Packaging & Converting

STS hot melt adhesive systems are provided for all types of packaging and converting industry applications. Examples include: credit card & mailroom equipment, sample mailings, promotional mailings, envelope manufacturing, folder/gluers, presentation folders, case & carton sealing, corrugated box manufacturing, box sealing, pallet stabilization, foam to corrugated lamination…

Systems consisting of our 2400 Series supply units and HA2 Series extrusion applicators have been engineered as an environmentally-friendly option for multiple beads or line placement on packaging and converting applications. These systems have been engineered for the high volume production demands required by the packaging and converting industries. User-friendly STS systems increase production and reduce manufacturing costs.

2400 Series Supply Units

2400 Series Supply Units

  • Modular design can accommodate from one to fourteen modules per manifold.
  • High performance modules capable of 4200 cycle per minute
  • Precision nozzles engineered to provide clean cutoffs and minimize tailing
  • Unique three seal design for long seal life and high performance
  • Readily exchangeable modular design, requires removal of only two bolts for easy replacement and maintenance upkeep
  • Compact heater bodies with module spacing as close as 7/8” are designed to fit in tight spaces required for many applications
  • Capable of high-speed vertical and horizontal applications

Systems utilizing STS HA2 Series spray applicators have been engineered for packaging and converting applications where products are temperature sensitive. These environmentally-friendly systems increase production and reduce manufacturing costs.

  • One Module Spray Applicator

    One Module Spray Applicator

    Patented spray technology allows for pattern widths from 1/4″ to 14” per spray point depending on adhesive type used.

  • High performance modules capable of 4200 cycle per minute
  • Integrated air heaters engineered for maximum application pattern consistency
  • Quick-change in-line filtration prevents nozzle clogging

 

 

Manual extrusion and spray applicators can be combined with our 2400 Series supply units for small to medium run component manufacturing or as a replacement for tape packaging.

Complete workstations available

Extrusion Workstation Edit

Extrusion Workstation

  • In-Line Style Handguns offer ergonomic, compact, lightweight design to minimize user fatigue
  • In-Line handguns are designed with a simple valve mechanism and  fewer moving parts, to provide exceptional reliability and cost effectiveness to maintain
  • Nozzles available in a wide range of custom and standard configurations to meet all hot melt pattern requirements

 

 

 

High performance HA2 Series slot coating applicators offered for contact glue applications including label and envelope manufacturing.

One Module Slot Coater Applicator

One Module Slot Coater Applicator

  • Slot Coating configurations available in 1/8” to 12” widths
  • Coat weights range from 1 – 40 mils
  • Exceptional response speeds for high speed intermittent slot coating
  • Segmented slot nozzles with independent porting for complex slot patterns

 

 

 

Custom bridge systems have been engineered for spray and extrusion packaging and converting applications.

2300 Series Supply Units

2300 Series Supply Units

  • Engineered bridge systems have been designed to span 18 inches up to 14 feet.
  • Custom control systems engineered for continuous or intermittent applications
  • Patented spray technology allows for pattern widths from 1/4″ to 14” per spray point depending on adhesive type used.
  • Custom product length and width detection without changing programing

The packaging and converting industries contains a large field of applications that vary greatly from single bead manual extrusion to fully automated contact and no contact applications. Our systems are designed with each individual application in mind providing a user-friendly hot melt dispensing system that will increase production efficiency and quality.