Edson Packaging Machinery, powered by Pro Mach, introduces at Tissue World 2016, March 15-17 in New Orleans, the Raptor SL, a high performance automated case packing solution for small to mid-sized companies in the at-home and away-from-home tissue industry.
This new machine enables tissue suppliers to boost production and support increased sales while lowering packaging line labor costs.
The new Raptor SL is an all-in-one fully integrated side-load machine that erects, packs, and hot-melt seals up to 12 cases per minute of at-home and away-from-home bath tissue, paper towels, napkins, and facial tissue. The Raptor SL will feature ProTech by Pro Mach the new cloud-based remote tech support and machine monitoring capability that ensures peak performance and throughput.
Key Features and Advantages
The Raptor SL lowers end of line labor costs by reducing both the number of workers and overall time associated with case packing. Loading knock-down flat (KDF) corrugated cases onto the infeed conveyor is fast and less labor intensive than many other automated case packers. With an optional extended infeed conveyor, more than a half-dozen skids containing KDFs may be staged. Based on the speed of production, the extended conveyor can potentially lead to hours of labor free loading. The Raptor SL automatically loads each new stack while continuing to run, promoting maximum uptime. Operators can easily select for KDF dunnage or zero dunnage loading from the infeed. This gives the operation flexibility in the use of KDFs.
Changeover between stock keeping units (SKUs) can be accomplished in as little as 15 minutes and does not require tools. Edson also offers an option based on servo technology that performs rapid, fully automatic changeover. This option was developed for packaging lines with numerous SKUs.
Operators can access vital machine functions and information from a touchscreen interface, including recipes for various SKUs, alarm settings, production data, and maintenance documentation - print, diagram, and video. The Raptor SL offers fully integrated safety motion control.
