Tsung Sheng Machinery Co., Ltd.

Automatic printers

Tsung Sheng Machinery Co., Ltd. is promoting an automatic printer ideal for printing patterns on instant noodle bowls and cups, drinking cups, yogurt cups, ice cream cups, conical containers and cylindrical tubes.

This machine is laden with features accentuating its 'green' capabilities. The printer, according to company sales manager Kinpaleon Tsai, uses water-soluble, non-toxic ink. "Environmental protection has become a very serious issue in this industry, as most of the machines used non-soluble, toxic printing inks in the past," he notes.

Capable of printing six basic and 12 mixed colors, the machine features maximum speed for printing 150cc cups tops 300 per minute. Production is controlled by a PLC (programmable logic controller)-based computer system equipped with an LCD interface, which boosts the machines' output precision and efficiency. "The control system enables the machine to feed, print, dry, count, and stake printed matter automatically," Tsai reports.

The machine's gearless design allows rapid adjustment of production speed, while an operator-friendly design make changing printing plates, changing ink, and cleaning easy.

Tsai notes that the technical threshold of this market segment is quite high now. "The core technique is the way you precisely print patterns on an exact location," he explains. His company has dedicated itself to making cup-printing equipment since it was established in 1979. "Since our inception, we have accumulated rich experience in the field from the problems we have overcome. That is our unmatched advantage," he notes. To ensure precise printing, the company builds its machines with crucial precision-control components imported from industrialized nations.

Tsai notes that his company's business is a minor, yet lucrative, segment of the printing-equipment industry, due to its narrow focus. "Investment in research and development is quite costly in this segment, because you don't have many pre-built parts available for use in the machines," he says. "So, you have to develop and test before it goes to market."

Tsung Sheng now has a team of four specialists in charge of development work. Over the past two decades, the company has rolled out more than 10 machine models.

The sales manager points out that his company introduced a human-machine interface in its machines around a decade ago, in compliance with world trends. Before 1995, Tsung Sheng's machines used PLC-based controllers and switch boxes.

In each of the past few years, the company has shipped three to eight machines, mostly to areas with emerging economies like mainland China, Southeast Asia, and Latin America. (BS)

Tsung Sheng Machinery Co., Ltd.

Tel: 886-2-2942-9897, 2947-1667, 886-3-965-7797

Fax: 886-2-2944-7179, 886-3-965-7897

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Website: www.besmagroup.com.tw