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Case set-up tray glue machines, or glue tray formers are designed to form trays from flat pre-scored containerboard blanks and to use glue to seal the flaps of the tray. During the process of forming a tray in a tray former, glue is applied to the flaps of the tray. As the tray is formed through the operations of the tray former, the glue is compressed into other portions of the trays to allow the glue to set, and form the tray. Glue tray formers can make a number of different tray designs.
The most common tray type formed by glue tray formers are known as standard or common trays. A common tray is usually formed by a male forming head pushing a tray blank though female tray tooling. As the tray blank passes through the female tooling, glue is applied to the tray flaps and the flaps are folded and compressed against other portions of the tray. The tray remains in the female tooling for one machine cycle to allow the glue to set.
Hooded trays can also be made by glue tray formers. Hooded trays are also known as hooded cartons. A glue tray former forms a hooded tray by placing a tray blank between male and female tray forming tooling. Hooded trays or hooded cartons have a solid formed bottom that resembles a tray that is sealed with either glue or tuck flaps. The hooded tray also has a top flap to close the top of the tray. The top flap or hood flap has a smaller flap which can be glue sealed to the outside of the bottom form of the hooded tray or tucked inside the front of the bottom form. As the male tooling pushes the blank through the female tooling, the base of the hooded tray is formed. Glue is applied to the hooded tray base flaps prior to pushing the blank through the tooling and blank passing through the tooling causes the glued flaps to be closed. The hooded tray will remain in the female tooling for one cycle of the glue tray former to allow the glue to adhere the flaps together properly. For hooded trays, additional processing is required to close and seal the hooded top flap of the hooded tray after the tray is loaded. (See Cartoner Semi / Triseal for more information.)
Delkor, Model TFL, automatic, single head, tray former, hot melt glue sealer. Rated from 10 to 60 trays per minute – depending on materials and application. Blank size range: up to 22" in length, up to 24" in width. Equipped with 43" blank tray magazine, vacuum suction cup recipicating pick-in-place, mechanical tray forming head, and Nordson hot melt glue system. Control panel has A/B PLC controller with a touch screen HMI.
OAD: 130"L x 62"W x 90"H
Delkor Model 751, Automatic, single head, tray former, rated up to 75 trays per minute – depending on materials and application. Tray size range: 12" to 36" in Length; 6" to 26" in Width; 1/2" to 5" in Height Equipped with 50" long powered blank tray magazine, (4) suction cup vacuum recipicating pick-in-place, single mechanical tray forming head, Nordson (2) gun hot melt glue system and hooded seal area, with lexan lift-up access door, control panel, with forward, reverse, cycle stop and E stop push buttons and manual and auto, pick on/off and control panel with A/B switches. Mounted on base frame with casters.
OAD: 125"L x 80"W x 88"H
Doboy, Model 751, automatic, single head, tray former. Rated from 10 to 60 trays per minute – depending on materials, application and machine configuration. Tray size range: 4" to 20" in Length; 3" to 12" in Width; 1" to 6" in Height. Equipped with 23" long blank tray magazine, suction cup vacuum recipicating pick-in-place, single mechanical forming head, Nordson hot melt glue system and lexan safety door. Control panel with touch screen HMI. Mounted on (4) leg frame.
OAD: 85"L x 48"W x 88"H
Delkor Model 752, Automatic, dual head, tray former rated up to 150 trays per minte – depending on materials and application. Right to left machine can an handle a varity of size ranges – depending on materials and application. Capable of handling both regular trays to tri-seals.and flat blanks up to (22" W x 30" L) and will form chipboard, corrugated, or poly coated materials.(with proper change parts). Currently set for chipboard tray (8" L x 5-1/2" W x 1 1/4" H). Equipped with dual (30" L x 6"W) powered tray feed magazine, with (2) suction cup vacuum pick-in-place, Nordson IV (4) gun hot melt glue system, (6′ L x 8 1/2" W) product conveyor and Allen bradly controls. Last running in a snack food operation.
OAD: 114"L x 65"W x 78"H
Delkor 752, Automatic, dual head, tray former rated from 60 to 150 trays per minute – depending on materials and application. Blank Tray size: up to 22" in Length; up to 30" in Width. Equipped with two 24" long blank tray magazine, two 2 head vacuum reciprocating pick and places, two shuttle indexing systems, two ram plungers, two tray forming stations, Nordson hot melt glue system, Lexan safety guarding, and push button controls. Mounted on height adjustable legs.
OAD: 106"L x 63"W x 81"H
SWF, Model 1T6K, Tray former hot melt glue sealer with number of trays per minute – depending on materials and application. Tray size range: 11¾" to 38" in Length; 9" to 23" in Width; 2" to 10" in height, Flat blank size range: 16" to 28" in Length; 13" to 40" in Width. Equipped with 16" tray magazine, vacuum pick off station, friction blank wheel feed, Nordson hot melt glue system. Control panel has AB PLC and push button start / stop. Mounted on heavy duty frame.
OAD: 88"L x 74"W x 95"H
Adco, model CTF-470V, Automatic, compact, stainless steel, single head hot melt glue tray former with number of trays per minute – depending on materials, application and machine configuration. Tray size range of: 8¼" to 25¾" in Length; 7" to 18" in Width; 1½" to 8" in Height. Flat blank size range of: 16¼" to 36" in Length; 15" to 26" in Width. Equipped with a 55" long blank tray magazine, reciprocating (4) suction cup vacuum pic-n-place, dual automatic belt blank tray assist, adjustable stroke single arm forming mandrel, Nordson ProBlue hot melt glue unit and vacuum system. A/B PLC controller with touch screen HMI. Mounted on a stainless steel frame with casters.
OAD: 82"L x 66"W x 80"H
Delkor, Model 751, single head, tray former. Tray size range: 12" to 36" in Length; 6" – 26" in Width; 1/2" – 5" in Height. Flat blank size range: 6" to 24" in Width; 15" to 30" in Length. Equipped with 24" long blank tray magazine, reciprocating vacuum pick-in-place, single forming head, Nordson hot melt glue system and Lexan interlocked guarding. AB PLC with touch screen, safety interlocks and E-stop. Speed dependent on materials, application and machine configuration. Change parts required to accommodate size range.
OAD: 113" L x 80" W x 94" H
Bosch, Model 7520, Automatic, dual head, hot melt glue tray former. Rated from 30 to 70 cycles per minute – depending on materials, application and machine configuration. Carton size range: Flat blank 5" to 45.6" in Width and 5" to 35" in Length. Formed carton: 3" to 17" in Width, 4" to 20" in Length and 1" to 6" in depth. Equipped with (2) 22" long blank tray magazines, dual head formers and Nordson hot melt glue system. Control panel has AB controller and touch screen HMI.
OAD: 110" L x 68" W x 88" H
Combi-America, Model HTF, Automatic stainless steel tray erector hot melt sealer. Rated to a maximum of 15 trays per minute – depending on materials and application. Tray size range: 8" to 22" in Length x 8" to 22" in Width x 2" to 9" in Depth. Equipped with 52" long blank tray magazine, vacuum recipicating pick and place, forming head. Nordson ProBlue hot melt glue system with 52" long x 20" wide tray conveyor with discharge height range of 20" to 25" and interlock safety door guarding. All supported by control panel with start, stop and e-stop push buttons. Mounted on stainless steel frame with height adjustable legs.
OAD: 180" L x 85" W x 83" H
Wexxar, Model TF385, Automatic, servo driven, hot melt glue tray former and sealer. Rated up to 30 trays per minute – depending on materials and application. Blank tray size range: 16" to 38" in Length x 13" to 51" in Width. Formed tray size range: 11" to 24" in Length x 10" to 32" in Width x 2.5" to 9.5" in Height. Equipped with 42" Long x 40" Wide x 18" High blank tray magazine with top tray stop, (4) suction cup reciprocating pick and place, bottom tray stop, mandrel ram with major flap plows and minor flap folders. Control panel has A/B PLC, with A/B Panel View and has interlock Lexan safety guarding, optional quick change adjustments and statis light bar. Mounted on heavy duty frame.
OAD: 183" L x 95" W x 110" H
Doboy / Bosch, Model 7520, Automatic, dual head, tray former and hot melt glue sealer rated up to 70 cycles per minute with number of trays – depending on materials, application and machine configuration. Tray size range: flat blank up to 22" in Width; up to 30" in Length. Equipped with dual 30" long blank tray magazine, dual vacuum reciprocating suction cup pick-in-place has dual shuttle flat tray indexing systems with pusher lugs. No tray / no form photo eyes and Nordson ProBlue hot melt glue system. Control panel has touch pad controls with display, start and e-stop push buttons with A/B Powerflex vari-speed controllers and statis light bar. Mounted on heavy duty frame with leveling legs and safety guarding.
OAD: 106" L x 57" W x 90" H
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