Industry News Adhesivos del Segura fits Martin Automatic to its Gallus presses


Located in Murcia, in Spain’s south east corner, Adhesivos del Segura SA is one of the country’s best equipped label converters, with more than 16 printing machines, and 12 cutting and finishing units, including digital technology. Renowned for supplying labels to the food industry as well as high volumes of blank labels for shipping purposes, the company currently employs more than 150 people at its 7,000sq/m plant that generates more than 27 million square metres of label stock each year. After detailed market research, the company decided to invest in Martin Automatic roll handling technology, and in 2015 installed the first of four of the American manufacturer’s MBS unwind/splicer machines, which have since been joined by another MBS and LRD transfer rewinder. Speaking for Martin Automatic, sales manager for Southern Europe, Ed Pittman commented, “We were


convinced that automation would make a big difference to productivity at Adhesivos del Segura, and so it proved – but to secure five more orders in the space of three years is a clear indication of the benefits the customer sees in Martin equipment.” According to Victor Abellaner, general manager at the Murcia plant, Martin technology was the preferred choice for its relative simplicity, which implied a high degree of reliability that has been well proven in the rigours of day-to-day commercial operation. The first four MBS splicers are all fitted to Gallus EM series presses: three on EM 340s and one on an EM 410. The latest MBS and first LRD are fitted to the company’s EMS 430.


Macsa launches idTIJ thermal inkjet printing solution


WaveGrip G1 streamlines manufacturing for Tupps Brewery


WaveGrip’s innovative multi-packing G1 applicator is helping Tupps Brewery streamline its manufacturing process while also providing a sustainable, environmentally friendly solution to the multi-packing of its beer cans. Based in McKinney, Texas, Tupps Brewery offer a wide range of beers from easy drinking


American Wheat and smooth Pale Ales, to an over the top Imperial Stout that sits at 12.1 per cent ABV. Currently the brewery offers can and keg products and distributes its beers across North Texas, Austin, San Antonio and the state of Oklahoma. The G1 applicator from WaveGrip was the perfect choice for Tupps Brewery thanks to a


top speed of 100 cans per minute (cpm), full automation and its easy to use design. The G1 has helped improve their manufacturing process and even being run at the current level of 45 – 50 cpm, is providing huge savings in both the cost of materials and in labour. As well as the improvements in production, the sustainability of the WaveGrip carriers


Macsa ID has launched its first ever small character thermal inkjet (TIJ) printer. With the Barcelona-based company’s marking software and intuitive, user-friendly design, the new idTIJ is particularly suited to high resolution, high speed printing applications in the food, pharmaceutical, personal care and beverage industries. Macsa’s new idTIJ printer boasts a series of key features which combine to make it one of the best TIJ options on the market. The machine’s design ensures flexible and easy integration into existing production lines with maximum uptime. Utilising Macsa’s marking software, the idTIJ offers


accurate and consistent reproduction of barcodes, alphanumeric texts, 2d data matrix codes, dates, logos and graphics on to virtually any porous and non-porous surface, including cardboard, blister packs and PE and HDPE plastics. Macsa’s idTIJ is compact, reliable and simple to use. It incorporates an intuitive 10 inch colour touch screen which has been specially developed to facilitate easy installation, operation and maintenance, as well as improve overall user experience.


played a large part in the decision-making process for Tupps. Weighing less than 4g for a standard six-pack and using less material than any other mutli-packing solution, WaveGrip is the lightest carrier on the market. Additionally, all WaveGrip carriers are 100 per cent recyclable and meet current US Packaging regulations by being photodegradable.


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