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Making Re-Purposed Glass Packaging Possible with Induction Sealing and SealerOn™
Induction Sealing Glass The appeal to pack into glass is well documented. Those seeking products in glass are looking for product that is not tainted by plastic contact. They are looking for purity in the product and most likely align themselves with the goals of environmental awareness and sustainability. If packaging can be recycled, that […]
LabelOn™ Mini Synergy – Accuracy of Application – Five Times Spot On
We’ve got you covered In the smallest of spaces! Two of the most difficult production line problems faced can be finding the room and finding the budget for equipment to accurately place labels onto your product. Check out our new LabelOn™ Mini Synergy Range: These are Power House pieces of labeling equipment that can sit […]
Treating Induction Liners as Contents
Food Grade Induction Liners Big Brand Cosmetic and Food Companies value their product being produced in Western Countries like the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, The UK, Germany and France. For example, a Salt Scrub that says produced in Canada carries a lot more appeal to clients and Brand owners alike than a product that […]
LabelOn Labelling Machine Range
Cap Liner Types and Functions
A cap liner is a piece of material that sits between the cap and the bottle. Its traditional primary purposes are to offer proper sealing of the product to prevent leakage and optionally to provide tamper evidence. New technology is now turning this humble piece of packaging into a multimedia gateway for brands to reach out to their consumers […]
SealerOn3000™ Flat Cap Induction Machine
The SealerOn™ 3000 is typically rated for Flat Caps of Diameter 20 mm to 120 mm traveling on a conveyor at speeds up to 20 Meters (60 Ft) per minute. The Actual Speed needs to be determined with the Cap, Lining Material and Bottle combination to hand. The Standard frame Allows the Sealing Head to be […]
Induction Sealing Statistics – How You Must Get The Right Cap and Lining Material Combinations
This discussion below is an excerpt of a client discussion we have prior to supplying equipment. We don’t have to do this; we could be like the ebay or Alibaba or “one stop every machine under the sun supplier” but we are not as we like to think of ourselves as a supplier invited to […]
1″ Solution
1″ Labels-Print & Apply |
1″ Wide Label-2″ Total Construction |
1″ Wide Label-One Side Justified |
1″ Wide Label PDF- 2″ Total Construction |
C7500G Printed 1″ Wide Label Applied By Applicator |
“Hot” Labels
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Burn Hot Sauce Label |
C7500 Label Print |
C7500 Printed Labels |
Burn Hot Sauce Labels |
Edible Love
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Love’s Oven C7500G Full-Bleed Label |
C7500G Estimated Ink Yield |
C7500G Label |
Edible Ink Printed Brownies |
On-Demand Color Mattress Tags-Labels
Pleasant Mattress Factory |
Pleasant Mattress Test Label |
C3500 Printing 4″ x 12″ Tags |
On-Demand Color Mattress Law Tag |
Color Tag Sewn Into Mattress |
On Demand Color Mattress Label |
On-Demand Color Labels for Staging |
No Risk Label Printing
BarTender Print Portal |
BarTender Print Station |
To learn how to configure Print Station, watch this video:
Configuring BarTender Print Station
Print Portal offers different options for risk free label printing. Elizabeth Sinclair of Seagull Scientific says, “Print Portal includes many features that make locating and printing documents quick and easy. Running on a web server, BarTender documents are available from any computer connected to the internet. With built-in security measures, administrators of Print Portal can require users to login to the site, and assign user permissions granting access to specific documents on the server. Print Portal’s intuitive interface lets users quickly locate the document they need to print and send it to the printer with a simple “click” operation.”
BarTender Print Portal |
“GE”–NOT “G”
C7500G |
Wasatch SoftRip Label Edition |
L801 Full-Bleed Label Printing
L801 Full-Bleed Printed Label |
L801 Label Orientation |
L801 Position Adjustment |
L801 Position Adjustment |
L801 Offset Adjustment |
On-Demand Color Badges
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4″ x 12″ Badge Ink Cost-C3500 |
4″ x 12″ Badge Design |
C3500 Badge Printers |
C3500 Badge Printers |
BarTender Badge Printing |
C3500 Badge |
Fanfold Badge Tags |
Medium Sized Personal Care Manufacturer Seeking to Find a Supplier of Induction Seals
We have received an inquiry from a medium sized personal care manufacturer seeking to find a supplier of induction seals for HDPE bottles. They are looking to insert the seals with a machine or by hand if they have to.
The start up, their Induction Seals order volume is not that great and is geared for small orders of 5kpcs. They are catering on a client that placed their first order and expect large growth quickly. They are looking to purchase a machine that will get them by until their volume justifies a more automated cap liner inserter.
Our Response:
We understand the chicken and egg situation for purchasing equipment and materials in the rapid growth stage.
In order to assist them with their project we would need pictures of their bottles and caps.
Pictures should show:
- the bottle with its cap off from the side
- the bottle with its cap off from the top
- the bottle with its cap on from the side
- the bottle with its cap on from above
- cap from underneath (inside)
With these pictures we can assess the induction seal suitability and machinery requirement
Other information we need to know
- a) The Bottle Material (what kind of plastic or is it glass)
- b) Contents ; is it a product with Oils Wet/Dry/Cream
With these details we can determine the best sealing material to supply
Note: we also have equipment to assist with labeling in small volume and can work with you in both induction sealing and labeling equipment as you grow.
What to Do with a Bunch of Labeling Machine Quotations
Labeling Machine Quotations
Before spending on a capital piece of equipment like a label applicator, due diligence will usually require you obtain a number of quotations to compare; this is especially the case if you have not used label applicators before.
You want the best value piece of equipment that fits your budget to apply labels. This article seeks to assist you in logically prioritizing the quotes you have received and to help point out the key targets that must be satisfied.
1.0 Bottom Line – The Price
Here it is important to understand that the price and the cost of a machine are very different.
A very cheap labeling machine can cost far more than a medium priced machine if that machine causes significant line downtime with slow and difficult set-up procedures or unreliable mechanics and electronics that break down and need replacing. Imagine your line down for a day or a week with your staff still needing to be paid and your clients being let down with supply, not to mention your lost profits on your product.
A medium priced machine can cost more than an expensive machine if spare parts pricing is prohibitive or if machine service and back up is difficult because that machine does not have well thought out design features to facilitate fast over the phone fault finding or onsite swap out and replacement of parts.
2.0 Who really listened to you?
Looking at your quotation there will be some quotations that stand out because the people providing you with your quotation appear to have really “listened” to what you want rather than supplying a machine they want to supply you with template quotations. Quotations from people who listened are a good sign that you will be listened to in the future with after sales service and advice.
3.0 Were you dealing with a pawn or the king of the organisation?
Many machine sales people have little to no technical or management background so they will find it difficult to properly understand your requirements on these fronts. It is often far better to be dealing with some-one senior in a small to medium sized company who can assist in all facets of the machine supply from machine proposals to machine maintenance and operational advice. These key company people value long term client satisfaction and feedback far more than say a sales executive/manager in a large organisation.
4.0 Machine Service
A supplier boasting a big service team can indicate great after sales service but it can also indicate there is another self-funding business operating within that company. Spare parts are often a quick and easy way for machine suppliers to make fast money supplying parts you would find hard to source and charging out relatively low paid employees at top dollar rates. There is little incentive in such an organisation to solve your problems over the phone as they have a team that needs to charge out their time and needs to sell parts to make budget. A supplier of well-designed labeling machine like the LabelOn™ modular should be able to advise that well over 95% of machine problems can be sorted out over the phone and possibly with the courier of parts.
Machines that rely on service technicians to be available for a visit to sort out a problem can indicate machinery is not that well designed for intuitive fault finding and repair, machine records are not available for the client or a high maintenance budget is inevitable.
Caps with Liners
Caps and Closures
As we deal with so many cap manufacturers we are able to source and supply you with the cap and cap lining material combination you are looking for without the need to separately supply you with cap lining material. The caps are supplied from cap manufacturers for whom we have an established trading relationship.
These cap manufacturers will almost always sell through third parties and we have qualified with many cap manufacturers to be that third party. We insure the pricing we supply is equal to or better than if you had gone to other third parties or EVEN the cap manufacturer themselves.
Our knowledge and involvement in the supply of Cap Lining Material, Lining Inserting equipment for the cap manufacturers and induction sealing equipment for the end user means we can help source “get-it right first time” combinations of caps with cap lining material and supply at very competitive pricing.
Induction Material Liner
Material Liner is what we call that piece (or pieces) of what looks like paper inside product caps. It is also referred to as induction foil, induction sealing material, foil seals and induction seals among others. Many people are unaware of the purpose they serve to the product aside from being a protection seal or a tamper proof seal.
Material Liner Purpose
Material liner within caps can be one piece or two pieces depending on the expected purpose of the lining material.
Single piece cap liners are often present in smaller sized containers in which the product is likely to be consumed after opening. Its packaging is regarded as being one time use packaging. In this instance, the liner functions as protection until the product is opened. No other material is left inside the cap.
Larger packs or bottled items are not likely to be completely consumed right after opening. The consumer is more anticipated to reclose the container and store the product. The caps used on these conditions have demands for caps that reseals effectively. Upon close examination, the caps used on these kinds of merchandise have laminated foam within. This lamination enables the cap to reseal the container upon closing to maintain product freshness. The laminations within the cap as well as the removed tamper evident seal on the product are referred to as two-piece cap liners.
Deciding on the best components and structure of your foil seal is essential to guarantee the proper amount of protection for your merchandise. We can help you in selecting the type of material as well as the construction suitable to your application.
We have induction sealing materials available in many variants to fulfil almost any standard or individualized product packaging requirement which are safe and meet the strict specifications set by the Food and Drugs Authority.
Effective for products that must be kept free from contamination, oxidation and moisture, tamper evident hermetic seals are best suited for use in the following production:
- Food & Beverage
- Drugs
- Alkalies
- Acids
- Oils
- Organic solvents and products
- Flammables,
- Powders
- Pellets
- Other products
Induction foils are generally supplied to the closure manufacturers. Developed over 35 years ago, induction sealing, in the beginning, was designed to eliminate leakage of chemicals from plastic bottle caps. At present, this method works extremely well with most style container and closure.
Induction Sealing Process
The caps are supplied with an induction foil waiting to load into the capper. The container is then filled and capped, using the caps that are pre-lined with the induction foils.
The capped container is then transported down the conveyor line and travels underneath the induction sealing head. The electromagnetic field generated by the sealing head penetrates the cap and the aluminum foil layer. When the field permeates the foil, it causes an electrical current which melts the liner’s sealing film. The foil cools down as it leaves the induction field causing the heat seal film bond to the container. Once the cap is removed, the aluminum foil remains bonded to the lip of the container.
You can trust our team of experts to provide you the best solution to your application requirement. Contact us today!