BOTTLE MARKING AT LEVER FABERGÉ

Secomak’s Powerstrip System is in use at Lever Fabergé’s Fabric Softener Manufacturing Site, Port Sunlight, Wirral. The Powerstrip system removes moisture from the fabric softener bottles enabling an ink jet identification mark to be accurately placed on the bottle surface. The bottles also need to be dried before being packed.

Powerstrip is placed immediately downstream of a Fuji steam tunnel which shrinks the product sleeve over the bottles. The bottles travel down the line with a gap between each, which has to be maintained. The drying process must not bunch the bottles together.

Compressed air knives were considered as an alternative drying technique but rejected as their performance was unsatisfactory and running costs were prohibitive. Unilever in Delft, Lever Fabergé’s Netherlands-based sister company and already a user of Secomak products, recommended Secomak to the UK branch, prompting the purchase of a Secomak drying system.

Steve Maxwell, Electrical Project Engineer remarked, “Secomak were competitively priced and were able to offer a quick lead time. The machine is reliable and build quality is good.” --