Success Story in Austria

Through close working relationships with Business Partners, SATO products are installed in a large number of print and apply systems throughout the world. One of these partnerships has led to the installation of SATO S-Type printers in a world renowned soft drinks company, in their Austrian plant.

This particular drinks company were searching for a special solution to label their pallets of canned and bottled drinks. In fact 2 different types of system were required to meet their needs. The first system had to be able to print and apply 1 label to the front of a package on the pallet. The second system had to print and apply 2 identical labels both to the front and the side of one package on a pallet without moving the pallet.

The solution? A SATO M8460Se OEM module was installed alongside an applicator to print and apply the labels. This SATO printer delivers labels up to 165mm wide and 359 mm in pitch, with a print speed of up to 200mm/second. The printer also comes with the new generation enhanced processor, which allows for unparalled performance in label throughput, enabling large labels to be produced with speedy efficiency.

To position the labels correctly on the palletised cans and bottles, the applicator used a moving arm with a plate at the end to place the label on to the front of the package. For the second system however, an identical label had to be printed on to the side of the package as well. To do this the same arm was used which moved to the side of the pallet and the plate which applies the label rotates 90 degrees so that the second label is applied on to the side of the package.

With the innovation of the SATO Business Partner to provide this individual solution and with the SATO M8460Se OEM module at the heart of the application, this soft drinks company have been able to improve their pallet labelling and improve the efficiency of the handling and transportation of goods to the customer.

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