PET and polypropylene bottles perfectly dressed

SK Foods - Lemoore is in the heart of California’s fertile San Joaquin Valley, one of the world’s most productive farming regions. The processing plant is in close proximity to fields, shortening the time it takes to harvest and process the tomatoes and ensuring quality. The company’s knowledge of farming enables SK Foods to grow the best tomato variety for the microclimate and to meet client specifications.

SK Foods uses Krones conveyors, labelers and inspectors for processing its La Victoria Food Sauces. The production line is designed to handle 19,800 containers per hour, processing 48oz PET bottles, 64oz jug bottles, 128oz polypropylene bottles, and 15oz polypropylene sauce bottles. Krones labelers ensure that this broad range of containers is always perfectly dressed:

• Prontomodul labeler
  This modular machine offers a high degree of flexibility with a Canmatic hot glue station for paper labels and an Autocol APS 3 station for pressure sensitive labels. The machine is available to handle the required labels quickly. The operator simply docks the appropriate labeling station to suit the range of products being processed.
• Checkmat inspector
  The Checkmat checks for correct label type and positioning. It can check both paper labels and plastic PSLs. In addition, DART analysis technology also offers options for barcode and date detection
• SynCo conveyors
  These stainless steel conveyors ensure gentle product handling. They feature extremely precise control modules and fit perfectly into the line concept.