INDUSTRY CASE STUDY HORIZONTAL LABELING FOR MULTI-PACK WET WIPES

THE CLIENT COMPANY A.P.I. S.R.L - CB PACKAGING Italian company specialized in the production of machines for the packaging of disposable sanitary products (sanitary napkins, diapers, incontinence products, wet wipes and tissue), automatic packaging machines, stackers and integrated packaging machines, stacker and compacting modules, distinguished by advanced packaging techniques. - cbpackaging.it THE CHALLENGE Implementing a suitable labelling system to reduce the use of plastic packaging on multi-packs of wet wipes "A.P.I.'s need was to optimise the demand for a particular packaging system",...

THE SOLUTION Customised Energy labellers to apply a top and bottom label horizontally to obtain multi-packages To achieve the required result, Etipack designed two tailor-made Energy labellers which, positioned at the end of the line in two stations - above and below the conveyor belt - carry out simultaneous product labeling. As a batch passes over the conveyor belt, the labelers apply two labels, one on the top and one on the bottom of the packs, allowing 5 packs of wet wipes to be assembled into a single multi-pack. The solution therefore completely eliminates the need for additional packaging....

PLAY WATCH VIDEO pcs/min Disrtibution speed CUSTOMIZED APPLICATORS Placed between the conveyor belts of the line designed by the customer, they allow the upper and lower application of labels on the product. ENCODERS AND START PHOTOCELLS The ultrasonic photoelectric sensor located on the support bar enables detection of the label pitch even in see-through plastic. The start photocells on the line are synchronised with the labellers, and, thanks to an encoder installed in the lower part of the belt, they detect the start by reading the product, allowing the label to be distributed at the same...

SPECIAL UNWINDERS AND REWINDERS The unwinder, designed to accommodate reels with a 280 mm diameter and 300 mm width, is equipped with a dedicated front with a special front reinforcement to support the weight of the reel. The rewinder is designed to facilitate the removal of the backing paper by releasing the tension of the rewound backing paper. FRONT REINFORCEMENT DOUBLE DANCER ROLLER Equipped with a quick release handle, facilitates reel change. It supports the smooth running of the label strip and maintains constant tension. It prevents the label from peeling when unwinding the reel, and...

RESULTS Horizontal Labelling for multi-package thanks to top and bottom application of large format labels Thanks to the system designed by Etipack, A.P.I. - CB Packaging has built a tailor-made system for its customer, which allows individual packs of wet wipes to be handled, and assembled horizontally into a single multi-pack using labelling as a packaging method. The system thus eliminates the use of additional packaging, and consequently, it reduces the use of plastic, ensuring, on one hand, significant cost savings and, on the other hand, a significant reduction in the impact of products...