Magazine strapping August 1st 2010 Wholesale distributor Menzies
Distribution has placed additional
orders for bespoke strapping
equipment from Mosca, which has
been designed specifically to bundle
magazines picked and stacked using
the specialist HS News System.
"End-of-line strapping is
absolutely essential to the smooth
running of the entire production
line," explains David Morton,
strategic director at Menzies
Distribution. "As we work multi-shift
to tight deadlines, we cannot afford
bottlenecks. All products must be
quickly and efficiently prepared for
delivery to customers throughout
day and night."
The issue is particularly critical for
compatibility with the HS News
System.Magazines of varying sizes,
some with cover mounted gifts, are
picked into 'carrier baskets' which
travel along the broadside of the
machine. These are then automatically
positioned and contents
'swept' into position and the stack
stabilised in readiness for strapping.
In order to enhance stack stability
once the baskets are opened,Mosca
devised a purpose-built closecoupled
machine that quickly adds a
stabilising longitudinal strap before
the bundle is conveyed to a standard
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