Product Flexibility:

• The Series 3 bottle labeler comes standard with a 7.5"W x 10'L heavy duty conveyor and label heads that will accommodate up to a 9"W label web. (Upgrade kits for taller labels are available). These standard features enable the Series 3 to run a very broad range of product sizes and shapes.
• Product Size: 5ml vial up to a 10 gallon pail.
• Product Shape: Round, flat-sided, oval/contoured, and other unique and unstable products such as syringes, narrow cylindrical tubes, caps etc...
• Product Material: Plastics, metals, glass, rubber, wood, ceramic and paper products etc...
• Industries: Pharmaceutical, chemical, food, beverage, personal care, dairy, water, nutriceuticals, blow/injection molding, contract packaging, to name a few.

Labeling Flexibility:

• Label Size: min. .1/2"h x 1/2"L max. 10"h x 39"L
• Label Application: Front, back, top, bottom, wrap around up to +100%, booklet, crescent shaped (for tapered rounds)1 label on 2, 3, or 4 panels, corner wraps, 2 adjacent sides, spot, RFID, tamper evident, neck, and 1, 2, or 3 labels orientated on a round product, etc...
• Integrated Options: Thermal print engines for print and apply and UPC bar coding, hot stamp coders, ink jet, and laser coders
• Label Material: Standard Pressure Sensitive paper (opaque), clear, Mylar, and foil labels.
• Industries: Pharmaceutical, chemical, food, beverage, personal care, dairy, water, nutriceuticals, blow/injection molding, contract packaging, to name a few.

Physical Changeover

• Our Series 3 bottle labeler is extremely user friendly and quick to set up physically when changing products and labels.
• The conveyor rails as well as modules such as; the label head(s), wrap around belt, backing pad for wrap, overhead product hold down, and product aligning chains, all have tool - less adjustments and quick reference rulers beveled right on the shafts.
• The tool - less adjustment not only speed up changeover but the gradient ruled shafts help to assist the operator in setting up the labeler physically by giving them a reference point.
• The beveled shafts prevent the rules from wearing off and they are far more cost effective to use over the lifetime of the machine than the digital detent indicators which are an expensive wear item.

Changeover: Touch Panel

Possibly the thing Advanced Liquid Packaging customers like the most about the Series 3 labeling machine is it's simplicity when it comes to it's electronics and especially it's Touch Panel controls.

At first glance, it may not be as colorful as today's popular and expensive, menu based, LCD displays, however, this rugged simple to use system has many unique advantages.

• On the fly adjustments: Series 3 bottle labeler adjustments can be made on the fly on any label head or module without stopping the machine. In addition, unlike PLC ladder logic based LCD interfaces, the operator does not have to dive down thru all of those annoying menu screens and press "Enter" to simply make 1 minor adjustment.
• Fully functional: This Touch Panel allows the operator to increase the overall machine speed and everything ramps up and down accordingly or the operator can change settings individually such as; slowing down the label head so it dispenses the label slower than the product is traveling down the conveyor allowing the label to stretch across a contoured surface, ideal for clear labels.
• 100 Job memory: The operator can recall up to 100 previously stored jobs to expedite set up during changeover from different bottle and label sizes.
• Rugged: Our customers that operate in a Chemical and/or Industrial environment prefer the sealed durable interface over that of the more delicate and expensive LCD interfaces.
• Pre - loaded software: While the Series 3 can communicate upstream or downstream with any of today's popular PLC's such as Allen Bradley or Omron, it does not rely on a PLC to control it's internal operations. Instead an extremely durable and very fast chip contains ALL of the software for every possible upgrade and option that one can get with the Series 3. Because this software is pre-loaded on a chip, this makes field upgrades a snap because all that is needed to activate the software is to flip a "dipswitch" from the "off" to the "on" position inside the touch panel. No downloading proprietary software from a laptop required.
• Miscellaneous features - Batch counting with integrated signal, real time "products per minute display" , total products labeled, additional inputs and outputs for missing label or low label, and integration with other PLC's on other equipment etc...

Field Upgrade Modularity:

• You can start off with one of "Stand Alone" Labelers for labeling wrap around applications, flat panel applications, & promotional spot labeling. Because it utilizes the same "Series 3" Label Head utilized on the Series 3 Premier Labeler, it can be added in the future to a Series 3 base without a label head.
• After mounting the label head from your Stand Alone labeler, you can then have a synchronized Series 3 Wrap Around Labeler with a touch panel screen & 100 job memory.
• The Series 3 Wrap around labeler can then have a 2nd label head, aligning chain module, & top hold down module added to run front and back oval bottles.

Field Upgrade Ready: How is it possible?

• Your Labeler already comes pre-wired with military male/female quick connectors. In addition, the machine is also pre-drilled and tapped for all of the standard modules such as Wrap modules and a 2nd label head.
• Your Labeler does not use a PLC and therefore does not require any proprietary software to be downloaded. Instead, ALL of the software that you would ever need to run Tronics standard modules are simply burned onto a small chip located inside the control panel.
• Finally, once the modules are bolted on and the connectors are plugged in, simply flip the appropriate dipswitch for that module from the off to the on position, the upgrade is complete. [Dipswitch is located inside control panel and the owner’s manual clearly illustrates which switch to flip on].

Design Simplicity:

• The lower water tight cabinet houses the electronics for the Series 3 which are mounted on a drawer that can be pulled out from either side of the machine for easy access and maintenance.
• with its water tight electrical panel removed and the easy access drawer pulled out. Every driver and power supply below is identical.
• Every standard module is powered with a driver found mounted on the easy access electrical drawer. Each driver is identical to the other and has its own cooling fan and power supply. How the wires are arranged dictates which driver controls which stepper motor or module. This makes stocking of parts for your Tronics a snap. (1 spare driver and power supply supports every motor on the system)
• The Series 3 comes pre-wired for all standard modules. All the wiring for our modules use military male/female quick connectors so there is not any wiring required to swap our components.
• Our Series 3 comes with all of the software necessary to run all standard modules burned onto a chip. Therefore there is not any proprietary software downloads to PLC's required.
• The software that comes pre-loaded for all standard modules is simply activated (turned on or off) by flipping the appropriate dipswitch. (dipswitch settings are in the manual or can be given over the phone by a technician)

• Overview - Which introduces first time PS labeler owners to the PS labeling process.
• Physical Setup - Which illustrates (with color photos) the mechanical set up of the labeler.
• Touch Panel Setup - Which illustrates (with color photos) how to make adjustments via the operator interface.
• Troubleshooting Guide - A bullet list format helps the operator to fix common labeling problems such as; skew, bubbling, wrinkles, etc...
• CAD Drawing/Parts list - Exploded view drawings and parts list are provided for every nut, bolt, & washer.
• Purchased parts section - Tronics includes purchased part documentation for items such as sensors including the OEM part numbers.
• Wire Schematics - Complete electrical wiring schematics are included with every system.

Inventory:

Our standard machines are built in advance with all of the standard modules a customer may want. Once an order is placed for a new system any modules not needed to fulfill that order are removed and put in inventory. These module will then be used for the next new machine to be built or for future upgrades to existing customer machines in the field.

We typically may have 10 Series 3 PS labelers and Stand Alone labelers on it's floor at all times ready to be sold and delivered on a moments notice.

These facts, in addition to our extensive parts department with it's own dedicated full-time staff, means that Tronics has a phenomenal supply of parts for service, upgrades, and new machine orders.

Unlike our competition, We rarely requires someone to have to wait 6-8 weeks for delivery while we build there machine from the ground up. In fact, on more than one occasion companies have visited our facility, run their products for the first time, ordered a machine, and took it home, all in the same day!

This is possible due to the inherent design of the machine which is extremely flexible and truly modular.

Durability:

• At 1,200lbs, the Series 3 is built to last. In the age of disposable packaging machinery the Series 3 is truly a long term investment. This same ruggedness is found in every decorating system.
• Base: A rugged, solid, welded (not bolted), platform, which is water tight in order to protect the electronics, is the foundation which the Series 3 is based upon. Though heavy, one person can easily roll the Series 3 about on it's scuff free castor wheels.
• Electronics: Stored inside this base each driver has their own power supply and cooling fan. Each driver which powers a synchronized stepper motor is identical to the other for redundancy and ease of stocking spares. They are mounted on a drawer which pulls out on a track towards the maintenance person from either side of the system for easy access.
• Microchip: Software is stored on a chip as oppose to inside an expensive and less durable PLC and simply snaps inside a socket.
• Shafts: All shafts and pivot points are solid stainless steel (not coated or rolled steel) and precision laser machined with pressed bushings. This assures long lasting, precise, and smooth adjustment throughout the lifetime of the system.
• Touch Panel - Consists of rugged membrane panels as oppose to buttons or expensive LCD displays. They are silicone sealed and water tight.
• Stepper Motors: Are sealed and do not use a fan or venting in order to cool them. This prolongs their life by preventing dust and particulates from getting inside the motors.

Technical Specifications:

• Electrical: 110v; 1 phase; 20 amps (Or 220v single phase per request, no charge)
• Air: None [Some special upgrades require air, standard configuration does not]
• Gross Weight: approximately 1,200lbs
• Accuracy: Placement up to + or – a 32nd of an inch [Subject to testing of samples]
• Maximum Label Height: 8.5”H [For wrap applications it is 5.5”H x 12.5”L]
• Maximum Speed: 1,200 inches of label per minute - per label head [When wrapping, speed is 600” per min.]