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VL-HP
Service
& Operation Manual
U.S. TAX STAMPING
EQUIPMENT
Manufactured by United Silicone
an ITW company
12.0 Flap detection
Once the carton traverses the length of the opener horn, the flaps will be open. There are three
sensors mounted at this point to detect the open flaps and to determine on which side of the
trough the large flap is located. It is assumed that if there is a carton detected at this station that
this carton will need to be stamped during the next cycle (after the shuttle moves the carton from
the plow to the stamp head). The only time that the machine would not attempt to apply a stamp
is in the event that the sensors determine that the flaps are not open.
In the event of a flap
error, the machine will stop (mid-cycle) and the operator display will prompt the operator
to correct the problem.
13.0 Stamp Head
The VL-HP is a fixed position stamping machine. This means that the stamps are always placed
onto the carton at fixed positions as measured from pusher and back wall. Therefore the length of
the carton will determine the location the stamp is placed.
Figure 13.0 VL-HP Stamping Station
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