Tips for heavy coverage digital fold

[Fyshy]

Hello all. Would appreciate your tips for trifolding heavy coverage digital print 80 gloss text. The toner coverage is heavy and makes for extremely slick stock surface causing folding problems. Thanks.

 

[Fyshy]

Hello all. Would appreciate your tips for trifolding heavy coverage digital print 80 gloss text. The toner coverage is heavy and makes for extremely slick stock surface causing folding problems. Thanks.

Printing on Versant 80. Folding with Baum 714 air feed.
thanks

 

[pippip]

What's the actual problem? feed issues, crease cracking etc.?

 

[Ynot_UK]

Have you tried creasing before folding?

 

[Fyshy]

What's the actual problem? feed issues, crease cracking etc.?

Feed issues / jam issues
The surface of the heavy toner coverage is extremely slick. It is even difficult to jog. Thanks

 

[Fyshy]

Have you tried creasing before folding?

No we have not tried “creasing”.

 

[Ynot_UK]

Are you folding straight after printing?
Sounds like static could be your enemy here. Try leaving a day before folding and see if this improves the situation. I'm pretty sure time will resolve your jogging issues, at least.
We have a Duplo Air Suction Folder and it is never too happy if fed warm, static prone stock.
Coming back to creasing, from the coverage you've described, you really ought to be creasing. That will give you a finished product in a different league.

 

[impodave]

We use a Morgana Digital Auto-Creaser after trimming out and prior to folding. A world of difference !!!

 

[rcreveli]

1. Let the stock rest to reduce static
2. Heavy coverage on a 714 without creasing, you're going to get cracking & the folds going to be off.