Time and geometry
It was crucial for Nimax to make several functional models in a very tight timeframe and test them under real working conditions, while just as quickly receiving feedback to improve the design and thus define the entire project with increasing precision.
Time was also the key element in the process in which Nimax had to succeed in solving an extremely peculiar need for its customer: to label the inside of large reels quickly, smoothly and extremely accurately. Specifically, the need expressed was for a quick labeling machine that was capable of placing up to 4 labels in a single work cycle, in a matter of seconds.
In addition to the time factor, geometric specifications related to the diameters of the reels, their depth, and, of course, the size of the labels to be applied, had a strong impact in the realization of the labeling machine.
By taking advantage of Nimax’s experience and know-how in marking and labeling on the one hand, and the potential of 3ntr’s additive technology on the other, it was possible to conceive, design and build a first semi-industrial prototype of the labeling machine in just 6 months.
A prototype with definitive traits, moreover, as the machine was then installed and used.