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 or...

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 production and...

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 machines....