B & h labeling systems introduces the next generation of marathon rollfed labelers at pack expo booth 822. This latest generation of marathon sla, xla and xlua labelers includes over two dozen new design features that will enhance marathon&rsquos ease of operation and speed of changeovers. &ldquoour continuous development program for marathon is focused on helping customers keep pace with constantly changing production requirements and ever changing containers, label materials and adhesives. As always, our ultimate goal is to offer customers the widest window of operation and to be responsive to customer needs and input,&rdquo noted roman eckols, president and ceo of b & h labeling systems. &ldquoby focusing on continuous improvement, we&rsquove taken our high performance marathon labelers and made them even better.&rdquo the latest generation of marathon labelers includes new design features that impact every key functional component of the machine from container infeed to container discharge. Machine components including the label unwind system, the roll on belt system, the feedscrew assembly and the feed roller pressure roller system all include new design features and upgrades.popular options including extended infeed and discharge conveyor, and one touch hand valves for the label unwind core chucks have also been added as standard features. B & h offers three models of marathon labelers, all designed for ease of use, low maintenance and high operating efficiencies with fast size changeovers and exceptional reliability. The marathon series of labelers can label containers from 8 oz. To 3 liters in size. Ideal for low to midspeed operations, the marathon sla labels up to 450 containers per minute cpm. The marathon xla achieves speeds up to 650 cpm. The high speed marathon xlua features a 180° ushaped conveyor that maximizes container stability at speeds up to 650 cpm. Featuring b & h&rsquos smartdrivetm, a four or fiveaxis servomotor drivetrain with automatic label registration and timing, marathon achieves extreme positional accuracy over the life of the machine. With up to five independent servomotors communicating on a highspeed digital bus to synchronize labeling operations, smartdrive eliminates the gears, belts and chains found in traditional labelers. The complete allenbradley drivetrain and controls platform consists of allenbradley servo drives, servomotors, programmable logic controller plc and human machine interface hmi. With its advanced digital design and recipedriven repeatability, marathon labelers achieve the fastest changeover in the industry &ndash less than 15 minutes from one full production speed to another, including the replacement of change parts &ndash by eliminating tedious, timeconsuming manual adjustments.production parameters for every container and label combination can be stored as recipes in the plc and downloaded to set all servo axes to the appropriate positions. Lightweight, colorcoded rco rapid changeover change parts further ease changeover.
