Enquiry checklist
Send these details to help Lancing UK confirm the most suitable labelling machine faster.
Use the contact form and include as much information as available. Lancing UK can advise if any critical details are missing.
Quotation preparation
A useful brief describes the complete labelled pack, the two label rolls and the production line conditions. This lets the machine route be compared against real handling and placement requirements rather than nominal bottle dimensions alone.
Provide the container material, filled and empty condition, overall dimensions, usable front and back panels, closure or pump, centre of gravity and any taper, mould seam, handle, recess or flexible wall that could affect stabilisation.
Record each label separately: width, length, face material, liner, gap, pitch, core diameter, outside roll diameter and winding direction. Mark the intended position from a repeatable container datum rather than a visual description such as “central”.
State the normal production rate, upstream product spacing, conveyor direction and height, coding or inspection requirements, downstream accumulation and the placement defects that must be detected or rejected.
The information can be developed in stages, but the assumptions must be visible so provisional selection is not mistaken for final machine acceptance.
| Early shortlist | Clear photographs, principal dimensions, label faces, approximate label sizes, output objective and whether the machine will be stand-alone or integrated. |
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| Sample trial | Representative production-condition containers, both label rolls, artwork or drawings, normal pack orientation, expected starts and stops, and an agreed placement-measurement method. |
| Final quotation | Confirmed format range, production label specifications, utilities, guarding and access constraints, line signals, coding, inspection, installation scope, training and acceptance responsibilities. |
Photographs help identify the general machine family, but they do not show wall stiffness, base stability, surface treatment, label release behaviour or the way a filled pack moves through side belts. Physical samples and production-equivalent label rolls are therefore important where shape, transparency or flexibility creates handling risk.
Use the label trial and sample-testing route when the application needs to prove sensing, orientation, wipe-down or placement before the final specification is agreed.
Define a fixed datum on the container and measure the front and back labels independently. State the acceptable horizontal and vertical variation, skew, edge lift, wrinkling and barcode or variable-print readability. The label placement accuracy guide explains how to create a repeatable measurement method.
For reel construction, use the label roll specification guide and supply separate data for each applicator head.
Attach pack drawings, photographs and label-roll information to the existing enquiry form so Lancing can compare the compact and automatic routes against the real application.