G&K–Vijuk Sigma Tabber
Automatically tab seal folded products in line with folding systems and other finishing machines.
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A - Features
TOUCHSCREEN CONTROLLER for setting total and batch counts, production speed, and belt speed. Also for setting product length—manually, or automatically by sensor.
B - Features
TRANSPORT BELTS for feeding products.
C - Features
SERVO-DRIVEN ROTOR with four shafts and clamps.
D - Features
TABBING UNIT affixes tabs to folded product.
E - Features
TAB ROLL
F - Features
WASTE TAKE-UP SPOOL
G - Features
DELIVERY UNIT for collection of tabbed output.
- Description
Advantageous collaboration…
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Manufactured in conjunction with Sigma Engineering of the Netherlands, now a member of the GUK Group, the G&K–Vijuk Sigma Tabber is an innovative answer to the packaging needs of the graphic arts and pharmaceutical industries.
User-friendly tabber…
Front access allows quick, easy setup and convenient operation.
- Transport belts are adjustable with digital dials for micro alignment.
Efficient positioning of product for tabbing…
- Four shafts with clamps are attached to a servo-driven rotary index gear box.
- The clamps receive product from the transport belts and are rotated to flip the products over 180º in order to deliver them with the open end toward the tabbing unit.
- The clamps are adjustable and spring loaded for secure and damage-free transfer of products.
Precise tabbing…
- The advancement of the tab roll and labeling are synchronized by sensors (see special features) that detect product arrival by print mark.
- Side guides align products laterally for accurate placement of the tab, and parallel stops register products for tight seals.
- A monitoring system detects and logs errors.
Versatility…
- Air blasts aid the application of lightweight labels.
- Optional double-clamps are available for wide products.
- Interchangeable label-peeling devices for different size tabs are available.
- A dual-head tabber is available.
For more information, fill out the information request form.
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- Special Features
Special Features
Sensors…
A series of sensors monitor and synchronize the passage of product through the processes of the tabber.
Sensors record:
• Entry point (1)
• Arrival to the rotor clamp (2)
• Exit from rotor clamp (3)
• Arrival to tabbing unit (4)
Passage of outserts…
• Entry point (1)
• Arrival to the rotor clamp (2)
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• Outsert is clamped at sensor point (2).
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A Double Tabber is available
• The clamped outsert (2) is rotated as the rotor makes quarter turns, and is released when it has been flipped 180º.
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• The sensor records the point (3) at which the outsert is released with the opened end toward the tabbing unit.
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• The sensor records the arrival of the outsert at the tabbing unit (4) where it is tightly sealed.
- Specifications
G&K-Vijuk Sigma Tabber Specifications
MINIMUM MAXIMUM
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Product: width: 1-1/4” (32 mm) 7-7/8" (200 mm)
length: 1" (25 mm) 4-1/4" (110 mm)*
thickness: 3/64" (1 mm) 3/4" (20 mm)
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Speed: up to 12,000 cycles/hour
Tab roll core: 3” (76.5 mm)
*G&K–Vijuk Sigma Tabber XL is available with a maximum product length of 6” (152 mm).
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