Baumfolder BAUM20 Job Setup

Baum 2015/2018/2020 Floor Model Folders

Job Setup

This sheet is only a guide to setup
and operation of the Baum
2015/2018/2020 Pile feed folders.
Jobs will vary and procedures will
need to be modified.

1. Hand fold a sample as close as possible of the
job to be run. Mark the sample so that it is not
lost during setup. Measure the overall length and
width of the sheet if you do not already know
them, using the scale located on the holddown in
the center of the register table.

2. Start with the feeder and move in progression
to the exit end of the last fold section to complete
the setup of the folder. There is no need to turn
the power on until the setup is complete.

3. Set the sideguide on the pile feeder to half of the
width of the sheet width using the scale on the
frame. Remove the LH sideguide for easy access
to load paper. See Fig. 1.

4. Set the double front blow bar to the proper air
settings referring to the chart on the side of the
control cabinet. See Figures 2 and 3.

5. Set the double sheet detector using (2)
thicknesses of the stock being fed and insert into
the lever and clip.

6. Load paper onto the pile feed platform. Be sure
to fan the paper before loading to add air in
between the sheets for easier feeding. Also note
that the loading of the paper must be positioned
to correspond to the folding imposition that you
want to achieve in the folding unit(s). You must
determine if you want the paper face up, or face
down, or head first, or tail first. Refer to your
hand folded sample to determine which
foldplates you will be using and the loading of
the paper.

7. Install LH see-thru sideguide and position
register guide approximately 1/16 to 1/8” away
from LH side of paper on pile feeder to insure
that paper can slide freely during feeding. See
figure 4.

8. Install the small metal clip that fastens to the
end of the register guide to keep an up-curl from
riding over the end of the register guide.

9. Check register marble configuration to make
sure that it matches the job that you are running.
At least (1) to (2) steel marbles are
recommended at the end of the register closest to
the pile feeder and (2) more at the end closest to
the fold rollers. The marble configuration in
between depends upon the weight of stock and
whether the feeding is landscape or portrait. To

Fig 1

Fig 2

Fig 3

Fig 4

Baum 2015/2018/2020 Floor Model Folders

Job Setup

many steel marbles can drive the sheet too hard
and causing feeding problems.

10. Place register holddowns in proper locations
for the sheet width being fed. Note that for
11x17 sheets being fed in the 11 inch width,
place a register holddown between the LH see­thru guide and the vacuum wheel to keep air
from cupping the sheet and causing stumbling.
Note that the register holddown with the scale is
always located in the center of the register in
front of the vacuum. Be careful when placing the
holddown on the right hand edge of the sheet to
angle the holddown slightly to prevent the right
hand edge from curling up inside and stumbling.

11. Set the Baumsets by inserting strips of paper of
the job that is being run. Only insert the
thickness that corresponds to the tailing or
minimum thickness that the roller must drive
without loosing control of the paper. You need to
refer to your hand-folded sample to follow the
paper path See fig 5. Refer also to the example
fold given in Fig. 6 that shows a cut-away
section of the folder and notes the proper
foldplate and Baumset settings for the imposition
shown.

Fig. 5