Packaging has many functions – it encloses your product, protects it from damage, distinguishes it from competitor goods, and holds your brand’s promise within its fold. If done right, it can not only result in an increase in sales, but also pay your investment in the packaging process back over a short span of time.
The most fundamental function of packaging, however is ensuring that content inside is safely contained – a factor that assumes greater importance in the FMCG, cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries. If tampered with, goods from these industries can prove to be anywhere between detrimental to fatal to the consumer. And this could cost the manufacturer dearly.
As a response to this situation, Nordson Corporation, a leading player in the precision dispensing industry, advocates the use of hot melt adhesives to create bonds that demonstrate tamper evidence in packaging.
By leaving very little to the imagination, tamper evident packaging ensures that consumers know if their goods have been tampered with. This is achieved through visible, physical damage to the primary packaging, in the event it is tampered with.
Nordson has found hot melt adhesive to be particularly useful in providing of tamper evidence, and has successfully devised industry specific solutions for a wide range of packaged goods.
Solutions for tamper evident packaging using hot melt adhesives have, until now, been limited to high speed packaging lines. These lines are not meant for smaller production volumes and are often too expensive and unsuitable for the needs of small businesses. This has resulted in the widespread usage of stick-fed glue guns. In a production environment, not only are stick-fed guns unreliable due to the need for constant replenishment of glue, but also produce poor bonds due to uneven heating and inconsistent adhesive dispensing.
This defeats the purpose of using hot melt, and creates the need for a reliable hot melt dispensing system in producing tamper evident adhesive bonds for small businesses.
Addressing this vacuum is OneMelt, an adhesive dispensing system powered by Nordson.
Just like other Nordson products, the OneMelt takes precision dispensing seriously. However, it is specifically designed to suit the needs of new users of hot melt adhesive and users whose consumptions are low.
The OneMelt is and inexpensive, efficient and self-contained hot melt system with a tank capacity of 2 litres and a melt rate of 1 kg/hour. It comes in two configurations – manual and automatic, where the manual system is comprised of the OneMelt melter, a heated adhesive hose, and a hand-held hot melt applicator. The automatic system has a melter, two hoses and two automatic applicators
The OneMelt system is engineered to enhance your production output and efficiency. The system design utilizes proven technology and simple controls to ensure powerful, trouble-free operation.
Its functioning across installations has demonstrated a notable increase in production up-time, while product quality and performance have been positively impacted as well.
Drawing from their experience as market leaders in the precision dispensing industry, Nordson has designed the OneMelt for varied applications. Where precision, reliability and quality are key, the OneMelt ensures it delivers all three cost-effectively. Visit www.onemelt.com to know more.
