Die-cut blanks are loaded into a 100-blank capacity hopper. As they are pulled down through a vacuum system, ends flaps are folded. Locking flaps are pneumatically folded prior to ejection.
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Self-locking tray former
Loveshaw's (Ronkonkoma, NY) Model TF-HL-1 automatically forms self-locking trays at speeds to 20 trays/min, depending on the complexity of the folds.
Mar 31, 1995
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