Horizon launches new fully automated small-format folder Richard Stuart-Turner Wednesday, February 24, 2021 Horizon has launched a new fully automated small-format 8-buckle folder targeted at simplifying pharmaceutical leaflet and small-format folding production. The Horizon AF-408F can support highly variable jobs The 30,000sph Horizon AF-408F builds on the capabilities of the Horizon AF-406F folder. It can be configured inline, parallel or at 90 degrees with a Horizon T-406F/S 6-buckle second station folder to provide a total of 14 buckle plates. The machine, which is distributed in the UK by Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS), has been designed to respond to market pressures such as demand for shorter and more variable runs, increased labour and material costs, price competition, and difficulty in finding skilled operators.