Cost efficient Braille embossing on short and medium carton production runs is offered by Kora-Packmat. The company’s new rotary Braille embosser can be used after die cutting to emboss Braille on printed carton blanks. Embossing the blanks gives more flexibility in positioning of Braille text, the company states.
In operation, the new embosser receives single carton blanks from a servo driven feeder linked to a flighted conveyor. A scanner reads a printed code on each blank to ensure that the printed text is identical to the Braille text on the die - any blank with a wrong code is routed through a reject gate. A check station detects and removes any double feeds to ensure that only single blanks reach the embosser. After embossing, each blank is marked with another code to confirm embossing. This code can be checked when the blanks are fed into a folding gluer or packaging machine.
The operator sets the space between the Braille text and the leading edge of a blank. The machine detects the leading edge. A servo driven motion control system ensures correct spacing from the leading edge to the first Braille character, and synchronizes the surface speed of the rotary embosser with that of the conveyor. The lateral position of the Braille text is determined by the position of the embossing dies on the transverse rollers. Text can be embossed with a maximum of four lines, each with up to 20 Braille characters.
Kora-Packmat says the rotary embosser can handle up to 20,000 carton blanks/hour, and is designed to be loaded and unloaded by one operator.
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