Automatic Film Splicer maximizes line efficiency.
Press Release Summary:
Suited for consumer packaged goods and pharmaceutical shrink sleeve packaging operations, SP3HSL Series will maximize line efficiency by eliminating film roll change downtime. Automatic web splicing system is capable of running at speeds up to 450 fpm, automatically splicing end of each expiring roll of film onto new roll. System is suitable for both new production lines and for retrofit installation on existing packaging lines.
Original Press Release:
Butler Automatic Launches SP3HSL Series Automatic Film Splicer
Splicer drastically improves line efficiency in consumer packaged goods and pharmaceutical shrink sleeve packaging operations
Middleborough, MA – Butler Automatic, the inventor and global leader of automatic splicing solutions, announces its new SP3HSL Series Automatic Film Splicer. The SP3HSL Series Automatic Film Splicer, an automatic web splicing system for printed sleeve films, will increase line efficiency in sleeved packaging operations by eliminating film roll change downtime. Film roll changes must occur in shrink sleeve packaging applications as frequently as once every 18 minutes, and changing the roll by hand wastes one to three minutes of production time. By incorporating the SP3 Automatic Sleeve Splicer, roll change time is eliminated, thereby increasing line efficiency by 9% or more in these applications.
“This product was originally developed to solve an efficiency problem for one key customer of Butler Automatic,” said Mike Mucci, Vice President of Engineering at Butler Automatic. “This particular customer will increase line efficiency by 9%, leading to a payback on their investment of less 3 months.”
Capable of running at speeds of up to 450 feet per minute (FPM), the SP3HSL automatically splices the end of each expiring roll of film onto the new roll. The technology is ideally suited for increasing production time in Consumer Packaged Goods and Pharmaceutical applications utilizing shrink sleeve packaging.
The Butler Automatic Sleeve Splicer will be sold both through OEM machine builders for new production lines, and for retro-fit installation on existing packaging lines.
About Butler:
Butler Automatic is the inventor of automatic splicing and the largest global manufacturer of automatic web splicing equipment for food, pharmaceutical, printing and CGP markets. As such, Butler Automatic is uniquely suited to increase uptime and production efficiency in a wide range of packaging applications. With more than 17,000 installations around the world, Butler Automatic is the global leader in automatic splicing solutions. For more information call 508-923-0544 or visit www.butlerautomatic.com.
