PETpla.net Insider 01+02 / 2019

LABELLING PET planet Insider Vol. 20 No. 01+02/19 www.petpla.net 31 Flexible and environmentally-friendly labelling, with digital personalisation and process quality Personalised labelling at the point of packaging Sacmi Verona says that ergonomics and usability are the cornerstones of an entire range developed to maximise versatility, worker safety and ease of maintenance. The company is focused on providing both sustainability and leading-edge digital printing solutions Sacmi Verona, part of the Sacmi Beverage Division, has more than 2,000 machines installed across the world and over 250 employees. It saw in the New Year of 2019 with a renewed range of products and services and with a commitment to heightened environmental sensitivity. Key ergonomics principles have already been applied by the company to its modular labellers. Sacmi says that these machines have been devel- oped to offer versatility, with multiple labelling technologies and systems on one machine, and to reduce mainte- nance complexity, by being designed with easy access to vital machine parts for routine tasks. From the start of 2019, the ergo- nomic policies have been extended Giovanni Sorce went on to explain that, while Sacmi Verona is committed to investing further in ergonomics, it is far from being its only focus. Envi- ronmental sensitivity demands that manufacturers face up to questions of usage and disposal, of how labelled containers are handled after use and how to ensure they enter the recycling process. Mixtures of materials can prejudice recycling. Sacmi’s popular Formsleeve+ tubular sleeve labeller allows for the use of printed film with a density of less than 1 g/cm 3 . As PET always has a density of greater than 1 g/cm 3 , this facilitates easy separa- tion of container and label at each stage of the recycling process. Sacmi Verona has set itself a fur- ther goal, of taking the industry into the digital era. In addition to across-the- range integration with its LVS advanced inspection systems and building on the experience and knowledge gained in digital cap printing, Sacmi has developed and launched the D-Match digital label printing module, which is designed to operate alongside the labeller. A roll to bottle module, it allows flexible person- alisation – with logos, codes, and so on – of pre-printed labels, with guaranteed digital print quality of up to 720dpi and up to seven CMYK colours. “This opens up enormous market opportunities in terms of making per- sonalisation at point of use, more easily and at reduced cost,” Mr Sorce said. Digital personalisation of pre-printed label parts can be done at the point of packaging, thus minimising transport and storage costs, with all the expected precision and application quality. Sacmi has deliberately chosen this approach in preference to, for example, direct on-bottle printing, so that potential customers can perform immediate tests, keep investment affordable and take advantage of the opportunities of digital personalisation in existing plants and production facilities, even when they are located far apart. www.sacmi.it from the modular solutions range and Kube medium-speed labellers to all Sacmi Verona solutions. Sacmi ERF, the new roll-fed labeller, is claimed to combine high levels of usability with advanced automation and labelling process quality. It is designed to make the labelling process more efficient and more automated, while easing the operator’s workload. “This roll-fed labeller improves worker access and safety while sim- plifying settings and reducing mainte- nance,” said Giovanni Sorce, General Manager of Sacmi Verona. In keep- ing with that commitment, the Sacmi ERF solution has been designed to be highly versatile and adaptable while offering advanced technological features, such as highly precise film speed control, automatic reel splicing, and adjustable formats, including label height and thickness. Sacmi maintains that this solution has been designed to respond to immediate and fore- seeable manufacturing and market needs.