Loveshaw's Washdown Stainless Steel Case Sealer
Case Study
FEATURED PRODUCT:
LDXss-RTE Semi-Automatic, Stainless Steel, Top and Bottom Case Sealer (Operator-Fed)
CASE PRESENTED:
We were invited by an authorized Little David® distributor, Crawford Packaging, located in Ontario, Canada to visit a dairy plant to evaluate the benefits of a box taper.
The process for packing and sealing the box was a manual, two-step sealing process. First, the operators manually bottom taped the boxes and stacked them up to 500 cartons at a time. Second, the operator would take the bottom sealed box, load the product and tape the top of the case.
The manual taping produced three issues:
- Inconsistent closures
- Inconsistent throughput (operator dependent)
- Ergonomic concerns from the operators (repeated hand motions)
RESULTS:
After an onsite demonstration and subsequent purchase of the LDXss RTE, which top and bottom seals the case, the company noted the following results:
- Consistent sealing of cases
- Increased throughput: faster movement of the product through the packing station eliminates any back-ups
- Significantly reduced staff concerns relating to ergonomics of hand taping
- Easier maintenance: the LDXss RTE stainless steel design allows the operator to leave the machine on the production floor for complete wash-down at shift end and be in CFIA compliance.
LDXSS-RTE LITTLE DAVID PERFORMANCE FEATURES:
- Operator-fed, semi-automatic, uniform top and bottom case sealer
- Speed: Standard: 80’ per minute (operator dependent)
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Case Range: Length: 4” – infinite / Width: 4-1/2” - 27” / Height: 4-1/2”-24
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Compact Footprint: Length: 34.22”/Width: 33.49” /Height: 61.44”
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Power Requirements: 110 volts, 60 cycle, single phase
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Compact, waterproof, NEMA 4X electrics with quick disconnect cabling
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Heavy duty 304 stainless steel construction
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Open, non-tubular design sheds water allowing surfaces to be sanitized