By Erich M. Lohner, General Manager Sales and Marketing, ATS, ATS
SubscribeBanding is probably the cleanest, simplest, efficient and most cost effective way of holding items together either as part of a manufacturing or logistic process or for final presentation.
Major benefits of banding
- Can be used on virtually any product.
- Secures and unifies multiple items.
- Highly adaptable – can band products that are hard, soft or sensitive, smooth or irregularly shaped.
Major benefits of ATS bands
- Variable tension, adjustable during the banding process, from ‘soft’ to very tight.
- Band security, easily adjustable during the banding process, from very easy to open to highly secure.
ATS equipment
- Choice of heat sealing or cold ultra-sonic welding to suit production needs – ultra-sonic for banding is exclusive to ATS.
- Can be moved to different locations.
- Integrates into production lines.
- Adaptable to differing product/pack sizes and thickness.
- Can be customised to suit production and product range.
- Can be operated in almost all manufacturing conditions – including high humidity and clean rooms.
- Ultra-sonic can use more cost effective banding materials to help reduce operational costs.
- Wide range of machines to suit budgets and operational needs.
Economics
- Economic consumables – whether film or paper.
- Low energy cost – single phase, 230/115V running.
- Banding helps to increase output.
- Environmentally friendly.
- Low maintenance.
- Helps to reduce labour costs.
Marketing
- Wide range of quality papers and film bands available – plain, clear, self-coloured, pre-printed or decorative.
- Can be pre-printed in up to six colours with logos, pictures, sales messages, information and bar codes.
- Variable information, such as use by dates and batch numbers, can be printed on-line.
- Improves product appearance.
- Brand with bands to improve brand penetration.
ATS Automatic Taping Systems, of Zug, Switzerland, is the worldwide leading supplier of banding machines. It manufacturers a wide variety of high quality banding systems for industries as diverse as banking, food, pharmaceutical (including clean rooms), retailing and printing.
Typical examples of banded products – proof that banding can be used on virtually any product or produce – whether a single or multiple item.
Banding is popular with food packers because it is clean and can be used on a wide variety of pack sizes and shapes...
... and in non-foods too, shape and size is not an obstacle...
...while for printers, banding is an excellent way of holding loose items together.
Main ATS manufacturing plant in Meisterschwanden, Switzerland
Main ATS showroom in Switzerland
ATS Automatic Taping Systems AG
CH-6300 Zug
Switzerland
Tel: +41 41 710 06 03
Fax: +41 41 710 81 38
E-mail: info@atsag.ch
Website: www.atsag.ch
Contact:
Erich M. Lohner
General Manager Sales and Marketing
Tel: +41 41 710 06 03
E-mail: erich.lohner@atsag.ch