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HMPS appointed the Australian New Zealand agent for Oystar Jones & Co.
OYSTAR Jones of Covington, KY, USA, announces the appointment of Hot Melt Packaging Systems as their sales partner in Australia and New Zealand for their range of Beverage Multi-packers for glass and cans; and cartoning, pouching and multi-pack wrap around sleeving machinery for the Food, Consumer Products and Pharmaceutical industries.
"We view HMPS as our ideal partner in expanding our market base in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands; and to further service the installed machine base already in the local market," said Art Coate, Director of Sales, “and are very pleased with their long history in the packaging industry.”
HMPS will be exhibiting at Auspack, 16th – 19th of June, located in booth 210. If you are attending the show, please stop by the booth and meet Mark Emmett and his team from HMPS. Alternatively, we would welcome the opportunity to visit you at your office on either June 24 or 25, 2009, to introduce you to HMPS, and to discuss further the recent proposals provided. Please let me know what date and time might be convenient for you.
Art Coate - R. A. Jones & Co. Inc.
Dy-Mark Goes Robotic |
Oct 22 2008 |
Many companies are adopting robotic technology systems in their production processes to gain a competitive advantage. This includes Dy-Mark, an Australian owned and operated company which manufactures specialised aerosol products, and also supplies a range of labelling and coding equipment through its Identification Solutions Division. They are a key supplier of aerosol coatings products to the Timber, Steel, Surveying, Mining and Rural industries.
Prior to purchasing a robot cell, Dy-Mark used a semi automated system. Cartons were erected by hand and aerosol cans were packed into cartons using a semi-automatic case-over packer. The machine required the operator to form the carton over a group of cans. “This procedure was very labour intensive and our staff were working long hours”, says Dy-Mark’s Operations Manager, Gary Nuss. “We wanted an alternative to manual operation and after conducting some research, installing a fully automated system seemed like the right way to go. The HMPS6000 Robotic Cell has reduced our operating costs, and reduced fatigue for our factory staff.”
After talking to many automated machine manufacturers, Dy-Mark chose to purchase a robotic system through Hot Melt Packaging Systems (HMPS) because of their high quality products, extensive experience and innovation, and because they are an Australian company.
The HMPS6000 Robotic Case Packing Cell was designed and manufactured to suit Dy-Mark’s requirements. Research and development was done in house by HMPS. The robot cell is a fully automatic case-packer, designed to cope with continuous production, with integration of an ABB pick and place robot. “The HMPS6000 reduces the amount of labour in the packaging process, particularly removing repetitive operator movements which can lead to fatigue”, says HMPS Managing Director, Mark Emmett.
The robot works by having a single line of cans fed into the packing cell. A product pusher creates the 3 x 4 pack configuration. At the same time, an IRB2400 Robot erects a regular slotted carton into the carton hold station, then picks and places the 12 cans using a mechanical gripping mechanism. This mechanism consists of a number of bellows inflated in between cans and held within external retaining pins to achieve a positive pick and place movement. Once loaded, the carton is pushed into the top and bottom taper. The system is capable of packing 50 - 60 cans per minute.
The design features include proven equipment which offers reliability and flexibility, compact machine footprint, electrically interlocked safety doors and guarding to Australian standards. Also, a graphical operator panel is used to assist in the machines start up, operation and fault finding.
HMPS invited Mark Luft, the National Sales Manager for Dy-Mark’s Identification Solutions Division to view the system during manufacture, and prior to shipment. “It is important to us to have excellent business relationships with our customers” says Mark. “The adherence to delivery schedules and optimal customer service are constant factors in our company's direction”.
The HMPS Robot project took just 4 months from conception to installation. “We needed to keep the time frame, from conception to installation, to a minimum”, Luft says, having managed the installation of several new labelling systems into Dy-Mark’s production line to complement the new HMPS Robot.
The robotic cell received thousands of viewers when it was displayed at the Royal Adelaide Show this year in the Technology section.
For further information contact Hot Melt Packaging Systems, Mark Emmett (08) 8150 1000, website: www.hmps.com.au.
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