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glue discs or wheels and reduces the time and effort for cleaning to a minimum.” Features include an auto mode that integrates a light barrier immediately upstream of the PX 1000 application head that detects the length of the glue flap on a straight- line box. As a result, the distance to be maintained be- tween glue application and the leading and trailing edges of the glue flap only needs to be entered once in the Xact up controller. The new Side Seam Gluing Solution from Baumer hhs also reduces cleaning time and its wheels no longer need to be switched out for major changeovers in box format. “We calculated the time saved by eliminating just the cleaning step, which is one of a machine operator’s ba- sic tasks when using glue discs: Assuming 25 minutes per shift for cleaning and 2-shift operation over a period of 250 working days, we arrived at an annual availability increase of about 200 hours per folder gluer. Depending on the situation, the machines can produce more than 20 million folding cartons in that amount of time,” Scharf said. The Side Seam Gluing Solution also leads to reductions in adhesive consumption. For instance, about three litres of adhesive usually are wasted cleaning the glue wheel units every day and disposing of residual glue from the tanks. “Assuming 250 annual working days and EUR 2.50 in adhesive costs, that results in total savings of nearly EUR 2,000 per year and folder gluer. This alone, combined with eliminating the time for cleaning, means that an in- vestment in the Side Seam Gluing Solution pays off in less than six months,” Scharf said. The new Side Seam Gluing Solution can be used and retrofitted on any folder gluer. For quality control, packag- ing manufacturers can use the same sensor systems they have been using all along with their glue wheels. For more information, visit baumerhhs.com . K&B Equips Rapida Sheetfed Offset Press With Automatic Plate Logistics Following the trend of commercial printers equipping their Rapida sheetfed offset presses with fully automatic plate logistics systems, Koenig & Bauer has announced that several of its systems are already in place with further in- stallations expected to follow. To date, the company said both medium-format Rapida 106 X presses (max. sheet format 750 × 1,060 mm, produc- tion speeds up to 20,000 sheets per hour) and large-for- mat models of the Rapida 145 series (max. sheet format 1,060 × 1,450 mm, production speeds up to 18,000 sheets per hour) have been integrated into fully automatic plate logistics solutions. Depending on the system and location, they convey up to 1,280 printing plates to the changers on the printing units of an eight-colour press per shift. CONTINUED ON PAGE 34
GARTECH MANUFACTURING COMPANY www.gartechmfg.com
American manufacturers of split heads, patented roll- er-bearing yokes, gang-slot upgrades, custom rebuilds, and glue systems with electronically-geared speed mon- itoring. Visit our website for info, tips and techniques.
THE HAIRE GROUP www.hairegroup.com
Haire Group is the premier provider of new machinery for the corrugated industry. From the Apstar line of flexo folder gluers and rotary die cutters, the Encore line of flexo folder gluers and rotary die cutters, and the Engico flexo folder glu- er, Haire is able to pair clients with the best machinery solu- tions for the best value to meet their needs. Haire Group's service department helps its customers maximize uptime and profitability through superior 24/7 service and support, a pre-install training center, and over a million dollars' worth of spare parts at their offices just outside of Chicago. Haire Group has been the industry's #1 pre-owned machinery bro- ker and plant equipment appraiser since 1976. HarperLove is the leading provider of specialty adhesives, performance additives, and wet-strength resins to corru- gated packaging manufacturers. With the largest and most experienced field service and technical support team posi- tioned throughout the U.S. and Latin America, HarperLove has a long-standing reputation for providing outstanding service and delivering demonstrable performance improve- ments. HarperLove’s renowned services include not only innovative product development and custom product for- mulation, but also machine and process assessments, ad- hesive formula adjustments, machine tuning, detailed ser- vice reporting, and more. HARPERLOVE www.HarperLove.com
KIWIPLAN www.kiwiplan.com
Kiwiplan - premier worldwide software provider of enter- prise-wide, fully automatic solutions specifically for the cor- rugating and packaging industries. Kiwiplan’s Total Solution delivers comprehensive, seamless real-time flow of infor- mation from sales order management to dynamic total plant scheduling and inventory control through shipping.
MAROTECH INC. www.marotech.com
Manufacturer of Marotape®, Marotape®Plus, Marotape® FPT and MaroString™; hot melt coated tapes and strings used for reinforcement and easy-open features for packaging. Ma- rotech also manufactures dispensing and tape placement equipments to optimize the productivity of applying hot melt coated tapes.
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