Schober Technologies’ rotary die-cutting and stacking machine targets IML market

Schober is represented in India by Creed Engineers.

Ranesh Bajaj, managing director, Creed Engineers, said, “The in-mould label market in India is picking up. This machine is specifically designed considering the specific requirements of IML. As IML has inherent static charge, it becomes a challenging task to stack these labels at the end of the line.”

During the demonstration at Schober’s stall, the machine inputs pre-printed label rolls and die-cuts it using standard magnetic cylinder and flexible dies. It uses a vacuum bed to strip the labels, which are then picked up swiftly by robotic arms and placed accurately on the stack.

The standard configuration includes an M-Stack delivery system, available as option or for future upgrades are the S-Stack, an adjustable de-nesting station to handle  several products across as well as with a high speed programmable robot automated stacking and counting system Spider which combines extreme acceleration, velocity and precision at continuous web speed of up to 50 m/min.

Bajaj added, “The equipment is designed to pile up different types of products combined within the same printing image. The product layout can be heavily nested or can be a combination of very long and small products. These exchangeable products specific pick-up plates takes up products at synchronized high speed and stack them non-stop into a dual piling cassette system.”

Creed Engineers has already installed one machine at Hyderabad-based Mold-Tek Packaging.