You decide where to place the label. The applicator automatically maintains speed and registration in synch with your web (up to 96,000 pieces per hour). It stops only when the label supply is exhausted or breaks . . . and we have a nonstop solution for that too. (See how a nonstop model works.)
The PowerStick (patent pending) is an in-line label applicator for fast moving webs:
Fast, reliable, flexible,
Easy to operate,
A leap ahead in technology and speed . . .
It offers new opportunities for packaging and print companies to add labels, promotional items, resealable closures or RFID anywhere on their products. For a direct mail finishing example, read about Segerdahl's use of a PowerStick.
PowerStick label applicators work with any web (paper, film or foil) and attach any type of pressure-sensitive item (including RPNs, flat cards or any products on a release liner).
Packaging - for promo items and resealable closures (e.g. for food bags)
Targeted Direct Mail - for adding labels on your high speed line
Newspapers - for adding RPNs on any page
Magazines - for adding samples on-press
Envelopes and Paper Bags - for putting a coupon booklet or game piece inside
PowerStick Applying Interactive Samples (test run up to 850 items/min)
PowerStick Label Applicator - Models
Models based on Supply & Waste Handling Features
Core Model: smallest model, easily relocated to different press
Includes application components and uses external label supply, external release-liner waste handling and customer-supplied mounting.
Onboard Model: self-contained model
Label applicator complete with onboard label supply, release liner rewind, and frame with side-lay control. The PowerStick Onboard includes one-button reloading: returning to the operator for changing rolls and then automatically moving back to its operating position.
Nonstop Model: self-contained, continuous model for uninterrupted operation
The PowerStick Nonstop includes two Onboard models with interlocking frames and automatic switch-over when a roll finishes or an error occurs. The two units can be easily separated and run as individual Onboard machines. (See how a nonstop model works.)
Because the PowerStick design is modular, we can readily adapt the above models to your needs, for example:
Choose a left or right-handed machine ...
Depending on your web direction and the preferred operator's side
Apply items on the top or bottom of the web ...
Without slowing speed or modifying the other steps in your process
Apply items 3-up, 6-up, whatever you need ...
Using combinations of applicator units with each machine operating independently, coordinating with other units as needed
Common Features - All Models
Flexible Label Placement
Using PowerStick label applicators you can place labels one or two-up in any position on your web. The operator can easily set up the machine by moving the unit to the desired position and entering the repeat position relative to an I-mark. Once the machine is running it uses encoder feedback to automatically maintain registration at any speed.
Synchronized, Continuous Motion with Soft-Start
The PowerStick starts with a quick, controlled acceleration from the stopped position. Then it automatically runs the label supply at a speed proportional to your web or product line to achieve your specified alignment, with no stop-start motion.
Using our patent pending "slide-on" technique, the label peels off the release liner, crosses a slide plate and affixes to the web, as the pinch rollers apply the label. This smooth, accurate operation minimizes your product waste.
Industrial Strength Construction
The PowerStick label applicator is designed for high speeds in high volume industrial environments. Built to last for 8 to 10 years, its construction is similar to that of high quality print and label presses.
