posted on May 20, 2014 14:40
A leading international company that sells lingerie, personal care and beauty products, apparel and accessories was integrating a new conveyor system and desperately needed to improve their case sealer throughput, while effectively processing weak under-filled cases.
The distribution center utilized 4 packaging lines to apply security tape to tab locked or pre-taped boxes for in-store shipments and e-commerce home delivery. The security tape was applied by random case sealers made to run in automatic mode, with one operator monitoring all 4 lines. The current system was maxed out at around 10 cases per minute and was plagued with downtime associated with manually reapplying tape to boxes that were being reused or under filled.
For speed and effectively processing boxes with substantial void, Loveshaw already had the LDX-RTB with Pneumatic Top Tape Cartridge. Loveshaw engineered this machine to run in automatic mode(no operator needed) and was able to process up to 15 cases per minute. An offline demo was performed to prove and ensure the case sealer could provide the desired speed and tape results. A total of 6 machines were installed.
In the first year of operation the customer experienced zero incidents or downtime associated with our machines. The return on investment was even better than intended as one operator was sufficient to monitor this area, even during peak season. The intent was for 3 operators at the time of purchase.