CASE STUDY SYNERGY HEALTH LABS SITE DETAILS Synergy Health Labs, located in Tampa, FL, is a leading manufacturer specializing in vitamins, minerals, herbs, and an extensive range of health, wellness, and sports supplements. CHALLENGES When Synergy Health Labs began experiencing exponential growth, the company’s existing equipment could not keep up with demand, resulting in poor…
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Aluminum Extruder Company Case Study
CASE STUDY ALUMINUM EXTRUDER COMPANY We recently worked with one of America’s most advanced aluminum extruders. They offer over 5,000 products and have the unique ability to customize products based on customer specifications. The company serves numerous industries, including EV vehicle parts, construction, and aerospace. CHALLENGES Their company was having difficulty managing their label inventory…
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CASE STUDY Giant Jones Brewing Company Giant Jones Brewing Company is an independent, woman-owned brewery in Madison, Wisconsin. As Wisconsin’s only certified organic brewery, their team needed to improve and automate their bottling and canning line. The existing label applicator and conveyor did not add the bottled date and ABV to the labels. The Giant Jones Brewing team was handwriting this…
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Problem: This customer was using a thermal inkjet printer to mark a date code on their plastic bottle caps. The print was not clear, and the operator had to wipe the print-head after each print. The process was very labor intensive and expensive. Solution: PIN Distributor upgraded this customer to a small character continuous inkjet…
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Problem: This customer’s product facility can be hard on packaging equipment. They struggled with their existing small character continuous inkjet systems. Their requirements called for moving the coders around depending on the line configuration that was running that day. The manufacturer was not getting reliable performance from the existing coders. Coder reliability became such a…
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Problem: This client had requirements to upgrade old marking equipment on their food line. They had many issues with existing printers and needed to upgrade. The printing application called for a date and lot code to be printed on the top of a can after it was filled and sealed. After being printed, the product…
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Problem: This customer had older continuous inkjet systems that were a battle to keep running. The customer was spending 30-60 minutes per day cleaning and adjusting the printers to keep them running. Besides the climbing labor costs associated with the daily maintenance of the machines, the downtime become unacceptable because of the company’s growth. Solution:…
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Problem: The customer had requirements to print on both paperboard and high-density polyethylene tubs of chicken salad and the like. The customer’s current printers were old and troublesome. Solution: Hitachi installed a small character inkjet printer on a trial. The printer features a piston pump system with electric motor to circulate the ink as opposed to…
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Problem: This client in Virginia had requirements to upgrade older small character continuous inkjet printers. The older coders were not reliable and were costly to maintain. Since there were four printers, those maintenance costs added up quickly. Solution: The local PIN distributor demonstrated new small character continuous inkjet printers that boasted automatic nozzle seal technology,…
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Problem: This customer manufactures caulk which is filled in tubes. They have a need to mark the caulk tubes with manufacturing information for tracking purposes. Their method of printing consisted of older model continuous inkjet printers of different makes and models. The printers did not provide good print quality and always required adjustments and maintenance,…
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