This letter is notification for replacing the current Shrink Wrap Applicators with Label Applicators.
Currently, all ink batches that are filled in 1 kg bottles experience multiple failures in the application
of the shrink wrap to the bottle. This creates rework and it tempts the operator to reach inside a live
machine to correct the issue (this is a safety hazard). Shrink wrap failure is the #1 issue of low First
Time Right Performance at the Stanley Facility.
The label applicator will apply a 1 inch circle label to the cap of every bottle as it exits the capping
equipment. There will be no impact to quality. The product will remain the same, the bottle cap will
be torqued to the same settings (65-85 in lbs.) and the bottles will be packaged 8 per box.
The change will affect all ink product lines at Stanley; 751, MP and DX.
Equipment installation is scheduled for October 2014.
Please see examples of the new labels below.