Martin Automatic celebrates project at Labelexpo

By linking their technology across four stands and an aisle, the companies produced a finished label from a blank web and had it palletized by a robot, ready for delivery.  

This expo demo was a real commercial job that was arranged with the assistance of Midwest-based Channeled Resources. The line consisted of two Martin Automatic MBS butt splicers to unwind the liner and pre-siliconized material. From there, the material went directly to ETI Converting’s Cohesio machine, with printing, adhesive, silicone and die-cutting modules, connected to Lundberg’s Matrix Compactor to handle and remove the waste matrix.

Finally, the material crossed over the aisle to LemuGroup's booth, allowing visitors to observe the process while walking underneath. At Lemu’s booth, the material was rewound by the GTU-660 (26in) with a slitting module, automatic loader, end closure with a label and automatic roll extraction.

The finished rolls were transferred via a conveyor line to the UltraCompact robotic line, where two robots formed and placed the rolls into boxes for labeling and palletizing.

A fully automated label conversion process increases productivity and efficiency in the operational processes. 

The concept of combining technology from three different manufacturers to produce an automated line is not new, but this was the first occasion it had been done at Labelexpo on a live job.