Details
The ideal solution to address transportability issues and the strain of setting up equipment on site.
Applications & Best uses
- Roofing & Facades: Creating flashing, ridge caps, and custom trim.
- Metal Carpentry: Precision folding for bespoke metal works.
- Insulation: Shaping metal covers and cladding for piping and ducts.
The PCA 1020 advantage
- Maximum Portability: Weighing only 21kg (without accessories), it can be easily transported in any vehicle and moved around the site by a single person.
- Effortless Operation: Features a geared-down driving system that significantly reduces the physical effort required for folding.
- Durable Lightweight Build: The high-grade aluminium frame ensures long-term durability without the heavy weight of traditional steel folders.
- Space Efficient: Its compact design and foldable components make it easy to store in cramped workspaces or service vans.
Standard configuration:
- Working Length: 1,020 mm (1 metre) useful folding length.
- Material Capacities: Optimised for approximately 0.8mm Zinc/Aluminium and 0.6mm Steel.
- Narrow Folding Beam: Equipped with a 15mm narrow folding beam for tight, precise folds.
- Clamping System: Features an eccentric clamp locking mechanism for secure material holding.
- Carrying strap with shoulder pad
Tools/Options
The Jouanel PCA1020 is a versatile “three-in-one” machine that can be equipped with various optional tools
- Cutting Device: Optional guide rail and roller shear (e.g., CCMA) for precise scribe cuts before folding.
- Seam Closer tool: to make hems at 180° from a seam at 135°, 0.8mm steel capacity (e.g., OFP-180)
- Beading Accessory: Geared-down beading tools for creating rounded edges.
- Interchangeable Sticks: Various stick diameters (e.g., 12mm, 14mm, 16mm, 18mm) for different beading requirements.
- Back Gauge: 500mm one-piece aluminium support table with 2 graduated back gauges.
- Support Legs: Set of metal legs for converting the portable unit into a stable workbench folder.
- Mounting Kit: Attach your PCA directly to your scaffolding or to your workbench – refer to image gallery
- Hinged Guide Rails: For mounting additional tools like the OSRA roller offsetting tool.
Technical Data
FRIBESCO’s reasons:
Why Choose the PCA folder?
✅ Quick-Lock Eccentric System: Achieve secure material clamping in seconds.
✅ Unmatched Portable Performance: Weighing just 21kg, it is the lightest professional folder in its class.
✅ High-Precision Aluminium Build: Engineered with high-grade, torsion-resistant aluminium.
✅ Three-in-One Site Solution: Highly adaptable with optional integrated tools, allowing you to cut, fold, and bead.
✅ Heritage Industrial Reliability: Built by Jouanel Industrie, a French specialist with over 70 years of expertise.
The Jouanel folder gives professional roofers the edge: faster throughout, consistent accuracy, and long-term reliability.
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Precision on the move.
The new Jouanel PCA1020 combines a 1-metre capacity with a lightweight 21kg aluminium build—making it the most portable manual folder for your next project
