The Master+ Series: a new controller by ALE
The Master+ Series: a new controller by ALE
The Master+ Series is the newest controller of the ALE’s range, improving the functionalities of the Master Series machines to offer you an even more advanced, and more user-friendly device for all your coding and marking needs
One single controller can drive up to 8 x 72mm print-heads, managing a total of 576mm of print height. With its friendly user interface and its full connectivity including Nicelabel® and Windows®, it will soon become your best production asset.
It is fully compatible with the entire ALE product range, driving from 1 (TC, TZ and PR ranges) up to 8 print-heads simultaneously (CORAL and CALYPSO ranges) depending on the model: Master+2, 4 or 8.
The control box is working with our comprehensive Design and Print software, CodeX that will allow you to create complex labels with texts, high-quality graphics, data (fix or variable) as well barcodes. With the Master+, you will be able to satisfy even the most demanding coding and marking applications. It is also implemented in Nicelabel and compatible with the Windows Drivers.
The Master+ controller has been especially designed to make your daily processes easier: its wide 7” LCD Colour screen, paired with the user-friendly CodeX interface, will make operations far easier. Equipped with a powerful DualCore CPU board, this control box is also a very powerful and quick system, helping you maximise your production and reduce downtimes. It can be easily integrated to your production area thanks to its different connection modes: TCP/IP, RS232, Wi-fi (option).
The Master+ has also a sophisticated, yet industrial look, to resist even the most extreme production environments.
For product pricing email us at sales@tracepack.co.za
Product information from supplier. Source: http://ale.fr/en/produits/controllers/
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LABELLING PROCESS
From the upstream line, the product enters in the system where two smart sensors detect it. Once the product arrives onto our conveyor, it is hold by the belt and lateral guides up to the labelling station. Then the system stabilises the product thanks to the upper stabilizer and a section of special rubber belts. This section guarantees at the same time stability during the labelling operation and a proper space between the products through the acceleration of the linear speed. Under the upper stabilizer, the product is labelled on the two sides with specific “tamper evident seal labels”. These labels remain in “flag position” up to the two mechanical adapters that bend the “flag portion” on the superior or inferior surface. This position could be easily changed giving the possibility of different combinations of seal labels on the two sides.
TECHNOLOGY
Main control panel with 10.4″ HMI touch screen display equipped with a graphic interface and advanced firmware tools for smart management of all the operations: set up, alarm reset, production trial downloading process. All the functions are protected by 3 password levels certified CFR21 and one fingerprint reader as additional protection solution. A secondary analogic control panel is available on the opposite side with the main operating functions.
LABELLING CHECKS
A barrier sensor at the entrance double check the correct operation as validation of the process. During the labelling process, the machine verifies the correct application of the labels on the product through two fiber optical sensors. In case of error or wrong application, the rejecting station blows out of the line the wrong product into a collecting box. One second collecting box equipped with a deviating barrier will be controlled through an interlock signal from the downstream line. In case of emergency situation or error of the next line, the machine will activate this device to empty the line if required.
SAFETY AND PROTECTION
The machine is protected into a safety cabinet with polycarbonate panels and stainless-steel bars. The doors are controlled by safety microswitch to guarantee opening operation in safety conditions. All the motorized parts of the machine are also integrated with micro-switch safety solution. PRODUCTIVITY Arca “Tamper Evident” labelling system is a very high-performance machine able to satisfy every productivity and label accuracy needs.
Source article Arca – Labeling & Marking
Collector by ARCA
The Arca Collector is a device created to intercept an incorrect label (e.g.: unreadable barcode or unreadable RFid transponder).
The unit can be installed on a Linerplus Advanced print apply unit compatible with all High Precision S applicators. Based on the error signal (transmitted by the barcode reader / printer that burns the RFID transponders) a pick-up system is activated for the unreadable labels. A pre-alarm can be set indicating the need to remove the incorrect labels from the collection area; in this situation, the process can be performed safely, while the machine is still in operation.
The Arca collector can be installed directly on the applicator and not on the support or stand.
Pharmatrack Labeling System for Pharma Industry
The Arca Pharmatrack Labeling System enables you to code and label pharmaceutical packets on the upper surface of the product.
Its compact main base with ergonomic protection, made in AISI 304 stainless steel, can be equipped with up to 3 thermo graphic ink jet print modules (HP technology) for upper or lateral coding and code scanners, sensors or vision systems with cameras, for checking printed data and actual labeling.
Coding with laser reactive ink on glass
Glass is one of the most widely used substrates in the Health and Beauty industry due to the quality required for cosmetics and perfumes but is considered one of the most difficult substrates to mark. Macsa ID has developed a system that provides a solution: it allows a QR code plus 2 lines of text to be marked on a base of laser reactive ink.
The reactive ink base generates a black label as a reaction to the heat, which then allows a clear and quality contrast to be made. Thanks to a patented system, the permanence and durability of the reactive layer against scratches and/or external agents is guaranteed.
The system also provides timesaving with its high marking speeds and its ability of marking variable or promotional codes (QR codes to be read with a smartphone) directly on the substrate (glass). Previously a machine vision system would be required to be read later in production. Moreover, the IP54 protection of the system prevents the glass debris produced from the marking from entering the laser or damaging the lens.
Specifications
Laser: SPA 10W
Lens: 60×60
Market: Health & Beauty
Application type: Coding
Product: Bottle
Material: Laser reactive ink on glass
Line speed: Static
Marking time: 0.2 seconds
Source article: http://www.macsa.com/blog/coding-with-laser-reactive-ink-on-glass/
CIPC Roundtable: Trade Mark Counterfeiting And Its Role In Illicit Trade In The Liquor And Tobacco Industries
JCCI Workshop: Trademark Counterfeiting & the FMCG Industry
Kyle Parker, MD of Pagemark Africa will be speaking at the Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry workshop focusing on trade mark counterfeiting and its role in illicit trade in the FMCG industry.
See below for details.
