Modular SL, the multi-configuration labelling machine
P.E. Labellers has built its leadership on the concept of Total Flexibility, which is expressed at the highest level with the Modular SL automatic labeling machine, on show at drinktec 2022 in Munich (Hall C6, Stand 532).
The Modular SL is an Innovation design icon, a highly technological solution and, for this very reason, extremely user-friendly. In practice, it is a matter of having a single machine that can assume many shapes and configurations, depending on the packaging requirements. Completely interchangeable labelling stations are installed on it, which can be replaced in a few steps. One can switch from a hot glue technology system to a cold glue or self-adhesive system, so the changeover is really immediate. The labelling stations can be either fixed or self-standing carousels, therefore modularity is expressed both in the available technologies and in the configurations that can be obtained. Another fundamental factor is that the Modular SL is a machine dedicated to safety, which makes operator protection another of its strengths. The Modular SL has guillotine protections, which if raised instantly stop the machine’s activity. The guillotine protection system on the stations with cold glue technology are “patent pending,” a patent owned by PE Labellers (one of the 45 that the company holds). The various types of safety protections are applied at all the most delicate points, both on the machine and on the groups. Another great advantage that the Modular SL allows to obtain is the ability to cover multiple markets, meeting the needs of business sectors such as beverage, wine & spirits, food & diary, personal & home care, as well as the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. All these sectors require a level of competence and flexibility that can only be fully satisfied through a modular approach. The buyers of Modular SL are varied, precisely because it is a solution that responds to many different labelling needs. All of them need to optimize their production processes, or “travel at different speeds” with more or less large machines: the Modular SL covers a truly extended range, providing 9 different diameters, from 576 mm up to 2,320 mm, with speeds ranging from 2,000 bph up to 72,000 bph. The concept of modularity is extended to every component of the machines and strongly oriented towards energy saving. This is why Modular SL represents an effective response, which results in cost-effective production and real optimization of the lines.