Case Studies

Logopak International Ltd have completed the installation of a fully automatic pallet labelling system for one of the UK’s largest hygiene and health product manufacturers. The system, installed at the customer’s manufacturing plant in Lancashire, consists of three cutting edge 850P2 pallet labellers, a pallet scanning array from partners SICK, a bespoke Logopak Synchro middleware package, plus an offline printer for labelling part pallets.

Pallets of finished product exit one of three production lines before being shuttled to one of the three automatic pallet wrappers. The pallet is stopped before the wrapper and the scanner array identifies the pallet’s contents, this information is relayed to the Synchro middleware which interfaces with the host ERP system. The pallet is stretch wrapped and then conveyed to one of the three automatic labelling stations. The Synchro middleware automatically generates the correct label data for each specific pallet. Two SSCC labels are then automatically applied to each pallet, without requiring any operator intervention.

Essity, Skelmersdale

Increased demand for their high quality product has lead the company to invest in yet another high speed bottling and packaging line at their Narberth site. Logopak were chosen as the supplier of the case & pallet labelling equipment due to the positive experience of Logopak labelling machinery on the site over many years.

Peter Moran, Princes Gate Technical Support Manager, stated “because our bottling plant is located in rural Pembrokeshire, it is vitally important that any equipment we install is reliable and low maintenance, having used Logopak labelling equipment on site for over 8 years, we have found that we very rarely require on-site support from their engineers due to the reliability of the machines, so choosing Logopak equipment for the new line was an easy decision”.

Logopak have installed a pair of case labellers, which are supported above the twin lane pack conveyor by a bespoke portal frame. The portal frame allows the machines to be easily pulled to the operator’s side of the conveyor when consumable changes or maintenance are required.

After the packs have been automatically palletised and then stretch wrapped, the pallets then travel to the Logopak 920 pallet labeller, which automatically applies two SSCC pallet labels. Logopak’sbespoke Synchro software acts as a middleware between the pallet labeller and the customer’s ERP system, allowing for a simple and reliable data interface.

Princes Gate, Narberth

Logopak have completed the installation of two ecommerce labelling systems as part of the same project for one of Europe’s largest distributers of promotional clothing leisurewear in Europe.

The site, based in Deeside, Flintshire, has successfully used Logopak labelling equipment for many years, so Logopak were they obvious choice when it came to specifying the new ecommerce box labelling system, and the ecommerce Auto bagger.

The box labeller applies the customer’s address label to the side of the box after it is sealed by the automatic case taper, and forms part of a wholesale order dispatch system which reuses supplier boxes for outbound orders, to help reduce the carbon footprint and waste associated with fulfilling the orders.

The BVM ecommerce Auto Bagger was supplied in partnership with ADPAK Machinery Systems Ltd, and brings the total number of Auto Baggers installed on the site to three.

These systems automatically identify, bag and label up to 15 orders per minute, drastically reducing the labour required to process these online orders.

ADPAK and Logopak haven’t together installed over 100 Auto Baggers in the UK for many of the UK’s leading online retailers

Ralawise, Deeside

Logopak International Ltd have installed a total of seven Print & Apply labelling machines for a leading manufacturer of glass mineral wool insulation products in Scotland.

Logopak specified their heaviest duty 920 range of labellers to be installed on this state of the art production line, labelling rolls of glass fibre insulation, bags of blown wool insulation, and pallets of finished goods.

The 920 series of labellers feature an 8” print head and up to 1200m label reel capacity, meaning it is one of the very few automated pallet labelling machines that can print and apply A4 labels.

Logopak’s bespoke Synchro software is used on all lines, to act as a middleware between the customer’s ERP and the online labellers, ensuring the correct label data is applied to every product and pallet.

Superglass, Stirling

Logopak International Ltd have completed the installation of another case and pallet labeller for one of the UK’s best known cider producers, based in Herefordshire. Continuing a business relationship that has lasted over 15 years, the machines most recently installed on the site are from Logopak’s latest generation of print apply labelling machinery. The new ‘Body One’ series of machines from Logopak are the most robust, reliable and accurate labellers ever produced, featuring ‘Digi Drive’ technology, which electronically monitors and controls every aspect of the labellers operation, allowing maximum print speeds of 200 mm/s with unrivalled print quality.

The case labeller applies a GS1-128 logistics barcode to the front face of multi packs of cider, it is vital that these barcodes are applied to every pack, so a Logopak validation scanner reads every barcode after it has been applied to ensure 100 compliance to GS1 standards. The pallet labeller automatically prints and applies two SSCC labels to each pallet, one on the front and one on the side, these unique labels allow the pallet to be tracked throughout the supply chain. A validation scanner is again used to confirm a valid label has been applied, meaning no pallet will leave the warehouse unlabelled.

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