Above: Martin Automatic, VP sales & marketing Gavin Rittmeyer

In a unique and ambitious plan to bring automated reality to life for the first time at Labelexpo Americas ’24 in Chicago 10 – 12 September 2024, Martin Automatic will combine its machines with complementary technology from LEMU and ETI to manufacture a label production job in real time on Booth 811.

The concept is to demonstrate that converters wanting a choice of technology can use three separate companies yet still end up with a perfectly integrated line for everyday production of high-quality products, knowing that each element is ‘best in class’.

Speaking for Martin, VP sales & marketing Gavin Rittmeyer stated: “We are truly excited about the prospect of bringing a real-life job to Labelexpo and showing how combining technology can be a risk-free investment where the integration is safe and secure.  We see this as an holistic approach to production going forward that will allow the end-user to focus on his or her own individual business model.”

The Martin Automatic equipment on Booth 811 is an MBS butt splicer rated at 800 ft/min (245 m/min) on web widths to 26” (660mm) and maximum roll diameter of 40” (1016mm).  But to feed the ETI line for manufacturing label stock, Martin is supplying a second MBS for dual web feed into the ETI laminator.  The second splicer has a reduced running-direction footprint with an integrated 90-degree micropore turnbar.

“The fact that there is no specific customer for the line on the Booth shows the clear commitment of all three companies to the industry and its future development.  But we are indebted to Channeled Resources, a premier label converter in the Midwest USA, whose job we will be producing live at the expo, for their trust and belief in what integrated automation can offer,” he added.

Martin Automatic is exhibiting at Booth 811 demonstrating the value of non-stop production and how reducing steps in the converting process can improve efficiency and profitability.