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Offline BP

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Tag Along Pallets
« on: February 14, 2020, 08:57:36 AM »
Who is running the tag along pallets? Can you please give us some insight on the pros and cons? Also the added load times.
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Offline RICK STEFANICK

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Re: Tag Along Pallets
« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2020, 11:31:13 AM »
They work pretty good within the specified parameters such as tag size etc. The smaller sizes load much slower due to the way you pull the back up thru and they are tight.The advantages are obviously running 2 locations with 1 pass, less handling means better shop flow. The load times for us were defiantly slower on the smaller sizes but lg-3x ran much faster. i think the number was like 420 /hr on a 6000 piece order we ran straight out of the gate. Graphic placement between the front print and tag on the film or DTS is critical. also, I would recommend running on a press with the squeegee flood stoke length adjustments so you can avoid stepping on the tag print which we ran in head one. I really think they are game changers if you make the adjustments to make them work . similar to any other main process a shop implements. They are not plug and play and do require up front changes in pre press, operator training and of course the big one Scheduling and run size parameters to make them profitable.
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Offline kingscreen

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Re: Tag Along Pallets
« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2020, 10:44:57 PM »
We run them and love them. It makes life so much easier. We sold our RapidTag because of them.
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Offline kirkwad

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Re: Tag Along Pallets
« Reply #3 on: February 17, 2020, 12:22:31 PM »
They're great. Like Rick said, pre-press set up has to change & you're going to be loading slower. Only downside we've found is if you have a real tall image it may not fit within the constraints of the image area on the pallet. But 9/10 images work just fine.