CBW Automation to exhibit at Pack Expo and NPE

Pack Expo 2014 (Booth #7125) will be even more exciting as the company provides attendees with the latest information on its advanced automation technology capabilities and expertise in developing advanced, high-speed automated IML systems for large-tonnage molding (500-1000 tons) machinery, and high-cavitation injection and multi-level stack molds for the packaging industry in North America. CBW Automation's high-speed IML systems are made in the USA, and come with full service and parts support.

"We do not have cookie-cutter systems or 'one size fits all' solutions," notes Robert Harvey, VP sales and marketing for CBW. "Each system that we design, develop and build is customized to meet the specific needs required by our customers' applications, and is tested to ensure total reliability."

CBW Automation's custom IML systems provide innovative label delivery including rotary die-cut, guillotine cut, and their latest innovation that will be unveiled at the National Plastics Exposition (NPE) next year (March 23-27, Orlando, FL). Some of CBW's innovations include flexible, quick-change designs to accommodate a variety of SKUs; independent control for different label placement strokes, varying intrusion depths, and a variety of label configurations. CBW has also provided custom tooling storage carts for extra convenience.

An example of CBW's flexible system design includes a 2x8 stack mold that runs in a 600-ton press. The automation is capable of running two parts, one having a single label, the other requiring two labels. Labels are placed at different label depths for the different parts and with different intrusion strokes to accommodate off-set valve gates. The part retrieval and label placement are designed to optimize the molding process and cycle times for the two different parts.

CBW offers engineering collaboration with brand owners, as well as molded container/lid suppliers to bring to life the optimum in high-speed IML systems. An award-winning collaborative effort resulted in a show-stopper at NPE2012. The project involved six companies that designed, developed and built a high speed, 16-cavity IML mold and molding cell, to produce a generic 5-6cc polypropylene syringe. The IML Syringe featured label technologies including the in-line cutting of the label from a roll and an IML label that incorporated a logo that could only be seen under black light to ensure supply chain security and product safety. The pre-filled syringe won the Judges Award at the International Plastics Design Competition held at NPE 2012.