The global hand sanitizer market is expected to reach $3.47 billion by 2028, up from $2.98 billion in 2020. Kutol Products, a maker of hand soaps, hair and body washes, industrial hand cleaners, and foam and gel hand sanitizers, plans to be a major player as this growth unfolds.
基于辛辛那提的公司成立于1912年，它现在在自己的健康卫生®和Kutol®Pro品牌以及私人标签品牌下生产。在经过2009年猪流感大流行病的情况下，它也没有陌生人。随着Covid-19的到来，副总裁John Rhodenbaugh表示，“我们的业务爆炸，就像在猪流感期间一样。随着整个Kutol团队获得的以前的经验，我们能够在这次申请经验教训，并在此时进行一些良好的决定。我们知道我们对即将到来的想法，我们可以计划，但我们并没有期望需求持续这么久。“
填充物的步行梁格式意味着它以连续运动为基础运行。
一个关键的决定是把所有的Kutol filling lines to handling only hand sanitizer for a while. All of the tanks and fill lines were converted to produce sanitizer throughout the pandemic. Such products are typically manufactured in an explosion-proof room, but when production expanded to the entire facility, safeguards were put in place to keep safety as a top priority. The second decision was to install a fifth filling line.
“我们始终计划增加第五行，但科维德加快了我们的决策，因为它变得非常清楚我们将用那条新线填补哪些产品，”罗达登邦说。“在猪流感期间，我们也在增长，我们持续了长期业务。我们预计这次与covid会发生同样的事情。我们意识到，如果我们想维持我们通常的卷到未来的三到五倍，无论是从现在开始的两个或10年，我们都需要另一条线。“
已经在Kutol运营的所有四条灌装线被制造和安装的机器固定DTM包装,一个马马曼公司。这四个中最新在2018年底开始运营。“那条线通过大流行帮助我们，”Rhodenbaugh解释道。“我们决定再次转向DTM，再次填充尺寸的高速填充线，而不是我们之前的线条，而且不仅仅是手动消毒剂，而且适应我们生产的任何产品。”
'fillzilla'
Kutol最终用DTM包装纯FIL 2500在线行走梁流量计填充物购买了DTM完全集成的装瓶线，由Kutol深情地命名为“Fillzilla”。简单的机器采用清洁的卫生设计和卫生产品路径。板载压力供应箱配有双喷球清洁。其他设计功能包括顶部填充的防泡沫喷嘴或自下而上的填充能力，用于填充泡沫或高粘度产品，以及一系列产品和容器尺寸的快速转换。kutol在新线上的小于为1盎司的大小为大小的尺寸运行宠物，HDPE，PVC或PETG集装箱。填料可用作独立机器或作为提供给kuol的完整装瓶线的一部分。
Shown here, though not to scale, are a 16-oz (left) and a 32-oz bottle (right) filled on the versatile new line.
另一个重要的设计特征是填料是防爆，使其成为理想的handling the alcohol present in hand sanitizer. According to Rhodenbaugh, if product were to spill on the line from the containers near an open spark or flame, there could be a fire. So at Kutol, the DTM filler is electrically closed, intrinsically safe, and in a classified area.
kutol的大部分业务是手肥皂，所以这是kutol的其他四条DTM线路都是必需的，以防爆。但罗丹邦说，随着公司业务的消毒剂部分成长，为这些产品安全填充线条很重要。
During operation, empty bottles are poured into a bottle unscrambler fromPace是一家PROMACH公司。一张照片眼睛检测到任何下瓶子并踢出它们。
接下来是八头填充物，其行走光束格式导致连续运动填充到300瓶/分钟。下游立即是一个封盖器，它也由DTM提供。一种冒险家任何bottl检测系统开始e with a missing or cocked cap, and then each bottle is checked by aWipotec.checkweigher. “We purchased it through DTM, but we worked pretty closely with Wipotec to make sure the side belts, for example, would be capable of properly handling such a wide range of bottle sizes,” notes Rhodenbaugh.
Pressure-sensitive film labels are applied by aNITA.labeler that does front and back or full-wrap labels. Then a vision inspection system from Cognex makes sure each bottle’s lot and date code—printed on each bottle by an ink-jet system fromVideojet- 在瓶子前往瓶装件之前的良好良好，用于手动箱包装。案例在机器上占用interreltape聚合物组。
While the DTM Purefil is capable of handling up to 300 bottles/min, Rhodenbaugh says Kutol will likely average about 80 to 120 bottles/min based on the bottle sizes and configurations. “There is definitely room for expansion on the line in the future,” he says. “But already we see an increase in capacity somewhere in the range of 200 to 400 percent compared to where we were. This boost in capacity will allow us to meet our growing needs, while keeping Kutol’s TeamMate headcount the same.”
In addition to increased productivity, Rhodenbaugh says Kutol will benefit from using all DTM filling lines because the software and hardware is the same, making it easier to train operators across all the lines. “All of the equipment behaves the same way,” notes Rhodenbaugh, “and all the buttons mean the same so the operators have a familiarity with the machinery and can easily move from one line to the other and keep product running throughout the plant.”
Rhodenbaugh表示，Kutol也与DTM的长期关系中受益。“DTM在机器设计中提供了灵活性，以满足我们的填充需求，”他解释道。事实上，DTM在将其运送到Kutol之前完全集成并测试了Fure Files。
“安装后，他们提供了持续的支持，”罗达登邦加。“这就是为什么我们自2005年以来我们为我们建立了填充线。”
In turn, Kutol will count on the new Purefil line to offer ongoing support to its client base, which includes schools, business offices, medical facilities, and courtrooms that rely on these hand cleaning products. “We will address our customers’ needs with our equipment throughout the pandemic and beyond,” says Rhodenbaugh. “We have a five- to 10-year vision for this new line to support our customers well into the future.”
