ORDER OUT OF 'CHAOS'
AEW Delford Systems launches a Random Labelling System for simultaneous multiple product handling
AEW Delford Systems, the leading manufacturer of weigh price labelling and labelling machines and systems for the food industry, has recently launched a new software system for handling multiple product formats on a single packing line.
Suitable for use with all AEW Delford weigh price labelling systems, the Random Labelling System enables a large number of different packs to be presented for labelling at any time. In fact, the system can handle up to 500 comformats - depending on the size of the memory card.
Developed by AEW Delford software engineers, the Random Labelling System can use a number of pack identification methods, including barcoding the trays, interfacing with an order entry system or via the operator control panel. With a barcode system, the trays, which are pre-labelled or printed with a barcode that indicates an individual product specification, pass through a barcode reader on the infeed conveyor.
Once each tray is identified, the product and tray specification is fed to the weigh price labelling unit which will immediately adjust for the tray size, height and label position - and apply the correct label with the fixed and variable data. This is achieved by using the 'chaotic' mode, multi-comformat and look up features in the weigh price labeller's purpose-designed software.
All information about activity on the line is also automatically supplied to a central database for detailed production records and data analysis. The weigh price labelling system can also be networked with other equipment in the line.
The maximum number of different product specifications that can be accommodated on each line is determined by the number of different label designs required.
Maximum Production Flexibility
The Random Labelling System is ideal for customers running a large number of different product specifications with frequent changeovers. By using such a system, operators can increase production throughput and efficiency - and reduce downtime.
Proven Technology
AEW Delford Systems has successfully supplied a number of weigh price labelling systems with Random Labelling into the US and European meat and poultry industries, with units featuring up to five separate labelling heads at speeds of up to 100 packs per minute.
For more information about AEW Delford Systems and Random Product Labelling, please contact:
For more information about AEW Delford Systems and Random Product Labelling,
please contact:
Tony Ambrose or Terry Starkey
AEW Delford Systems
Pinetrees Road
Norwich NR7 9BB
Tel: 01603 700755, Fax: 01603 700844
e-mails: t.ambrose@aewdelford.com t.starkey@aewdelford.com
