New Paper-Handle Applicator Offers a Host of Advantages to Paperboard Converters
April 27, 2009
CHARLOTTE, NC - Roberts PolyPro, a division of Pro Mach and a leader in making consumer packages easier to carry, pour, and use, introduced today a next generation paper-handle applicator for paperboard packaging that cost-effectively delivers speed, reliability, and accuracy.
This new applicator applies the entire Roberts PolyPro line of paper handles at speeds of up to 200 cartons per minute with an accuracy of +/- .06 inches (1.5 mm). It mounts next to any folder gluer and offers design features that make cleaning, adjustment, and set-up easy. Furthermore, quick access for operators to key components, such as the applicator's Nordson four-gun glue system and its transport conveyor, ensures optimum uptime.
Roberts PolyPro manufactures its own paper handles which offer a maximum pull strength rating of over 150 pounds (68 kilos), which leads the industry. These handles are suitable for most types and sizes of paperboard packaging from ice cream tubs to boxes holding such dust-prone products as cat litter, pet food, powdered detergent, and lawn chemicals. Roberts PolyPro handles come in three sizes - 6.5, 7.5, and 8.5 inches long (16.5, 19.1, and 21.6 cm) and are offered with standard or reinforced structures.
"We surveyed the strengths and weaknesses of today's applicators and designed from the ground up a module that goes beyond anything now on the market in terms of performance, ease of use, and maintainability," said Craig Jasper, director of sales. "We also consciously eliminated complexity. The result is a unit rich in features, yet simple, rugged, and designed to operate 24/7 with optimum throughput."
These applicators are made in the USA and supported by Roberts PolyPro personnel. For more information, call Roberts PolyPro at 1-800-269-7409 or write to info@robertspolypro.com.
About Pro Mach
Pro Mach is a leading provider of integrated packaging products and solutions for food, beverage, household goods, pharmaceutical, and other diverse consumer and industrial companies. Through three business units and related divisions, Pro Mach provides equipment, training, installation, and parts in primary packaging, end-of-line packaging, and identification and tracking.
Pro Mach has a diverse customer base, from Fortune 200 companies to smaller, privately-held businesses worldwide, which depend on reliable, flexible, technologically advanced packaging equipment and integrated solution sets. Pro Mach is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio with manufacturing facilities and offices throughout the United States and Canada.
Pro Mach is an Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC portfolio company. Odyssey is a leading middle-market private equity fund with approximately $1.0 billion under management. Areas of investment focus for Odyssey include industrial, aerospace, business and financial services as well as route-based services.
For more information about Pro Mach visit our website at www.ProMachInc.com.
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