Case sealer
A case sealer or box sealer is a piece of equipment used for closing or sealing corrugated boxes. It is most commonly used for regular slotted containers (RSC) and can involve adhesive (cold water-borne or hot melt adhesive), box sealing tape, or gummed (water activated) tape.
By contrast, a case erector is equipment for setting-up flat (knocked-down) corrugated boxes and applying a closure to the bottom flaps.
Semi-automated
[edit]With semi automatic equipment, the operator typically fills and loads a box at the entrance to the case sealer; the box may or may not have the bottom flaps previously closed. The operator closes the top flaps and feeds the box in or through a machine which automatically applies the closure. This helps save time and controls the application of the closure materials such as box sealing tape.
Fully automated
[edit]Fully automatic equipment is available which does not require an operator. All functions, including closing the flaps, can be automated.
Other
[edit]Case sealers can also be categorized as either adjustable to fit production runs of a uniform box size or random, capable of handling a mixed variety of box sizes without machine adjustment.
Several machine design options have been developed.[1][2][3][4]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ US 4044527, Ulrich, Lawrence Walter & Walker, Connie Wayne, "Apparatus for sealing containers", published 1977-08-30, assigned to Durable Packaging Corp.
- ^ US 6067773, Le, Tuan Vinh, "Semi-automatic random box sealer", published 2000-05-30, assigned to 3M Innovative Properties Co.
- ^ US 3775937, Devan, Frank & Devan, Fred, "Automatic random size box sealer", published 1973-12-04, assigned to Devon Tape Corp.
- ^ US 5730831, Jensen, Jr., Van E.; Mitchell, Michael R. & Vasilakes, Lloyd S., "Adjustable tape width case sealer", published 1998-03-24, assigned to Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
References
[edit]- Yam, K.L., "Encyclopedia of Packaging Technology", John Wiley & Sons, 2009, ISBN 978-0-470-08704-6
External links
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