Manually stacking and wrapping cartons on pallets can be time-consuming and expensive due to the intensive labor required. For this reason, this process is often fully automated. Automated pallet wrapping lines are available in a wide variety of configurations.,
A sleeving machine is a high-speed machine designed to apply shrink-sleeve materials to a variety of bottles or containers. Shrink-sleeving machines can process up to 800 products per minute using printed heat-shrink film sleeves to wrap bottles or containers.
CASE STUDY: CUSTOMER SPECIFICATION/CHALLENGE A manufacturer buys large "blocks" of foam tape with a self-adhesive backing and cuts them into narrower strips to meet customer requirements. A water-based mist is used as a lubricant for the cutting machines.
Rotogravure printing was specifically developed for large to very large print runs using a rotogravure printing press. During gravure printing, the printing cylinder rotates in the inkwell, where the recesses fill with ink. Excess ink is then removed.
Vibratory bowl feeders are used to feed individual components/parts for assembly in industrial production lines. They are used when a randomly sorted bulk package of small components needs to be oriented and separated before being fed into another machine. Parts feeders are available.
Digital flatbed UV printers can print in high quality on a wide variety of materials such as photo paper, film, fabric, plastic, PVC, acrylic, glass, ceramic, metal, wood, or leather. These printers can use special UV-curing inks that harden the print.
CASE STUDY: CUSTOMER SPECIFICATION/CHALLENGE When the owner of a flashlight manufacturing company called us, he was looking for a solution to cool aluminum during cutting without using liquid coolant. The company uses an Avid CNC PRO60120 milling machine with
CASE STUDY: CUSTOMER SPECIFICATIONS A North Carolina-based company transforms large paper rolls into usable paper products, including paper towels, napkins, and toilet paper. They are strongly committed to an environmentally friendly business policy, designing everything from pallet configuration to
Digital printing is becoming increasingly popular these days. However, static electricity can cause many problems during the printing process, especially with digital inkjet printing, such as printing errors. Problems that can occur include dust attraction, poor (blurry, fuzzy) print results, or dirty printheads.
Flexographic printing lines were developed to produce flexible packaging in a wide variety of colors and finishes at high speeds. You can detect static charges when you approach a stack or roll, or when you see sparks.
