Graco Receives Visionary Award for InvisiPac™ Tank-Free™ Hot Melt System
June 20 2013 - 11:08AM
Business Wire
Graco Inc. (NYSE:GGG), a leading manufacturer of fluid handling
equipment, was awarded the Gold Visionary Award by UBM Canon’s
Packaging Group in a ceremony held last night at the EastPack 2013
packaging industry trade show in Philadelphia, Pa. The award
recognized Graco for its design of the InvisiPac Tank-Free Hot Melt
Delivery System, which was previewed at Pack Expo 2012 and launched
in February 2013. Graco Global Product Marketing Manager Nicholas
Long accepted the award on behalf of the development team.
“It is especially gratifying to be recognized for this
innovation,” Long said. “We developed the product in response to a
set of specific customer problems within a relatively short time
frame. The fact that we emerged with an award-winning, new
technology for the packaging industry is a testament to the
creative minds of a lot of people, including our first customer,
Summit Brewing.”
While traditional hot melt systems use large tanks to heat
adhesive to liquid form, the InvisiPac system is tank-free and its
compact melting chamber processes pellets in small batches. Because
the adhesive spends only a short amount of time at high
temperatures there is significantly less char formation than in
traditional tank systems. Less char eliminates the possibility of
plugged nozzles and greatly reduces overall system maintenance.
“Without a tank attached to the system, InvisiPac reduces char
and eliminates nozzle plugging. Operators no longer need to go
through the time-consuming process of tank scraping and cleaning.
The system ultimately lowers the end user’s maintenance
requirements,” said Long. “The end result is better line efficiency
and less downtime, resulting in time and cost savings for the
packaging customer.”
The Summit Brewing Company of St. Paul, Minn. installed and
tested two InvisiPac machines in the spring of 2012 and expects to
install two more by the fall of 2013, converting their entire hot
melt adhesive packaging operations to use the InvisiPac system.
Many of the innovative designs included in the manufacture of
the InvisiPac Tank-Free system are patent-pending.
ABOUT GRACO
Graco Inc. supplies technology and expertise for the management
of fluids and coating in both industrial and commercial
applications. It designs, manufactures and markets systems and
equipment to move, measure, control, dispense and spray fluid
materials. A recognized leader in its specialties,
Minneapolis-based Graco serves customers around the world in the
manufacturing, processing, construction, and maintenance
industries. For additional information about Graco Inc., please
visit us at www.graco.com.
ABOUT SUMMIT BREWING COMPANY
Founded in St. Paul, Minn. in 1986, Summit Brewing Company has
stayed close to its roots, serving the Upper Midwest and Great
Lakes region. Summit’s beers are currently available in 17 states
including Minnesota, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,
Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Dakota,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin. Summit now
produces 13 varieties of premium craft beer, including seven
year-round, four seasonal beers, and the limited release Unchained
Series and Union Series. Since its inception, the brewery has been
a consistent pioneer in the craft beer movement.
ABOUT UBM CANON
UBM Canon, the leading B2B media company dedicated exclusively
to the global $3.0 trillion advanced manufacturing sector, helps
support the flow of information, commerce and innovation in
sophisticated segments as medical devices and
pharmaceutical development. UBM Canon also addresses cutting-edge
developments in broader areas of advanced engineering design and
manufacturing, and manufacturing processes and packaging. UBM Canon
is part of UBM (UBM.L) a global provider of media and
information services for professional B2B communities and
markets.
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