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Article: Light weights put heavy demands on labelers: thinner materials, faster speeds and more versatility all mean big challenges for labeling equipment.(LABELERS)
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- Food & Beverage Packaging
- Article date:
- October 1, 2008
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If there's one point on a packaging line at which some of the most challenging trends in packaging converge, it's the labeler.
Faster throughput? Check. More changeovers? Check. Thinner materials, for both labels and containers? Check and double check.
Throw in the unchanging fact that labelers are among the most intricate, complex, stoppage-prone pieces of equipment on the line, and it's clear why labeling can be a potential headache for anyone. That translates into increased demands on suppliers of labeling equipment.
"What customers are telling us is, 'Hey, help. I've got all these labels and I've got to run ...