Transcript TAPPI 2008 TS-4 Presentation PPT

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Testing Machines Inc.
Ronkonkoma, New York
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Lawson-Hemphill
Swansea, Massachusetts
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Messmer Instruments, Ltd.
Kent, United Kingdom
TESTING MACHINES INCORPORATED (TMI)
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Büchel BV
Veenendaal, Netherlands
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Lako Tool & Manufacturing, Inc.
Perrysburg, Ohio
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Adamel Lhomargy SAS
Roissy en Brie, France
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TMI Canada
Point Claire - Dorval, Quebec
PHYSICAL PROPERTY TESTING INSTRUMENTS
FOR THE FOLLOWING INDUSTRIES:
• PAPER
• PULP
• FILM
• FOIL
• INK
• COATINGS
• NONWOVEN
• TEXTILE
• CORRUGATED
LAKO TOOL & MFG
BRIEF HISTORY & COMPANY OBJECTIVES
• OVER 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
• PROVIDING SEALING CUTTING & PUNCHING SOLUTIONS
• LEADING MANUFACTURER OF REPLACEMENT SEAL JAWS
• PURPOSE TO DESIGN TOOLING TO IMPROVE PACKAGE QUALITY
• REDUCE COSTS FOR CUSTOMERS
• NUMBER OF PATENTED PRODUCTS
PATENTED PRODUCTS
HOT CHAMBER PUNCH (HCP)
• WIDELY USED IN INDUSTRY
• USED TO PRODUCE STRONG HOLES IN
POLYPROPYLENE FILMS
• USED IN VERTICAL SEALING APPLICATIONS
• MELTS HOLE WHILE SEALING AND ANNEALING
• SUPPORTS THE USE OF REDUCED COST LIGHTER
GAUGE FILMS
PATENTED PRODUCTS
POLYMER SEALING DEVICE (PSD)
• DEDICATED TO COLD SEAL APPLICATIONS
• FLEXIBLE SEAL INSERTS ELIMINATE SCRAP
• CONFORM TO FILM IRREGULARITIES
• ELIMINATES END SEAL FRACTURES
• SEALS THROUGH FILM WRINKLES
• RESULTS IN FRESHER PRODUCT
• YEILDS LONGER SHELF-LIFE
• REDUCES COST AND INCREASES MANUFACTURER
PROFITS
PATENT PENDING
MODULAR SEALING DEVICE (MSD)
• LATEST DESIGN TO SUPPORT MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL
• FIXED BASE FACILITATES EASY CHANGE OUT
• EASY ACCESS TO FAILED HEATING ELEMENTS
• QUICK CHANGE OF SEAL INSERTS
• MSD BASE SUPPORTS HOLE PUNCH OR STANDARD INSERTS
PATENTED PRODUCTS
THE “BOW” DESIGN SEAL SURFACE
• USE IN HEAT & COLD SEAL APPLICATIONS
• CAN BE USED WITH “MSD” JAWS TO REDUCE DOWN-TIME
• EASY CHANGE FROM HOT TO COLD SEALING
• MORE FORGIVING THAN UNDERCUT SEAL SURFACES
• GREATER TOLARANCES ALLOW SEALING WITH FIN LENGTH VARIANCES
• ALSO SEALS WHEN PACKAGES DO NOT TRACK CORRECTLY
MODULAR HEAD ASSEMBLIES
AND OTHER TOOLING
SL & TS SERIES SEALERS
SL2 – DIGITAL CONTROL
HEAT SEALER
TS4 – DIGITAL CONTROL
HEAT SEALER
SL5 – PLC CONTROLLED
HEAT SEALER
SL10 – HOT TACK TESTER
SEAL TESTER
TS12 – DIGITAL CONTROL
HEAT SEALER
TS-4 DIGITAL HEAT SEALER
DIGITAL SEAL PRESSURE
OUTPUT DISPLAY
(5-point accredited calibration)
DWELL TIMER
PRESSURE REGULATOR
INDEPENDENT UPPER
AND LOWER SEAL
TEMPERATURES
SWITCH SELECTABLE DUAL
PRESSURE SET POINT FOR
TIMER ACTIVATION
(NOT SHOWN ON PROTOTYPE
MACHINE PICTURE)
4” LENGTH OF SEAL
PRECISION DUAL-BEAM
LOAD CELL
(5-point accredited calibration)
TS-4 DIGITAL HEAT SEALER
TS-4 HEAT SEALER STANDARD FEATURES
• SWITCH SELECTABLE DUAL PRESSURE SET POINTS
FOR TIMER ACTIVATION
• PRECISION LOAD CELL SYSTEM
• 5-POINT ACCREDITED CALIBRATION
• MEASURES & DISPLAYS TOTAL FORCE
• INTEGRATED DIGITAL ELECTRONIC CONTROLLER
• DISPLAYS SEALING FORCE
• LOAD TARE FUNCTIONALITY
• 5-POINT ACCREDITED CALIBRATION
• SEAL LENGTH
• ONLY 4” SEAL JAW LENGTH
• 1” WIDE SAMPLE LOADING TRAY
• MACHINE WEIGHT
• ONLY 45 LBS
• DIMENSIONS 10” X 12” X 21.5”
CUSTOMIZATION AVAILABLE!!
TS-4 DIGITAL HEAT SEALER
TS-4 HEAT SEALER SETUP PARAMETERS
• SEAL TEMPERATURE
• WIRING OF THE CONTROLLERS REDUCES
TEMPERATURE INPUT ERROR
• FOOTSWITCH ENSURES ACCURACY
• DWELL TIME
• DIGITALLY CONTROLLED
• STARTS ONCE PRESSURE SET POINT IS
MET
• PRESSURE
• DIGITAL OUTPUT DISPLAY
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