Logopak sees 11 % more installations during 2009

UK installations of print and apply labelling machines by Logopak International rose 11 per cent in 2009 compared with 2008.

Most of the increase came from the food and drink industry where Logopak UK general manager Wilson Clark reports a number of major installations including 19 case labellers and six pallet labellers for a Scottish distiller and 13 custom-built machines for a cream and yoghurt processor in the North of England.

"Demand from food and drink manufacturers was particularly strong during 2009 although the paper tissue industry has also seen quite a surge in case and pallet labelling installations," says Mr Clark. "There was increased demand also for custom-built machinery."

Print and Apply Labelling Machines

Examples include a duplex gantry-mounted Logopak print & apply case labelling station for Cott Beverages and special three-side pallet labellers for wine and spirit bottler Constellation Europe.

Following the launch of its new generation print & apply machines able to monitor their own performance and give remote warning of errors or maintenance requirements via e-mail, Logopak is now also extending its product warranty.

Wilson Clark explains: "This new technology heralds such a major step forward in reliability for print & apply labelling that Logopak is now offering a ten year warranty, the longest in the industry and a quantum leap from the standard two years offered by most suppliers."