems, and reduced – Cloud-based platform, developed by
the fully connected workflow.
downtime BOBST, based on Microsoft Azure
– 24/7 support available – Integrates with your MES (Manufacturing
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> At a glance

for complex boxes > Packaging market

> Benefits and features

> 1 – 3
> 4 – 6
> 7 – 9
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