Labeling Innovations from Weber

A few months ago we previewed our new Model 4300 Pro-Apply. Check out our national sales director, Rhett Campbell, showing the new printer applicator to the Packaging World audience.

We are excited to share with our readers that we have completed the first 4300 Pro-Apply unit and shipped it to our customer. The system was designed and built at our global headquarters in Arlington Heights, IL.

As Jessie Gonzalez (left) and Kevin Valentine (right) finished testing the applicator, I asked them some questions about the finished product.

We just posted a brand new video on our Model 4300 Pro-Apply label printer-applicator. Here are some highlights of what you’ll learn:

We opened up the February 2012 issue of Packaging World magazine to find a really nice article on Howard Products’ use of a Weber labeling system and prime labels to label its line of preeminent wood care products.

The combination of our Tronics 3 system and Weber digitally-printed, pressure-sensitive labels provides Howard Products with packages that have great shelf-appeal and an updated labeling operation that will pay for itself within 18 months.

Link to our website for in-depth information on the features, benefits and specifications of the Tronics Series 3 label application system from Weber. And while you’re at it, take a look at the videos available there, as well.

Thanks to Howard Products for letting us visit its facility in Paso Robles, CA, to document the Weber system and labels in action!

Packaging pros got a pre-introduction sneak peek at our all-new Alpha Compact pressure-sensitive label applicator back in September at the big Pack Expo show in Las Vegas.

The economically-priced unit, which features a small footprint yet employs the highly-accurate wipe-on method to affix p-s labels to packages right on the production line, proved to be crowd-pleaser in our booth. And now that the Alpha Compact is ready for delivery, we just recently distributed an email blast introducing the applicator to thousands of our customers.

Wow. The response has been overwhelming, as hundreds of curious people have taken a closer look at the Alpha Compact on our website. Here are some of the features they’re reading about:

• Applies label up to 4.7” wide and 11.8” long
• Speeds along at up to 164 feet/minute
• Labels tops, bottoms or sides of packages
• Provides accurate placement to within ±0.03”

And, of course, we’re making the ruggedly constructed unit available in both right- and left-hand models.

So, if you’re interested in a cost-efficient solution to really terrific p-s labeling, take a look at the Alpha Compact wipe-on label applicator.

Why? Because we really have ‘Been There, Labeled That.’ So we thought we’d launch a platform to keep you on the leading edge of what’s happening in the world of labels and labeling solutions.

We’ve assembled a group of Weber subject matter experts who want to share their knowledge with you. Some have terrific insights into all descriptions of pressure-sensitive labels, including variable-imprint, prime, digital – you name it. Others specialize in labeling system solutions, like label applicators, printer-applicators and more.