published on 25/01/12
Conveyor system feeds into the new laser coding system and then away to ensure smooth through flow for the UK Company. The new laser coder has been placed on a new automated line although, on a line where the cartons are still hand fed, the system is operating up to 40 units per minute, according to the company. Some degree of convey modification took place to ensure the logistics of feed and through put where seamless. The local engineers who took this work as a bespoke project and achieved excellent results, due to their expertise in this area of engineering.
The new laser coder has been fitted to an existing carton machine at a UK company to improve productivity. Site manager Tom Jones said: “We opted for the coder because it is affordable, accurate, clean and fast”. Mr Jones went on to say “The upgrade was easy to install and its best feature is that it’s simple to operate, we have had no need for any maintenance work.”
The company’s cartons are passed rapidly across the tabletop surface using a pusher plate system, which positions the packaging under the coder where it is printed with batch details and best before dates. The conveyor modifications ensured feed was maintained to the quickly moving system avoiding delays and down time.

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