ipg 7100 Hot Melt Carton Sealing Tape Instructions
- September 18, 2024
- ipg
Table of Contents
CUSTOMER SUCCESS STORY
FOOD MANUFACTURING
IPG HELPS TO IMPROVE THROUGHPUT 42%
AND REDUCE DOWNTIME 95%
Customer Overview
A key co-packer for a leading processed snack manufacturhad been dealing with significant operational issues with their packaging lines that contributed to downtime and poor throughput that includes upstream operations. These packaging lines had issues with boxes not being taped properly, tape not adhering to the boxes, as well as other similar issues.
The Challenge
The snack manufacturer required the packaging company to use a specific case packer, which comes standard with competitive tape heads and are configured for 2.2 mil carton sealing tape. The combination of the equipment, tape head, and tape were leading to the tape failures and associated downtime. In response, the co-packer has been using thicker tape on the equipment to try to combat the problem. Furthermore, the equipment manufacturer claims that switching to a different tape head would invalidate their warranty, which is not always the case.
Proposed Solutions
IPG offered several solutions to address the tape failure anddowntime issues*:
- Test IPG 2.2 mil hot melt carton sealing tapes (CST) with the competitive tape heads to reduce downtime.
- Test IPG 1.9 mil hot melt carton sealing tape using the IPGET Xtreme (ETX) Tape Head to eliminate tape failures. IPG’s hot melt tapes routinely have a higher adhesion force to kraft than competitive tapes in the field. Additionally, our ETX tape head has a patented wipe down mechanism that forces the tape to marry to the corrugated flaps. The trials were conducted on production lines at their facility, revealing the following results:
Process Efficiency Gains:
- With the IPG 2.2 mil tape and competitive tape head, customer had throughput of 57 boxes/hr 2. With the IPG 1.9 mil tape and ETX heads, customer had throughput of 81 boxes/hr
In summary, the customer was able to see significant improvement in throughput
when coupling the IPG ETX tape head with IPG 1.9 mil tape.
Downtime Improvement:
The ETX tape head coupled with the 1.9 mil hot melt tape brought the total
downtime from 7% to 0.30% compared to competitive equipment and tape on two
other production lines during the same period.
Results:
The trial results indicated that the IPG ETX tape head combined with the 7100
1.9 mil CST experienced less than 1% tape failures, compared to 8% failures
with the competitive tape head. Using the ETX tape head, the co-packer
achieved a 42% increase in packaging throughput, and reduced downtime by
nearly 95%, while also saving the customer on their tape spend by using a
lighter tape.
Conclusion
In conclusion, the packaging company was pleased with the improved efficiency
and reduced downtime achieved by usingthe 7100 1.9 mil tape with the ETX tape
head. Implementing across the facility would allow for the site to
significantly increase throughput, providing other gainsto the facility such
as higher customer fill rate and lower labor and overhead costs, while also
saving the customer on their tape spend.
Product was provided to manufacturer through IPG Distribution partner.
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