At some stage, you may well have used a Closed Gate Fold leaflet, but do you know what one is?
A closed gate fold is usually a three fold, or four panel, where the two outside panels fold inward to meet in the center. It is a popular choice for leaflets, guides, menus and even magazines have incorporated a gate fold for advertising or promotions. They're more common than you think.
We've captured this short video of our machines at work creating a closed gate fold for one of our customers.
The machine starts by folding the pre-trimmed leaflet in half, ready for the closed gate fold to be applied. Once done, we quality check them, before being boxed and ready to ship. The process only takes a matter of seconds for one leaflet but given our runs are in the 10s of thousands, it takes a little longer for a full run to be completed. However, the end result is always impressive and this is a popular way of presenting information as it allows for large amounts of information to be presented in a convenient, portable fashion.
Next time you head to an attraction or amusement park, you may well pick up a visitor guide - there's a good chance that it will be folded using a closed gate fold!
We have other videos of our machines at work, all can be found over at our YouTube channel, or featured in our other blog posts.
In our factory here in Small Dole, we have a range of folding and finishing capabilities, so you can be sure that we have the capacity to provide for your project and have the knowledge and skill to turn it into a reality. We cater to a wide range of sectors and industries that require items for marketing, information leaflets for medical items, or finishing and binding for books and documents.
If you would like to discuss your project, then we'd love to hear from you - either email us or speak to us on the phone about your finishing requirements.
