FL Smithe XB

High speed seed-bag envelope machineIn current production

The FL Smithe XB is a high speed seed-bag envelope machine, double-feed SO principle. It runs at up to 39,000 cycles/h.

Each job you run comes with its own specific problems, and more often than not the culprit is found on the tooling shafts. The standard finishing tools supplied with your machine aren’t accurate, versatile or delicate enough for the results you and your customers expect. At Technifold we design and build bespoke, retro-fit premium finishing tools to solve both common and complex finishing problems.

Your XB, finished properly.

Patented in the UK · 45,000+ tools running in 79 countries · since 1999

The XB at a glance

Rated output: 39,000 cycles/h
Format range: Seed-bag/centre-seam envelopes 2 11/16 x 3 3/4 in to 4 1/2 x 5 1/4 in (68x95 to 114x133 mm)

Built for: The FL Smithe XB is a high speed seed-bag envelope machine, double-feed SO principle. It runs at up to 39,000 cycles/h.

What we solve

Problems we eliminate on the XB

Rotary creasing on your shaftsIf your machine has tooling shafts, we can put proper creasing on them: crack-free, colour-coded profiles, chosen per job, at full running speed.See how we eliminate it →

Rotary micro-perf on your shaftsTear-offs, coupons and reply forms, perforated inline. Ten blade pitches from coarse tear to a line that looks printed, on the shafts you already have.See how we eliminate it →

Rotary cutting on your shaftsSlits, edge trims, cut-outs and kiss cuts, inline. A true scissor shear against a hardened boss, on the shafts you already have.See how we eliminate it →

Custom & OEM toolingA part that is obsolete, impossible to source, or never existed. If it is a wheel, a blade, a rib or a holder that touches paper or board, we can probably make it.See how we eliminate it →

Tooling for the XB

If it’s a wheel, a blade or a rib that touches paper or board, we can make it.

Tech-ni-Fold manufactures precision finishing tooling: 45,000+ tools running in 79 countries over 25 years. Alongside our patented systems, we engineer and machine components to order for finishing machinery of every kind, including machines like the XB.

Precision rotary tooling is what we do

Creasing ribs, scoring wheels, perforating blades, slitting knives, blade holders, anvils and custom shaft components, designed and machined in-house in the UK, by the company that invented and patented rotary creasing.

Engineered to order

Most of what we make started as somebody's problem, not a catalogue page. Send us the part, the drawing, or just the job that's going wrong, and our engineers will tell you straight whether we can make it better, sharper or cheaper.

OEMs buy from us already

Machine manufacturers source blades, holders and finishing components from us under their own part numbers. If you build or maintain machines, you get a supplier who actually understands why the part is shaped the way it is.

Talk to the engineers

What does your XB need?

Tell us the part, the problem, or the price you’re paying now. We’ll tell you honestly what we can make, what it would cost, and how quickly it can be on your machine.

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