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News Release from: Mosca Direct | Subject: ROTRC automatic strapper
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 12 December 2003
Wide strapping machine packs all
products
In a bespoke solution for a leading furniture manufacturer a wide strapping machine gives the company the flexibility to strap its full range of products.
Mosca Direct has produced its widest ever strapping machine, in a bespoke solution for leading furniture manufacturer Alstons that gives the company the flexibility to strap its full range of products Alstons Furniture, family-owned since the 18th Century, is the largest private producer of bedroom furniture in Britain
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 27 Feb 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Its products are manufactured and flat-packed at Alstons' advanced facility in Ipswich.
As the furniture is produced to order, the packs that require strapping regularly vary in size.
Alstons therefore required a cross-strapper with the flexibility to handle swift changeovers both lengthways and widthways.
Mosca recognised that its ROTRC automatic strapper, with its operator-friendly job selection, was ideal for Alstons' changeover requirements, but soon realised that the application presented an unusual challenge.
The width of Alstons furniture ranges from 1.1m to 2.6m.
The Mosca ROTRC had a width capacity of 2.4m.
As a result, Mosca produced a bespoke version of the ROTRC, wider than any other Mosca machine, to handle Alstons' full range.
The installation also includes a conveyor to carry the products to the strapper.
The ROTRC strapper is capable of both single or double strapping at the throughput speeds required by Alstons.
It incorporates Mosca's pioneering brushless motors, direct drive technology.
This has eliminated the use of gearboxes and clutches and reduced the need for pulleys and chains.
Minimising the number of moving parts ensures excellent long-term reliability and provides improved performance and increased speed across a wide range of applications.
"Mosca's commitment to supplying a quality strapping solution meant that they listened to our requirements and provided a strapper that exactly matched our specification," commented Melvyn Wilkinson of Alstons Furniture.
"They have also demonstrated excellent customer service by keeping in regular contact since the machine's installation." Mosca equipment is available in the UK from its wholly owned subsidiary Mosca Direct of Cotgrave, Nottingham.
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