January 14, 2005 - Suited for hand-loaded or fully automated cartoning applications, Horizon 100 employs servo main drive, stainless steel welded frame, and precision-milled carton pockets. Additional features include scaled adjustments at all changeover locations, gear-driven rotary carton placer, powered carton magazine, and PLC controls. Design facilitates carton blank loading, jam clearing, and access to machine's interior for maintenance.

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Release date: January 12, 2005

New Horizontal Cartoner Offers Shorter Lead Times and Speeds up to 440 Cartons per Minute

(Elk Grove Village, IL) – SWF Companies’ Tisma Division is proud to introduce its newest horizontal cartoner, the Horizon 100. This simple, ergonomically advanced cartoner is capable of reaching speeds of up to 440 cartons per minute and its standardized design allows it to be delivered in as little as 12-16 weeks.

A SAFE packaging solution (Simple, Affordable, Flexibile, Ergonomic) from Tisma, the Horizon 100 is ideal for hand-load or fully automated cartoning applications. Machine operators enjoy easier carton blank loading, simplified jam clearing and greater access to the machine’s interior for improved maintenance.

Features on the Horizon 100 include a servo main drive, stainless steel welded frame, precision milled carton pockets, scaled adjustments at all changeover locations, a gear-driven rotary carton placer, a powered carton magazine and PLC controls.

Optional features include the patented Flexo-Tray article buckets, hot melt carton closing, cluster lubrication, pendant HMI, adjustable carton pockets and auto-infeeds. Automatic product infeeds include components for robotics, product phasing, collating and counting for primary and display-pack cartons.

SWF Companies:

For almost 60 years SWF Companies has been providing innovative packaging automation solutions worldwide. Located in Reedley, CA, SWF offers an extensive array of products including tray, bliss and RSC formers / sealers, case packers, vertical / horizontal cartoners and robotic packaging solutions.

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Joel Anderson Marketing Manager
USA
Phone: 847-427-9525
FAX: 847-427-9550

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Company Information:
Name: SWF Companies
Address: 1949 E. Manning Ave.
City: Reedley
State: CA
ZIP: 93654
Country: USA
Phone: 800-344-8951
FAX: 559-638-7478
http://www.swfcompanies.com/

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