EoW September 2013

Feature Handling & packaging equipment

Tag it! Locating and writing off lost stock is a major drain on any business. If your company produces high value products this is a particularly time consuming and costly problem. However, this problem can be reduced through effective product identification and tracking. UK-based IML Labels and Systems Ltd has a wealth of experience and knowledge of manufacturing high performance tags and self-adhesive labels to endure hostile conditions, extreme temperatures and rough handling. Thermotag 600 withstands temperatures up to +600⁰C and is a product unique to IML.

early 1990s, Rip-proof is available in nine distinctly different colours to support easy colour coding at long range. It is supplied plain or pre-printed up to three colours and can be overprinted with variable information by the customer using a thermal transfer printer. Rip-proof also springs back after creasing and crushing making it ideal for tough production environments; it withstands temperature ranges of -40⁰C to +200⁰C. IML also produces a range of heavy-duty self-adhesive labels capable of adhering to uneven, rough and oily surfaces and withstanding the effects of weathering for prolonged periods. IML Labels and Systems Ltd – UK Website : www.iml-labels.co.uk

Thermotag 600 was developed by the company, in conjunction with leading metal producers calling for tags which could be applied sooner in the production cycle to help maximise efficiencies. It also resists crumpling and creasing to maintain data readability in environments where rough handling and mechanical control are used. Thermotag 600 can be supplied plain or pre-printed in up to six colours and supplied in rolls suitable for thermal transfer overprinting, offering a solution to traditional metal tags. IML’s Rip-proof tags are ideal if ultimate strength and durability are the most prominent needs. Pioneered by IML in the

Quality certified and assured GMP Slovakia is a leading manufacturer of steel reels, drums and handling equipment for the wire and cable industry. The company is quality certificated according to the European DVN certification, which guarantees excellent product quality. The range is very wide and includes many different models: reels for steel, copper and aluminium wire drawing and stranding process, drums for cable and rope in reinforced version for process and in lightweight version for transportation (which can be supplied disassembled to reduce transport costs). GMP Slovakia also supplies collapsible reels for coil production and all the necessary equipment to handle reels, drums and coils. The most famous take apart reel is the patented Easykoil Plus, which is a collapsible reel that releases the coil automatically and can also be used as a coil lifter. The company has also designed a special reel for pay-off, which is very light and simple to use: the reel can be opened either by pneumatic gun or manually and is fully customised in dimension.

GMP Slovakia is a specialist in suggesting the correct reel for every use, thanks to the great knowledge of sales, technical and production staff who have worked in the reels business for several years. Many different special products are also available: skid roll and dolly base for off-shore and umbilical big drums, all studied and designed by the technical department in cooperation with profes- sional agencies following customer needs.

During recent years the company has manufactured big cable drums for special projects, including drums with a flange diameter of 4.2m and a width of 7m for a loading capacity of 57 tons. The drums have been supplied disassembled and assembled at the customer’s plant. GMP Slovakia – Slovakia Website : www.gmp-slovakia.com ▲ ▲ One of the reels on offer from GMP Slovakia

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September 2013