Schur rolling out new inserter

Schur Packaging Systems Inc. is rolling out a new inserter that’s based on inserting and gripping technology it obtained as a result of its purchase of IdabWamac.
The new system, the 1455, has a rated capacity of 45,000 packages per hour, said Dan Kemper, president.
The inserter capitalizes on IdabWamac’s integral gripper design, in which product is transported — from buffer to stacker — by a single gripper. Other inserting systems rely on multiple gripper systems to convey the same product.
“The biggest advantage is that the paper can maintain and manage the integrity of the product,” Kemper said.
The 1455, available now, uses Schur’s 1055 hoppers to create a system with a lower profile and smaller footprint, Kemper said. As a result, hoppers are positioned on the floor rather than on top of the machine, as IdabWamac had designed them.