Egg Carton Printers
The Scheibler Brothers Egg Carton Printer is a 10-color, dry offset printer designed to print on egg cartons with 6 to 18 cells. Able to print on either foam or pulp, our standard model produces high quality 4-color, registered printing on the top of the carton's lid. Inside the lid and on both latch and hinge sides, it prints in 2 colors.
The printer consists of 7 major components -
The Conveyor:
The main conveyor consists of heavy duty aluminum frame construction in a modular design. Each major component of the egg carton printer occupies a modular section or station. The modular design allows the customer to add or subtract stations, as their process requires. The standard stations are the denester, side printer, top/inside printer and stacker. In-line feed, dryer, label applicator and other customer-specified stations could be added. Auxiliary sections of various lengths are also available for customer-mounted equipment.
The Denester:
The SBI Feedscrew Denester supports a stack of egg cartons and separates the bottom carton from the stack, dropping it onto the conveyor. Depending upon the product, 2 or 4 feedscrews are used that can be quickly repositioned when changing to a different kind of egg carton. The denester accommodates any combination of right-hand and left-hand feedscrews. Custom designed feedscrews are provided when needed.
The Side Printer:
The side printer is located after the denester. It prints in 4 colors, 2 colors on each side of the egg carton lid.
The Top Printer:
In the center of the conveyor sits the top printer. This 4-color dry offset printer prints up to 4 colors on the top of the egg carton lid.
The Inside Printer:
Located underneath the top printer, the inside printer prints up to 2 colors on the inside of the egg carton lid.
The Stacker:
The stacker, located at the end of the conveyor, collects the printed cartons and feeds them into a horizontal stack. The stack is then pushed onto a table where it is collected and bagged. A counter-marker system on the printer also aids in counting and sizing the finished stacks of printed cartons.
The Bench Wash-up:
The bench wash-up unit aids in cleaning, lubricating, and adjusting inker assemblies.
Printer Specifications:
Type: |
Dry offset |
Colors: |
4 colors on lid top |
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2 colors inside lid top |
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2 colors on each side of lid |
Image width: |
800 Model: 3.875" [98.43 mm] maximum recommended |
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900 Model: 6.250" [158.75 mm] maximum recommended |
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1000 Model: 10.875" [276.23 mm] maximum recommended |
Image length: |
10.500" [266.7mm] maximum recommended |
Option: |
Running Registration on top printer only |
Option: |
Auxiliary frames for customer-mounted equipment |
Option: |
6 colors on lid top |
Machine Specifications
Average Production Speed: |
200 cartons per minute |
Machine length: |
22' [6.7 M] |
Machine width: |
52" [1.32M] |
Machine height: |
78" [2M] |
