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It’s A Wrap: Advanced Labeling Technology Saves Time, Money and Resources Nordson Corporation

Food, beverage and packaged goods companies around the world are discovering that 30-year-old labeling technology can’t deliver the process control or sustainability needed to remain competitive in today’s marketplace. New non-contact labeling solutions cut operating costs and energy use, while increasing productivity. Identifying a Sticky Situation For decades, most labeling was considered acceptable and well executed if labels had an appealing design and adhered to the container properly. Adhesive was only a small fraction of operating costs, and there was little concern about its price...

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Operators routinely replace the system’s numerous moving parts, which wear with age and contribute to label application issues, such as wrinkling and folded-back labels. Changeovers — the process of changing the labeling system to fit a different container size — can take up to two hours to complete. Operator safety is easily compromised in operations using wheel-pot systems. Adhesive fumes and exposure to molten adhesive can create a hazardous work environment. The bottom line? Traditional wheel-pot systems consistently lack process control, produce more waste and result in higher...

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Non-contact labeling systems also feature pattern controls that have the capacity to store up to 99 programs for individual label sizes, reducing changeover time. At the push of a few buttons, a program can change the pressure and timing parameters needed for each label. So, instead of taking up two hours of line downtime – as is the case with traditional systems – the whole changeover process can take less than 20 minutes. Innovative System Brings Significant, Measurable Benefits Labelers will be hard-pressed to find cleaner, more efficient labeling technology than non-contact labeling...

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