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Synchronizing an infeed conveyor with an application roller

A photoelectric sensor with a speedy response time combines with a fully programmable motor/controller to ensure that Glue Dots brand adhesive dots are placed in register.

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Introduced in the Summer of 2011, the SD-900 from Glue Dots provides automatic in-line application of Glue Dots brand double-sided, pressure-sensitive adhesive dots that bond instantly to virtually any surface. The SD-900 is commonly used by Consumer Packaged Goods companies to attach something “extra” to a package, perhaps a coupon, for example, or a sample toothbrush to a toothpaste tube carton. (See video at www.bit.ly/pwe00403.)


For purposes of illustration, picture a folding carton blank being conveyed beneath the SD-900. The Glue Dots adhesives are dispensed from a white release liner. On the release liner are black registration marks that help synchronize the position of the Glue Dot with that of the carton on which the dot is to be placed. The registration marks are detected by a TriTronics (www.ttco.com) SmartEye Mark II photoelectric sensor, which in turn sends a signal to an intelligent, fully programmable step motor controller. This controller also receives an input from an encoder on the conveyor that carries the folding carton, so the controller knows the speed of the conveyor. Knowing the position of the eye mark on the release liner and the speed at which the folding carton is being conveyed, the step motor controller accurately synchronizes the speed of the roller applicator that applies each dot to the speed of the conveyor. As a result, each Glue Dot is always applied in register on just the spot where it’s supposed to be.

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