Long Reach Pallet Labeller Suits Side Load Fork Trucks

Logopak International Ltd

Category: Print and Apply Labellers | 23/04/2010 - 16:49:32

Logopak International is developing a long-reach print & apply labeller to allow food and drink manufacturers to meet new demands for bar code labels on three rather than the conventional two sides of each pallet.

These new demands, which follow the introduction of side- load pallet handling trucks at major retail distribution hubs in the south of England, require an additional label on the long edge of the pallet, close to the back, to give drivers easy access for data scanning.

Long Reach Pallet Labeller

"With these side-load fork trucks the back of the pallet is to the side of the driver who is unable to reach either of the conventional adjacent side labels applied at the front of the pallet," explains Logopak UK general manager Wilson Clark.

Long Reach Pallet LabellerUse of turntables to orientate the pallets has been ruled out on grounds of layout and speed.

"So, in addition to placing the adjacent side labels at the front of the pallet, Logopak is designing the applicator arm of the new Long Reach Pallet Labeller machine to travel all the way down the side, placing a third label towards the back, diagonally opposite the two other labels."

This third label can be reached easily by the fork truck driver and data scanned into the warehouse management system via a hand-held wand.