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Case set-up tray glue machines, or glue tray formers are designed to form trays from flat pre-scored containerboard blanks and to use glue to seal the flaps of the tray. During the process of forming a tray in a tray former, glue is applied to the flaps of the tray. As the tray is formed through the operations of the tray former, the glue is compressed into other portions of the trays to allow the glue to set, and form the tray. Glue tray formers can make a number of different tray designs.
The most common tray type formed by glue tray formers are known as standard or common trays. A common tray is usually formed by a male forming head pushing a tray blank though female tray tooling. As the tray blank passes through the female tooling, glue is applied to the tray flaps and the flaps are folded and compressed against other portions of the tray. The tray remains in the female tooling for one machine cycle to allow the glue to set.
Hooded trays can also be made by glue tray formers. Hooded trays are also known as hooded cartons. A glue tray former forms a hooded tray by placing a tray blank between male and female tray forming tooling. Hooded trays or hooded cartons have a solid formed bottom that resembles a tray that is sealed with either glue or tuck flaps. The hooded tray also has a top flap to close the top of the tray. The top flap or hood flap has a smaller flap which can be glue sealed to the outside of the bottom form of the hooded tray or tucked inside the front of the bottom form. As the male tooling pushes the blank through the female tooling, the base of the hooded tray is formed. Glue is applied to the hooded tray base flaps prior to pushing the blank through the tooling and blank passing through the tooling causes the glued flaps to be closed. The hooded tray will remain in the female tooling for one cycle of the glue tray former to allow the glue to adhere the flaps together properly. For hooded trays, additional processing is required to close and seal the hooded top flap of the hooded tray after the tray is loaded. (See Cartoner Semi / Triseal for more information.)
Bosch, Model 7520, Automatic, dual head, hot melt glue tray former. Rated from 30 to 70 cycles per minute – depending on materials, application and machine configuration. Carton size range: Flat blank 5" to 45.6" in Width and 5" to 35" in Length. Formed carton: 3" to 17" in Width, 4" to 20" in Length and 1" to 6" in depth. Equipped with (2) 22" long blank tray magazines, dual head formers and Nordson hot melt glue system. Control panel has AB controller and touch screen HMI.
OAD: 110" L x 68" W x 88" H
Combi-America, Model HTF, Automatic stainless steel tray erector hot melt sealer. Rated to a maximum of 15 trays per minute – depending on materials and application. Tray size range: 8" to 22" in Length x 8" to 22" in Width x 2" to 9" in Depth. Equipped with 52" long blank tray magazine, vacuum recipicating pick and place, forming head. Nordson ProBlue hot melt glue system with 52" long x 20" wide tray conveyor with discharge height range of 20" to 25" and interlock safety door guarding. All supported by control panel with start, stop and e-stop push buttons. Mounted on stainless steel frame with height adjustable legs.
OAD: 180" L x 85" W x 83" H
Wexxar, Model TF385, Automatic, servo driven, hot melt glue tray former and sealer. Rated up to 25 trays per minute – depending on materials and application. Blank tray size range: 16" to 38" in Length x 13" to 51" in Width. Formed tray size range: 11" to 24" in Length x 10" to 32" in Width x 2.5" to 9.5" in Height. Equipped with 42" Long x 40" Wide x 18" High blank tray magazine with top tray stop, (4) suction cup reciprocating pick and place, bottom tray stop, mandrel ram with major flap plows and minor flap folders. Control panel has A/B PLC, with A/B Panel View and has interlock Lexan safety guarding, optional quick change adjustments and statis light bar. Mounted on heavy duty frame.
OAD: 183" L x 95" W x 110" H
Doboy / Bosch, Model 7520, Automatic, dual head, tray former and hot melt glue sealer rated up to 70 cycles per minute with number of trays – depending on materials, application and machine configuration. Tray size range: flat blank up to 22" in Width; up to 30" in Length. Equipped with dual 30" long blank tray magazine, dual vacuum reciprocating suction cup pick-in-place has dual shuttle flat tray indexing systems with pusher lugs. No tray / no form photo eyes and Nordson ProBlue hot melt glue system. Control panel has touch pad controls with display, start and e-stop push buttons with A/B Powerflex vari-speed controllers and statis light bar. Mounted on heavy duty frame with leveling legs and safety guarding.
OAD: 106" L x 57" W x 90" H
Wexxar Model IPAK TF-200S, Automatic, 4-corner servo, tray former, hot melt glue sealer with number of trays per minute – depending on materials and application. Tray size range: per application and is capable of forming different type trays with proper change parts. Equipped with blank tray magazine, and has blank size of 32¾" x 32¾", (4) suction cup vacuum reciprocating pick and place and tray feed bar with bottom tray stop, single mandrel ram head with Nordson Model 14 Liberty hot melt glue system. Control panel has A/B PLC controller with etherNer/IP and Siemens Simatic HMI touch screen interface with readout, reset and e-stop push buttons with 132" long x 36" wide tray discharge conveyor. Mounted on heavy duty frame with safety door guarding.
OAD: 225"L x 87"W x 137"H
Adco, Model AFCH-25-2-SS, Automatic, stainless steel, dual head, tray former. Rated up to 35 cycles per minute with number of trays – depending on materials and application. Tray size range: 3" to 15" in Length; 3" to 10" in Width, ¾" to 4½" in Depth each head. Capable of handling flat blank sizes up to 17" in Length and 20" in Width. Equipped with dual blank tray magazines, dual vacuum suction cup recipicating pick-in-place, mechanical tray forming heads, Nordson hot melt glue unit and on board vacuum system. Control panel has A/B Micrologix controller with vacuum, glue, speed control switches and start, stop, e-stop push buttons with statis light. Mounted on heavy duty stainless steel frame with leveling legs and interlock safety guarding.
OAD: 88" L x 97" W x 98" H
Adco, Model AFCX-35-2-EC, Automatic, stainless steel, dual head, tray former. Rated up to 35 cycles per minute with number of trays – depending on materials and application. Tray size range: 3" to 17" in Length; 3" to 16 in Width; ¾" to 4½" in Height each head. Equipped with 70" long (1) chain lugged tray conveyor set on 22" centers and has 1½" long x 2" high lugs, dual 24" long blank tray magazines, dual vacuum suction cup recipicating pick-in-place, mechanical forming plungers, no tray / no form photo eyes with Nordson hot melt glue unit and has an on board vacuum system. Control panel has A/B Micrologix controller with run, jog, carton pick, head select, glue guns and speed control dials with drive start, stop and e-stop push buttons with statis light. Mounted on stainless steel frame with leveling legs and interlock safety guarding.
OAD: 80" L x 96" W x 94" H
Delkor, Model TFS, Automatic, stainless steel, (3) head, tray former. Rated from 10 to 55 cycles per minute with number of trays per minute – depending on materials, application and machine configuration. Welded stainless steel construction. Maximum Blank Size: 18" in Length; 14" in Width. Equipped with (3) 42" long powered blank tray magazines, (2) suction cup vacuum recipicating pick-in-place, (3) mechanical tray forming heads. Control panel has A/B PLC and panelview controller with start, stop, e-stop push button controls and statis light. Mounted on stainless steel frame with lift-up access safety door guarding.
OAD: 126"L x 105"W x 108"H
Kliklock, Model ASU4WS, automatic, stainless steel, single head, tray forming hot melt glue sealing machine. Tray size range: 5" to 16" in Length; 4" to 10" in Width; 1" to 4" in Depth. Equipped with 18" long blank tray magazine, suction cup reciprocating pic n place, single head ram with Norden hot melt gue system, minor flap and major flap folding plows and hooded seal area with lift-up access door. Control panel has start / stop / e-stop push button controls. Mounted on heavy duty base frame.Rates dependent on materials, application and machine configuration.
OAD: 80"L x 60"W x 96"H
Delkor Model TFM-1201, automatic, single head, tray former. Tray size range: 38" maximum blank width and 30" blank length. Equipped with 40" long blank tray magazine, vacuum suction cup recipicating pick-in-place, single mechanical tray forming head, Nordson ProBlue hot melt glue system and hooded seal area with lexan lift-up interlock access safety door. Control panel has A/B controller and A/B touch pad controls, with start, stop cycle, reset, e-stop push buttons and statis light bar. Mounted on heavy duty frame. Speed dependent on materials, application and machine configuration.
OAD: 144" L x 75" H x 104" H
SWF, Model 1D5A, Automatic, tray former, hot melt glue sealer. Rated from 12 to 35 cases per minute – depending on material and application. Tray size range: 9¼" to 31-7/8" in Length; 8" to 20" in Width; 4" to16" in Height. Equipped with 18" long blank case magazine, (3) suction cup vacuum pic n place, single friction feed wheel, internal flange closer, Nordson hot melt glue system with pattern controller and integrated vacuum system. Control panel has run / jog, manual / auto and vacuum on / off switches with start / e-stop buttons. Mounted on heavy duty frame with cage style safety guarding.
OAD: 96"L x 70"W x 107"H
Doboy, Model 751, automatic, single head, tray former. Rated from 10 to 60 trays per minute – depending on materials, application and machine configuration. Tray size range: 4" to 20" in Length; 3" to 17" in Width; 1" to 6" in Height. Equipped with 36" long powered blank tray magazine, (3) suction cup vacuum recipicating pick-in-place, single mechanical forming head, Nordson (3) gun hot melt glue system with hooded seal area and lexan lift-up access safety door. Control panel has touch pad controller, with manual / auto switch, vacuum on / off switch, push button forward / stop and E-stop. Mounted on (4) leg frame.
OAD: 130" L x 69" H x 92" H
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