Collating Equipment — Collating Cravings

Multiple Tasks Tackled
Collating machines are now designed for multiple tasks, states Oliver Matas of Longford Equipment. "After an eight-hour shift has been completed, a machine can be set up to perform sorting and stacking operations in preparation for the next day's shift," he says.

Longford Equipment offers units with custom-designed, flexible collation patterns, which combine with high-speed dispensers. Integrated turnkey systems are created with existing wrappers and labelers. Longford machines are designed for stationery, sports/phone/game cards, security printing, software packaging and various other printed materials. All units are microprocessor-controlled and can be supplied with optional detectors to monitor low/empty magazine, product insertion, placement verification or misfeed detection. Longford also offers encoders for in-line speed variation and timing of inserters.