RP Series
Rotary Pick and Place Series
Consistently feed, insert, attach, and batch delicate materials and oddly shaped products at 30,000 PPH, with vacuum pick & place motion and ±0.02″ placement accuracy.
WP-360
Web Digital Printing, Inspection
and Tracking System
Revolutionize your label and flexible packaging production with the WP-360, offering unmatched speed and precision in web digital printing, inspection, and tracking.
Precision Web Printing and Quality Control
The WP-360 is a state-of-the-art web personalizing system that integrates advanced digital printing with comprehensive inspection and tracking.
Capable of handling speeds up to 500 feet per minute, this system uses UV cured ink to adhere to any surface, ensuring high-quality print on diverse substrates.
The integrated high-resolution line scan camera and Delta-X tracking system ensure flawless production by identifying and addressing defects in real time.
Pressure Sensitive Labels
Flexographic Narrow Web
High Efficiency Output
- Achieves over 1,000,000 labels per liter of ink, significantly reducing consumable costs.
- Delivers perfect first prints consistently, minimizing waste and rework.
- Operates at speeds of up to 500 feet per minute, boosting productivity.
Advanced Quality Control
- Incorporates camera-based aggregation and verification by weight to ensure each label meets strict quality standards.
- Automated bundle labeling streamlines the finishing process, enhancing throughput.
- Quality assurance station detects and removes or flags defective products on-the-fly, maintaining product integrity.
Superior Print Capabilities
- Utilizes UV ink that adheres to any substrate, expanding application possibilities.
- Supports a full web width of 14.3 inches, maximizing print area for large format applications.
- Extremely low ink consumption paired with high-resolution printing reduces operating costs while maintaining environmental sustainability.
Watch the WP-360 in Action
- Advanced UV Digital Printing: Utilizes state-of-the-art UV ink technology that adheres to any surface, including non-porous materials, ensuring versatile application across different substrates.
- High-Resolution Printing: Offers a maximum resolution of 600 DPI, providing fine detail and sharp images, ideal for complex graphics and high-quality labeling requirements.
- Full Web Print Area: Features a full 14.3-inch print width, allowing for large format printing and efficient use of media, reducing waste and increasing productivity.
- Extremely Low Ink Consumption: Designed for efficiency, the system uses UV ink sparingly without compromising print quality, significantly lowering operating costs over time.
- Integrated Inspection System: Equipped with a high-resolution line scan camera that continuously inspects the print for defects, ensuring only the highest quality products are produced.
- Real-Time Tracking and Defect Management: Incorporates the Delta-X Tracker system, which monitors every aspect of the printing process, automatically detecting and flagging or removing defects to maintain uninterrupted production flow.
- Vertical Resolution of 600 DPI: The vertical resolution of 600 dots per inch (DPI) ensures exceptionally detailed and sharp image quality. This high resolution is ideal for producing intricate graphics and precise text, critical for applications requiring high-quality print outputs such as detailed labels and flexible packaging.
- Horizontal Resolution of 300, 600, 900, and 1200 DPI: The WP-360 offers variable horizontal resolutions ranging from 300 to 1200 DPI. This flexibility allows the system to adapt to various print quality requirements, providing versatility in print detail and speed optimization. Higher resolutions are used for premium-quality prints, while lower settings can be selected to increase printing speeds without significantly compromising quality.
- Head Width of 365 mm: The print head width of 365 mm (approximately 14.37 inches) supports a broad print area, enabling the WP-360 to handle larger formats and wider web widths. This wide print head is particularly beneficial for full-web printing applications, allowing simultaneous multiple-lane printing, which maximizes productivity and material usage.
- Maximum Speed of 500 ft/min at 600 DPI: The WP-360 is capable of printing at speeds up to 500 feet per minute while maintaining a resolution of 600 DPI. This high-speed capability ensures rapid production cycles, making it suitable for high-volume industrial environments where both speed and print quality are essential.
- Drop Volume of 3.5 pL: With a minimal drop volume of 3.5 picoliters (pL), the WP-360 achieves an excellent balance of print clarity and ink efficiency. The small drop size allows for fine detail and smooth gradations in images while also reducing ink consumption, which is crucial for maintaining lower operational costs in large-scale production.
- Ink Delivery System: The WP-360 offers two ink delivery system options: gravity-fed and recirculating. Gravity-fed systems are straightforward and cost-effective, suitable for simpler applications. In contrast, recirculating systems help maintain ink viscosity and temperature consistency, which is beneficial for longer runs and varying environmental conditions, ensuring consistent print quality throughout the production process.
Process Flow
The WP-360 operates through a meticulously designed process flow that ensures efficiency and precision throughout its operations. This system seamlessly integrates various stages, from initial feeding and alignment to final verification, each tailored to enhance throughput and ensure the highest quality of end products. This comprehensive approach not only speeds up production but also minimizes errors, making it an indispensable solution for industries requiring high precision and reliability.
- SJ365 Wide-Format Smart Jet: Handles large-format UV digital printing across the full web width of 14.3 inches. The system’s advanced print head technology ensures high-resolution output at 600 DPI, suitable for detailed and complex graphics.
- UV Curing System: Integrates directly after the printing module to instantly cure the ink, making it adhere to various substrates and ensuring durability and quality of the print, regardless of material porosity.
- VS1000 Vision Scan Camera: Employs a high-resolution line scan technology to inspect the web width thoroughly. It checks for print quality, alignment, and any defects in real-time, utilizing advanced image processing algorithms.
- Defect detection and management: Identifies any inconsistencies or quality issues within the print. The system tags defects for removal or flags them for review, ensuring that only products meeting quality standards proceed to the next stage.
- Automated labeling and packaging: Post-inspection, products that meet the quality standards are forwarded to the labeling and packaging stages. This part of the workflow involves automated systems that apply necessary labels and prepare the products for shipping.
- Quality assurance reporting: The Delta-X software compiles comprehensive reports on product quality, defect rates, and system performance, providing valuable insights for continuous process improvement.
- Delta-X Tracker: Serves as the central control software for the WP-360 system. It manages data tracking and integrity across the printing process, providing predictive analytics, maintenance alerts, and repeatable product setups. This software ensures that every part of the print process is monitored and optimized for quality and efficiency.
- Integration with Existing Line Equipment: Seamlessly connects with other in-line systems such as roll splicing, foil stamping, and RFID tagging. This integration allows for a unified operation where all processes are controlled via the Delta-X interface, enhancing operational coherence and reducing the need for multiple control points.
Included Technologies
The WP-360 incorporates a range of advanced technologies that collectively boost its performance and versatility. Featuring state-of-the-art sensors for accurate data collection, sophisticated software algorithms for seamless process integration, and robust mechanical components designed for longevity and precision, the WP-360 stands out as a technologically advanced solution. These technologies are pivotal in delivering the system’s promise of high productivity and consistent quality, tailored to meet the dynamic demands of modern manufacturing environments.
SJ Series
DOD Inkjet
Smart Jet uses industry leading head technology to deliver UV Cured 600 DPI DOD Ink onto any surface.
BSC-1000
Barcode and Data Reading
A user-friendly, fully packaged CCD reader, offering easy integration and several configurations to meet a variety of needs.
UVL-7550
LED UV Curing Technology
The UVL-7550 integrates high-power LED UV lamps for superior, high-speed, single-pass drying and curing applications. Offering an eco-friendly solution with significantly reduced power consumption compared to traditional systems.
BA-250
High-Speed Pack-Out
Fulfillment System
Maximize efficiency with the BA-250, a fully automated pack-out fulfillment system designed for wrapping, inline batching, bundling, and labeling, enhancing throughput up to 2,000 bundles per hour.
Revolutionize Pack-Out with Precision Automation
The BA-250 Pack-Out Fulfillment System is Pack-Smart’s state-of-the-art solution for inline batching, wrapping, and aggregate labeling, delivering up to 2,000 finished bundles per hour with precision and reliability.
This advanced system seamlessly integrates key functions, including batching, wrapping, scanning, weighing, and quality assurance. Each bundle, case, and pallet is labeled with pinpoint accuracy, streamlining workflow efficiency and ensuring end-to-end traceability for high-demand production environments.
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Fast Moving Consumer Goods
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Pharmaceutical Products
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Open Loop Cards
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Closed Loop Cards
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Membership & Loyalty
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Serialized Products
Streamlined Production
- Enhances on-time delivery with integrated packaging processes.
- Produces up to 2,000 bundles per hour, accelerating market readiness.
- Fully automated system reduces the need for manual intervention, lowering labor costs.
Quality Assurance
- Incorporates a QA station that rejects and remakes bad products on the fly.
- Ensures 100% product integrity and quality with advanced scanning and weighing technologies.
- Automated labeling system maintains accuracy and consistency across all bundles.
Advanced Integration
- Utilizes camera-based aggregation to ensure precise product grouping.
- Weight verification of each bundle confirms the correct number of products before packaging.
- Delta-X control system offers real-time data traceability and advanced reporting capabilities.
Watch the Pack-Out Fulfillment System in Action
- High-speed vibratory bowl for product alignment
- Redundant buffering systems to maintain continuous operation
- Advanced rotary motion pick and place for precise product placement
- Integrated weighing and scanning for accurate quality control
- Servo-controlled system for flexible and efficient operation
- Capacity: Up to 2000 finished bundles per hour
- Label placement accuracy: ±1 mm
- Rejection rate: Less than 2%
- Power requirements: 230 V AC, 3 phase, max 30 A
Process Flow
The BA-250 exemplifies streamlined operational excellence, featuring a process flow that optimizes speed and precision. From material handling to the final inspection, each stage of the process is meticulously engineered to enhance productivity and ensure the highest quality output.
- VF900 Vibratory Bowl Feeder: Utilizes vibration technology to orient and sort products efficiently, ensuring they are correctly sequenced for packaging.
- Axode Camera System: Scans and verifies each product for correct sequence and range, enabling accurate tracking and initiation of variable print and apply label content.
- Transport Conveyor: Moves the verified products into the batching module, maintaining a consistent flow to optimize the handling process.
- BC20-03 Batching Module: Collects products and organizes them into specified counts or sequences, preparing them for bundling.
- Alma Flow Wrapper: Encases grouped products in a protective wrap, securing them for the labeling process.
- PAP3000 Print and Apply Labeler: Automatically generates and applies labels to each bundle, ensuring each package is accurately labeled with essential tracking information and product details.
- Weigh Check Module: Conducts a detailed weight verification of each packaged bundle to ensure it contains the correct number of products, essential for maintaining quality control.
- Bundle Divert System: Actively diverts bundles that do not meet specified criteria (e.g., incorrect product count or mislabeling) for reprocessing, ensuring only conforming products proceed to final packaging.
- Hardy Check Weight Module: Provides a secondary verification to re-confirm the accuracy of each bundle’s weight, facilitating a final quality check before the products are cleared for dispatch.
- HMI10 Human Machine Interface: Offers a user-friendly interface for system control and monitoring, allowing operators to make real-time adjustments and respond to system alerts efficiently.
- Delta-X Real-Time Data Controller: Governs the entire system, providing advanced data traceability, integrity reporting, mix-up prevention, predictive analytics, and maintenance scheduling. This technology ensures high operational reliability and repeatability in product setups.
Included Technologies
The BA-250 integrates a suite of cutting-edge technologies that elevate its operational capabilities. It incorporates advanced sensors for real-time monitoring, precision actuators for accurate material handling, and sophisticated software for seamless automation.
These technologies work in harmony to ensure the BA-250 delivers exceptional performance, making it a robust solution for industries seeking to leverage technological advancements for improved efficiency and quality.
RP Series
Rotary Pick and Place Series
Consistently feed, insert, attach, and batch delicate materials and oddly shaped products at 30,000 PPH, with vacuum pick & place motion and ±0.02″ placement accuracy.
BC Series
Batch Counter & Bundling
Efficiently batch single products into precise groups with Pack-Smart’s BC Series, designed for a wide range of materials and applications.
DZ Series
Zoned Divert Gate System
Elevate efficiency with the DZ Series Zoned Divert, designed for precise sorting and high-capacity handling in demanding industrial environments.
HSL-60
High-Speed Label Applicator
The HSL-60 is a highly versatile module that applies pressure sensitive labels at high speeds and accuracy for the most demanding precision-critical applications.
VSC-1000
Vision Scan System
The VSC-1000 Vision System offers state-of-the-art vision scanning and real-time image processing, ideal for high-speed production environments.
FG-800
Reinforced Carton
Specialty Finishing
Combine folding, gluing, affixing, personalization, and sorting in a single pass.
High Speed with Quick Changeovers
The FG-800 is designed to give the tools and flexibility needed to explore new manufacturing opportunities in the folding carton and specialty finishing world. The alignment of cartons is handled by a state-of-the-art registration module, which employs innovative servo technology making setups swift and effortless.
High Value Carton
Auto-Erect Cartons
Advanced Flexibility & Precision
- State-of-the-Art Registration: Utilizes innovative servo technology for swift and effortless carton alignment.
- Versatile Folding Modules: Exceptionally flexible inline folding modules ensure quick make-readies for diverse carton packages.
- Accurate Affixing: High-speed Rotary Pick and Place Feeders for precise feeding and affixing of a wide range of materials, including corrugated, rigid, and uniquely shaped items.
- Affixing Accuracy: Achieves an impressive accuracy of ±0.4 mm.
Comprehensive Integration & Efficiency
- All-in-One Solution: Combines folding, gluing, affixing, personalization, and sorting capabilities in a single pass, enabling the creation of unique multi-substrate based folding cartons.
- Advanced Gluing Technology: Equipped with both hot and cold glue technology, installed with flexible mounting attachments for versatility within the gluer.
- High Throughput: Achieves speeds of up to 10,000 PPH with the capability to handle cartons up to 30″ in width.
Cutting-Edge Technology & Design
- Fiber Optic Network: Built on a state-of-the-art fibre optic network, ensuring seamless communication and operations.
- Brushless Servo-Technology: Employs advanced motion control for unparalleled production flexibility and throughput.
- Diverse Folding Capabilities: Offers front fold, back fold, plow fold, and auto-erect cartons, catering to high-value carton processing needs.
- Related Integration: Compatible with the RP Series, further expanding its capabilities.
Watch the Reinforced Carton Specialty Finishing in Action
- State-of-the-Art Registration Module: Employs innovative servo technology for precise carton alignment, ensuring consistent quality.
- Versatile Folding Capabilities: Equipped with inline folding modules that allow for front fold, back fold, plow fold, and auto-erect cartons, catering to a wide range of packaging needs.
- Advanced Gluing System: Incorporates both hot and cold glue technologies, adaptable within the gluer through flexible mounting attachments.
- Brushless Servo-Technology: Utilizes advanced motion control for unparalleled production flexibility and throughput.
- High-Speed Rotary Pick and Place Feeders: Designed for fast and accurate feeding and affixing of various materials, from corrugated to rigid and uniquely shaped items.
- Multi-Functional Capabilities: Combines folding, gluing, affixing, personalization, and sorting in a single pass, maximizing production efficiency.
- Fiber Optic Network Integration: Built on a state-of-the-art fiber optic network, ensuring seamless operations and communication between modules.
- Throughput: Up to 10,000 PPH
- Affixing Accuracy: ±0.4 mm, ensuring precise placement and adherence of materials
- Carton Width Capacity: Up to 30 inches
- Processed Material Types: Specializes in high-value carton and auto-erect cartons
- Gluing Technologies: Equipped with both hot and cold glue systems, adaptable for various packaging needs
- Related Compatibility: Seamlessly integrates with the RP Series for expanded capabilities
Interactive Process Flow
The process flow for the FG-800 Rigid Window Affixing System is designed to ensure precise, secure, and efficient production of folding cartons. This system integrates each step, from initial material feeding and registration to final gluing and finishing, ensuring high-speed, accurate application with robust security measures.
- Friction Feeder: The FG-800 utilizes the FF1500 Friction Feeder, which ensures consistent and reliable feeding of corrugated blanks into the system. This feeder is designed to handle a variety of materials, maintaining high speeds and precision.
- Registration Module: The registration module aligns the material positioning and spacing between incoming blanks, ensuring accurate processing throughout the production line.
- Friction Feeder: FF Series friction feeders are designed with a solid steel construction to ensure stability and high performance even in the toughest environments, resulting in high production speeds of up to 600 PPH.
- Hot Glue System: The HM10 Hot Melt Secure Glue System applies hot glue for tamper-resistant and secure enclosure gluing. This system ensures a strong bond that is essential for high-security applications.
- Rotary Pick and Place Feeder: Consistently feed, insert, attach, and batch delicate materials and oddly shaped products at 30,000 PPH, with vacuum pick & place motion and ±0.02″ placement accuracy.
- Cold Glue System: The CEG1 Cold Extruded Glue System applies cold glue, providing a tamper-evident seal. This system is ideal for applications requiring high levels of security and precision.
- Plow Fold Module: The PF50-90 Plow Fold Module can fold sheets and booklets at high speeds, accommodating both left and right folds. It is versatile, allowing for tool-less adjustments to meet various folding requirements.
- Vacuum Transport: The VC1500-12 Vacuum Transport module provides smooth and efficient variable speed transport for the host blanks, ensuring that materials move through the system without disruption.
- Front Fold Module: The MFF120 Front Fold Module ensures precise folding of materials, using air jets and hooked arms to achieve accurate folds. This module is essential for creating high-quality finished products.
- Extended Compression: This feature ensures that the glue is fully cured at speeds 10 times faster than legacy pressure seal technology, enhancing the strength and durability of the final product.
- Delta-X Data Management Platform: The Delta-X software provides real-time tracking, configurable workflows, and batch processing. This system ensures that all production data is accurately tracked and managed, enhancing overall operational efficiency.
- HMI-10 Interface: The HMI-10 graphic interface connects operators with the machine, combining a PLC and HMI into one unit. This interface offers intuitive controls and real-time data, facilitating easy operation and management of the FG-800 system.
Included Technologies
The FG-800 Rigid Window Affixing System incorporates advanced technologies to enhance its performance and reliability. Key technologies include high-speed friction feeders, precision affixing mechanisms, advanced folding modules, and real-time data management systems. These technologies work together to ensure consistent, high-quality production of folding cartons.
RP Series
Rotary Pick and Place Series
Consistently feed, insert, attach, and batch delicate materials and oddly shaped products at 30,000 PPH, with vacuum pick & place motion and ±0.02″ placement accuracy.
FF Series
Primary Friction Feeder
The FF Series Friction Feeder can handle the lightest paper and is equally at home when dealing with heavy stock materials when called upon.
BSC-1000
Barcode and Data Reading
A user-friendly, fully packaged CCD reader, offering easy integration and several configurations to meet a variety of needs.
HSL-60
High-Speed Label Applicator
The HSL-60 is a highly versatile module that applies pressure sensitive labels at high speeds and accuracy for the most demanding precision-critical applications.
SF Series
Secondary Friction Feeder
Reaching up to 600 products per minute, the SF Series is a perfect choice for handling light paper to heavy stock material.