Labelling Equipment Solution Gives UK E-Cigarette Manufacturing a Cutting Edge

Source from:  Packaging Europe (uk) 02/03/2015

Booming business has led a leading supplier of e-cigarettes and vaping liquids to turn to Advanced Dynamics Ltd for the bottle labelling equipment it requires to keep pace with the growing demand for its products, which are manufactured in the UK.

Vampire Vape, based in Lancashire, was in the market to upgrade its labelling operation, which had been dependent on manual handling and labelling equipment from a previous supplier that could not cope with the increased volume of orders.

Advanced Dynamics delivered an assessment of the client's operational requirements before recommending Pack Leader's flexible PL-501. The machine's slick look, robust construction and impressive high labelling throughput fitted the bill perfectly, according to Vampire Vape's managing director Phil Boyle.

Exclusively available in the UK from Advanced Dynamics, the PL-501 is applying labels consistently to containers of various sizes from 10ml and is working five times faster than Vampire Vape's filling equipment. The PL-501 has a one-touch screen for easy operator use and can accurately place labels every time. It is built to the highest standards using quality materials such as stainless steel and anodised aluminium.

Knowing that Advanced Dynamics was located just across the Pennines from the e-cigarette company's manufacturing site also played a part in the decision as Vampire Vape needed a local after-sales service that could respond quickly to its needs - vital for a company that prides itself on offering 24-hour delivery and cannot afford delays in production.

Mr Boyle commented: "We did look at equipment further afield but we try to source all our needs from within the UK and the PL-501 from Advanced Dynamics was the perfect fit for our production line. It's very flexible and is currently labelling our own range e-liquid products in all container sizes. It looks fantastic, is boosting productivity and does everything we want. "

"The machine labels the products accurately and consistently and once you turn the equipment on we don't have to touch it for hours. When we set up three years ago we were hand labelling around 1,000 bottles a day, the PL-501 is doing about 120 bottles a minute which means we can deploy staff to more productive tasks, saving us money and labour."

Advanced Dynamics is offering a free audit for companies looking to replace manual handling with automatic labelling systems such as the affordable Pack Leader range. Automating repetitive processes can save time, money and significantly boost output without making much of a dent in a company's capital budget.

Pack Leader's accurate and robust fully-automated label applicators cater for a variety of container sizes, cartons and bottle shapes, whether glass or plastic, and can reliably label the full range of package configurations to suit individual budgets, operating conditions and product characteristics.

E-Cigarettes are proving increasingly popular as an alternative to tobacco. By tapping into the latest labelling technology from Advanced Dynamics, Vampire Vape is maximising productivity and boosting its competitiveness in an increasingly crowded marketplace. Enditem