Designed to create, manage, print, and apply tread labels, this system alleviates the following problems:
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Meeting new EU tire labeling mandate
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Traditional method is labor intensive and time consuming
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Government mandated label information complicated
by vendor information requirements
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Volume of purchased labels is very expensive
The applicator consists of a web-based application for dynamic label design (using a template), a high quality ink jet printer, and a specially designed machine to automatically apply the correct label to each tire of a palletized stack.
Benefits
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Just-in-time printing of labels automatically applied
to the tire.
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No minimum order quantities, costly printing setup
or changeover costs
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Centralized software eliminates the cost of supporting distributed applications
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We can interface the TLA with your plant bar code
identification system to automatically select the correct label for each tire. If you don't have a bar
code system we have a solution for that too.
Integration to upper level computers allows the machine to accept labels from a “Print on Demand” (POD) labeling system. In addition the machine is capable of receiving print requests from the Level 1 computer (Tire and # of labels to print) prior to the actual positioning of stacks to be labeled. This allows the machine to have the labels printed and/or queued up prior to their need which contributes to the throughput of the machine.
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The labels are verified for correctness by reading a bar code on the POD label
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The label pick up head has sensors to determine if a label was peeled and applied to the tire correctly.
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Initial labels or blank labels which are ejected in order to fill the label loop are peeled and dumped so the machine can continue to run uninterrupted.
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The machine can adjust its operation to overcome many of the normal problems with label rolls such as missing labels, stuck together labels, blank labels etc.
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The machine interfaces with the up stream and down stream conveyor controls to synchronize its labeling with the normal flow of tires.
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The machine has a maximum label rate (100 percent operational time) of 10,100 tires per day.
Tread Label Applicator User Interface
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The user interface is a touch screen with a graphic display that shows labeling progress per stack, and also contains a Machine Statistics Page.
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User interface displays all alarm messages on screen to help the operator determine what to do in case of a pause condition or machine fault condition.
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Log files record all errors, alarms, pauses, chat messages and movements, for easier troubleshooting of problems when they arise.
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Integrated instant messages (chat) on the machine’s user interface provides a facility for remote assistance by a CTI support engineer.
