AlfaTM Rollquattro Evolution : Precise, Efficient Labeling at High Speed

Sidel’s Alfa Division designs and manufactures automatic labeling machines that employ the industry’s most widely-used technologies to apply labels on various types of containers.

18/05/07 Sidel’s new Rollquattro Evolution labeler offers 30 percent faster changeover times and 20 percent more accuracy at high speeds.  It features a fully redesigned linear labeling station not found elsewhere on the market.

AlfaTM Rollquattro roll-fed labelers apply wrap-around labels in paper or plastic at high speeds (up to 72,000 containers/hour) onto glass, plastic or metal containers.  The Rollquattro Evolution guarantees superior quality labeling while helping to lower production costs, which reduces overall bottle costs.  The machine’s features helped clinch a deal with Chinese food giant Ting Hsin.  The manufacturer ordered twenty Rollquattro Evolution machines for all twenty complete mineral water packaging lines from Sidel currently being installed at its plants.

Label application 20 percent more accurate

Sidel’s Rollquattro Evolution is able to guarantee high-quality labeling at high speed even for hard to apply labels.  Two innovations on the labeling station make label application extremely accurate.

A unique drum shape – oval instead of round - makes label placement 20 percent more accurate for better label registration and greater shelf appeal, without the need for an additional wipe down system found on other machines.
 
The risk of inaccurate label cutting is reduced due to a single rotary cutting blade, which requires fewer adjustments during label changeovers versus other systems with two blades.

Production cost reduction

The Rollquattro Evolution reduces changeover and maintenance time by 30 percent thanks to its linear labeling station composed of separate modules.  This makes it far easier to use compared to traditional roll-fed labelers with their triangular labeling stations. The ergonomically designed station enables the operator to control the entire labeling process and to easily access machine modules during format changeovers and maintenance operations.  The glue feeding system is also easier to use, faster and safer as the tank is located underneath the labeling machine table. The outside of the glue applicator cylinder has a raised diamond-shape design that results in 15 percent total annual savings on glue consumption.

Sidel’s Alfa Division designs and manufactures automatic labeling machines that employ the industry’s most widely-used technologies to apply labels on various types of containers. A pioneer in roll-fed labelers, Alfa has 30 years of experience in the field, enabling it to offer customers equipment and solutions that help keep final product costs down. Today, over 30 Alfa Rollquattro Evolution  F25 labelers are in operation around the world.  Several dozen are currently being installed, and the higher speed Evolution F35 will be available soon.