The PTF-240-T automatic pleat and fold machine has been developed for long balloon products (upto 220 mm balloons can be processed).
The machine has internal tensioning systems to keep the product tensioned while the balloons are pleated and folded. Doing this ensures the inner bodies are not caught in the pleater heads during the pleating action. And super crisp pleats are the result!
The machine has quick interchangeable pleater heads (typically pleaters are changed in a matter of seconds) and a servo controlled folding head. The machine can be equipped with 3,4,5 or 6 pleat pleaterheads.
The pleat and fold heads can be heated (max 90C).

Technical Specification Balloon Pleat & Fold sytem PTF-240-T
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Balloon pleat and foldhead | 240 mm |
Maximum balloon length | 220 mm |
Amount of pleats | 3,4,5 or 6 |
Heated pleats | Optional (maximum 90C) |
Heated fold head | Standard (maximum 90C) |
Diameter accuracy | +/- 0.02 mm @ 100N |
Fold head speed | 0.1 – 10 mm /s |
Product handling | Manual with product pretension system |
Product inflation and deflation | 1 port (max 6 bar, -0.8 bar) |
GUI | 10” color touch panel |
Control software | Recipe based Password levels (operator, engineer, calibrator) Remote support option |
Ethernet | 2x |
USB | 4x |
Required airpressure | 7 bar minium |
Power supply | 110-240VAC / 0.8kW |