Z.orca 18 This single-filling machine from Zahoransky inserts the bristles into toothbrushes once the handles have been molded further upstream. As part of the process, the handles are clamped in a rotary turret, the filaments are picked from storage and tufted precisely into the heads, then cut to profile and end-rounded for gentle contact. The machine can accommodate a wide variety of brush designs and decorations, including custom embossing such as logos or mascot motifs. It can be supplied with up to eight finishing stations; optional modules include decoration, vision inspection, lasers and additional process equipment.
What’s new? The machine, which Zahoransky debuted at the K show.
Benefits Space savings. Zahoransky touts the machine’s compact design and says it is capable of up to 98 percent uptime. Also, the machine is designed with a unique feature that allows it to tuft plastic anchors in addition to brass. Switching between brass and plastic anchors requires only a minor conversion on the same machine, reducing investment risk and increasing production flexibility.
Zahoransky USA Inc., West Chicago, Ill., 630-507-9872, www.zahoransky.com
Vital Statistics
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Footprint |
About 51.3 square feet |
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Throughput |
30 toothbrushes per minute to up to 60 toothbrushes per minute for toothbrushes with fewer bristles (such as children’s toothbrushes) |
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Karen Hanna
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Senior Staff Reporter Karen Hanna covers injection molding, molds and tooling, processors, workforce and other topics, and writes features including In Other Words and Problem Solved for Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing, Plastics Recycling and The Journal of Blow Molding. She has more than 15 years of experience in daily and magazine journalism.