May’s machine of the month is a labelling head built for a Vertical Form, Fill and Seal (VFFS) machine manufacturer. The end user of this solution was a fresh produce supplier, who required a system to apply relatively large labels onto their bags during the packaging process. This allowed them to tailor their packaging to the individual products, reducing…
November’s machine of the month is a non-stop pouch/bag labelling system provided by multiple ALritma S labelling heads installed into a major producer of pharmaceutical products. Ten labelling heads were integrated into their new multi-line packaging machine to apply multi-page booklets onto the top of painkiller bags. The configuration of the line would not allow it to be stopped…
October’s machine of this month is a top and side wrap labelling system built for a major producer of ready to eat salads / sandwich fillers in Northern Europe. The customer required a ‘watchstrap’ application; in this instance, the label is applied into a recess on the lid of the product, then wrapped onto the side to provide both…
ALTech UK have designed and installed a high volume sachet labelling solution for Montagne Jeunesse, a major manufacturer of beauty products such as face masks and scrubs. The machine has been installed for over 12 months and currently labels more than 750,000 sachets per month. The system has proved to be robust, accurate and reliable, requiring only the renewal…
September’s machine of the month is an ALline Special system for a market leading producer of pharmaceutical and diagnostic products, designed to print and apply labels to the sides of specialist twin closure bottles. This application required the label to be bent around the top of the product and follow the contour of the bottle to ensure the 2D…
August’s machine of the month is an ALline C built for Groupe Le Graёt, an important French producer of preserves and jellies. The machine was required to label glass jars at a rate of over 180 products per minute with the flexibility to apply a variety of labels, from a simple partial wrap label to a full wrap body…
ALTech have recently built a front, back and neck labelling system for a major Middle Eastern distillery. A key requirement of the customer was to have a flexible machine, able to label different shaped and sized bottles with up to 3 labels, and in some cases in register with glass decoration. The system is based on an ALline Special…
July’s machine of the month is an ALline E system built for a producer of cosmetics and toiletries. The machine delivers an accurate and quality application of front and back labels to oval shampoo and soap bottles and is placed in the customer’s filling line, operating at 60 bottles per minute. The solution is equipped with a timing screw…
June’s machine of the month is an ALpharma system manufactured for a global pharmaceutical company. The machine was required to apply tamper evident seals to both ends of a carton and a third hologram label for anti-counterfeiting at a rate of 200 boxes per minute. It also incorporates a checking system to inspect and automatically reject any incorrectly labelled…
ALTech have recently installed a triple head labelling solution for Prep World, UK specialists in the prepared fruit market from soft fruits through to tropical & exotic fruit, stone fruit and citrus products. The machine is based on ALTech’s multi-panel C-wrap label application system with the added functionality of applying base and promotional labels as well as the possibility…