WLS, a ProMach brand, will introduce the VR-72 labeler for spirit and liquor bottles at Pack Expo booth S-3548.
Fully servo-driven with a modular design, this continuous motion pressure-sensitive system applies wrap-around and front-and-back labels to 1-L, 750-ml, and 'miniature' spirit bottles. Running up to 300 large bottles per minute, the VR-72 creates accurate label placement with a small footprint and quick changeovers.
According to WLS, the labeler is much smaller than a rotary labeler while still achieving a relatively high throughput.
The VR-72 applies paper or film pressure-sensitive labels to cylindrical glass and plastic bottles. Labels can either be wrapped around the bottle or applied on the front and back only, which is achieved with a single label head and web.
Bottles enter the machine through a synchronized feedscrew and are held in place during label application by a vertical trunnion roller assembly. Instead of using a wrapping belt to apply labels, the VR-72 uses a vacuum drum label dispenser that continuously runs and helps hold each bottle with three contact points during labeling to minimize label skew. The continuous motion of the vacuum drum also allows for a smoother tension on the label web to minimize web break and expand label and web material options.
It can change over in as little as 15 minutes with no tools, a single-size part, and integrated HMI recipes. When needed, the system can be fitted to changeover between 1-L, 750-ml, and miniature bottles, as well as any size in between.
Capable of running either clockwise or counterclockwise, its vacuum drum enables one operator to manage left-hand and right-hand systems with the same label copy. Optional redundant label heads are available to facilitate high-speed labeling with zero downtime.
The VR-72 is being exhibited at Pack Expo in conjunction with the latest filling technology from Fogg, another ProMach product brand.
Features:
- Compact footprint
- Left or right-hand discharge
- cGMP compliant construction
- Stainless steel clad base
- Zero-access Cat 3 or better guarding
- Synchronized servomotor-driven feedscrew, trunnion, vacuum drum, and conveyor drives
- Vacuum drum label dispenser (for continuous high-speed web handling)
- Reject station with accumulation tray
- Tool-less quick changeover
- Boom-mounted, user-friendly, and password-protected HMI
- Positive track and reject
- No proprietary electronics
Applications/Industries:
- High-end and craft distillers
- Miniature bottles
- 750-ml bottles
WLS (Weiler Labeling System) | a ProMach brand
Moorestown, NJ
(856) 273-3377
[email protected]
www.weilerls.com
