Valco Melton Spain

For countless years, the paper bag manufacturing machinery has been utilizing pneumatic hot melt dispensing equipment for patch handle attachment until the recent emergence of the all-electric technology. Valco Melton’s EcoStitch applicator incorporates an innovative gluing technology, applicable to handle patch formation and attachment, bottom paste and bottom patch reinforcement, and bag seam gluing.
 
The benefits that EcoStitch all-electric technology brings to bag manufacture are almost endless. By focusing on the client, all-electric systems improve the OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) by reducing adhesive usage, downtime and consumable parts, giving bag producers a direct competitive advantage over their rivals.
 
Historically, manufacturers have used compressed air (pneumatic systems) because it was easily available and satisfied the original design criteria established by early hot melt systems. Nevertheless, these pneumatic systems have had several long-term issues including constant and costly parts replacement, diminishing solenoid performance and use dynamic seals which are at the heart of system performance inefficiency. Electric gear pumps and electric valves require almost 90% less seals and spare parts to run, when compared to pneumatic pumps and valves. By eliminating the number of moving parts, all-electric systems eliminate the chance of failure, caused by worn out or imperfect seals.
 
Further, it is in regards to adhesive consumption that sets EcoStitch apart from all other gluing methods. Its new glue dots pattern application, configurable by the customer for every product requirement, allows from 40 to 70% in adhesive savings. In most frequent cases, this guarantees complete payback in as little as 4 months
 
Bond strength is also benefited by a dot and gap pattern. In an adhesive bead pattern, only the bead ends provide a high bond. However, EcoStitch dots, while putting down less adhesive, provide more bonding surface area and more independent bonds with focused fiber penetration. Every dot flatten out 360-degrees with compression providing more bonding surface area while maintaining heat penetration. Valco Melton’s solution has passed each and every strength test developed by the most strict customers - an evidence of reliability.
 
 Sustainability continues to be a key fact in package design and equipment design. As the packaging industry feels pressure to reduce its overall carbon footprint, all electric systems offer an attractive solution toward fulfilling these goals. In recognition of Valco Melton’s commitment with ecological values, EcoStitch technology has been nominated for the Sustainability Awards 2019 due its proved environmental benefits reducing adhesive usage.
 

Valco Melton is pleased to announce that its EcoStitch™ Technology is one of the four finalists of the 2019 Sustainability Awards, in the “Machinery” category.
 
These independently judged awards are accredited by the World Packaging Organization, and honour six companies who have developed a solution with a positive impact on different areas of packaging innovation.
 
More specifically, the “Machinery” category for which EcoStitch Technology has been nominated, recognizes innovations in engineering that have increased production line environmental efficiencies.
 
Valco Melton’s EcoStitch hot melt package sealing solution is bringing innovation, sustainability and lower carbon footprints to the end of line packaging process.  EcoStitch technology is an all-electric hot melt gluing solution that eliminates compressed air and all dynamic wear seals that are used in traditional pneumatic glue systems.  All EcoStitch solutions focus on reducing the adhesive usage on each product from 35% to as much as 75%, eliminating the need for compressed air, faster production speeds and no wear parts requiring preventive or routine maintenance.  Valco Melton is the world leader in all electric gluing solutions which make an immediate impact in lowering the carbon footprint of any manufacturing facility it’s integrated into.  
 
Whether it’s providing more sustainability through reduction in compressed air, reduction in materials used to produce product or the elimination of parts and downtime, the Valco Melton EcoStitch solution is disrupting the package sealing marketplace in a major and impactful way.
 
As explained in the Sustainability Awards website, these awards “ set the agenda on best practice, turn the spotlight on the most important areas of R&D, and help separate greenwash from the innovations that make a genuine difference.”
 
At Valco Melton, we are proud to be part of this event, as we feel it recognizes our ongoing efforts in developing more sustainable solutions for the multiple industries we serve. We are looking forward to the Award Ceremony that will take place at FachPack Show in Nuremberg, on September 25.