Creative Automation Inc: 'Sideserter'

Operating at speeds to 65 bottles/min, the Model 600 'sideserter' from Creative Automation, (Passaic, NJ) hot-glues leaflet labels to the sides of square or rectangular bottles.

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Leaflets can be as small as 1 sq" and as large as 9 sq". Leaflet thickness can range from 0.048" to 0.188". Supplied with its own conveyor, the sideserter can be integrated into existing packaging lines.

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