State of the Art Labeling Solutions

30 Years Experience

20 Countries

High capacity low cost flat-bed die-cutting

Unique front-feed friction-less leaflet placement

Simple and intuitive operation

High speed and 100% accuracy with label inspection

Reduce drug product mislabelling frequency

In-line high precision numbering features

OUR MACHINERY

Fix-a-Form International designs and manufactures specialist converting machinery to produce the Fix-a-Form^® multi page label. At our head office in Bury St Edmunds in the UK we have an experienced team designing, testing, manufacturing and assembling specialist equipment, for over 30 years. We work to the highest of quality assurance standards having both ISO14001 and ISO9001, our commitment to service and support is at the forefront of how we operate.

The range of Fix-a-Form machinery is designed and custom built to your specification and market needs. Due to the fact we design and manufacture the machines on site we have the flexibility to offer a bespoke range of products tailored to your design requirements, please explore our ranges.

Autofix 350 Range

Inline Leaflet
Label Machinery

AUTOFIX 350

Range Overview
The Autofix range of leaflet label manufacturing equipment brings together self-adhesive web and multipage leaflets to produce Fix-a-Form® leaflet labels or Expanded Content Labels (ECL’s).

Taking folded leaflets, glued or stapled booklets the Autofix machines adheres them in registration to pre-printed or unprinted web. This is accomplished by using discreet lines of hotmelt or cold glue. The machines can laminate, die cut, strip the waste matrix and slit the web into singles.

Autofix 350
The Autofix 350 is the mainstay in the range, designed with ultimate flexibility for small, medium or long length production runs. With a web width of 350mm, the AF350 is capable of feeding leaflets, booklets or other items up to 11″ (280mm) long, or down to just 0.75″ (19mm), with minimal setup and a speed of up to 270 placements per minute on two placement heads or 180 on a single head.

Highlights:

Simple and intuitive operation, quick set up times, flexible modules
Unique front-feed frictionless leaflet placement
Double placement capability
Highly accurate afixing registration
Glue options both across or along the web available. Multiple options include contact or non-contact cold glue systems and hot melt systems.
User friendly touch screen control panel with active switches mounted on a swinging arm.
Lamination unit with silencer and tension control system provides low tension application of laminate to avoid ‘butterflying’, with pre-curve facility.
Die-cutter module is a servo-controlled rolling segment anvil cylinder.
Indexed running for precision label placement
Lane divider available for simultaneous placement of varying label sizes side-by-side
Non-laminated leaflet production capability

Module Types:

Unwind Module
Auto-Fix Sense / Indexing Module
Glue Module
Autofix Placement Module
Inspection / Repair Table & Tamper
Servo Pull Module
Laminating Module
Die Cutter
Waste Unit
Rewind Module
Control System

Bespoke machines to meet customers needs.

Autofix 500 Range

Next Generation Inline
Leaflet Label Machinery

AUTOFIX AF500 | NEXT GENERATION MACHINERY

Range Overview
The Autofix range of leaflet label manufacturing equipment brings together self-adhesive web and multipage leaflets to produce Fix-a-Form® leaflet labels or Expanded Content Labels (ECL’s).

Autofix 500
The Autofix 500 is our next generation machinery, designed wider, faster and offers greater versatility. With a web width from 150mm – 500mm, the AF500 is capable of feeding leaflets, booklets or other items up to 11″ (280mm) long, or down to just 0.75″ (19mm), with minimal setup and a speed of up to 220 per minute on 2 placement heads or 180 per minute on a single head. Production of leaflet labels from 2 – 64 pages can be produced with a large variety of designs to choose from.

Highlights include:

Simple & intuitive operation, quick set up times
Improved unique cross-web glue system – hot or cold glue or both in combination
Unique front-feed frictionless leaflet placement, improved accuracy and reliability with twin placement head option, opening up a world of possibilities
Our quick change, low running cost flat-bed die-cutter now has increased cutting capacity and speed
Remote internet monitoring
Live camera inspection
Inline double sheet detection
Independent laminate and web slitting
User friendly touch screen control panel
Lamination unit with silencer and tension control system provides low tension application of laminate to avoid ‘butterflying’, with pre-curve facility
Indexed running for precision label placement
Lane divider available for simultaneous placement of varying label sizes side-by-side
Non-laminated leaflet production capability
Highly accurate affixing registration

Module Types

Unwind Module
Auto-Fix Sense/Indexing Module
Glue Module
Autofix Placement Module
Inspection / Repair Table & Tamper
Servo Pull Module
Laminating Module
Die Cutter
Waste Unit
Rewind Module
Control System

Bespoke Machines to meet customers needs.

Fold & Fix Range

Inline folding & fixing leaflet label manufacturing machine

Fold & Fix

The Fold & Fix 2000 represents a revolution in leaflet label production. Folding in-line improves efficiency, reduces lead times and gives you control of the production process. With a 16½” (419mm) web width and the capability to handle ¾” (19mm) to 15″ (381mm) leaflet lengths at up to 100 feet per minute, it is a machine designed without compromise. And its multiple modes of operation mean that you can offer your customers a leaflet label solution without compromise too.

Features:

Leaflet folding and placement in a single pass
Optional pile feeder for pre-folded leaflets or booklets or other items
Lamination or glue-only production modes
High capacity low cost flat-bed die-cutting
Intuitive touch screen control
Single machine operator
No restriction on pitch length
Improved feeder capacity
No frequent reloading required
Job recall function
Running speeds up to 100 feet / per minute (30 m/min)

Benefits:

Folding unit enables inline folding of leaflets during the affixing process. This unit is on slide rails and therefore can be moved into position for normal affixing or parked out of the way when not in use.
Leaflet label feeding system is a feeder conveyor unit for feeding pre-folded leaflets, booklets or other items onto the web for the production of leaflet labels.
Conveyor/placement unit is a servo-controlled segregation conveyor for accurate placement at any repeat length. The unit has two placement positions: using lamination roller or unique castellated tamper roller for glue only manufacture.
Adjustable pre-curve roller
Hot melt glue and steering unit fully programmable for discrete solid or dashed transverse glue lines or 100% surface coating. Optional inkjet for index marks on unprinted web.
Lamination with web tracking configured to laydown pressure sensitive laminate with an optional silencer for self-wound (backing-free) laminates. A web tracking sensor and servo controlled side adjustment enables pre-printed laminates to be laid down in register.
FFI proprietary rolling segment die-cutter is a flat-bed servo-driven unit enabling inline die-cutting of leaflets and booklets post application.

Validata Range

In booklet label
inspection machine

VALI-DATA

Our series of inspection machines incorporate a reel-to-reel unwind / rewind system for label application with the function to print sequential codes, calculate a selected quantity or detect missing labels and print on the reel. The machine is designed to meet the high demands of the printing and label industry. Our engineered and cost-effective inspection machinery is highly diversified allowing our customers to better serve market requirements.