K40 Solutions

Developed in response to the multifarious demands of the market and with an eye to the needs of operators, the Kern 40 Mail Wrapping System has been designed and built with two guiding principles in mind: simplicity and versatility.

Cost effective Advanced electronics and a touch-screen control panel enable operators to switch quickly and easily from one type and size of product to another. This results in shortened preparation times between jobs and a significant increase in output.

Because the use of mechanical parts has consciously been kept to a minimum, maintenance and service intervals could be lengthened, resulting in reduced costs.

High quality

The Kern 40 Mail Wrapping System achieves impeccable quality through the electronic monitoring and control of all aspects of production. In every case, the final product is wrapped perfectly - regardless of its size and thickness. To pass from a piece 0.1 mm thick to one that is 40 mm thick - without any reduction in quality - is a matter of course for the Kern 40 Mail Wrapping System.

Modular and flexible

The Kern 40 Mail Wrapping System is completely modular. Your initial investment is protected, because you can upgrade and expand the system at any time to meet changing needs.

Different types of feeders (shuttle feeder, rotary feeder, friction feeder, gadget feeder) enable you to collate all kinds of products - from single sheet to books, from coupons to magazines, from business cards to CDs. Various types of plastic film can be utilised to wrap the resulting groups.

Products can be addressed and personalised in two different ways. In the first case, the addresses are printed directly on the products or their wrappers. In the second case, pre-printed address labels are affixed to the product or wrapper.

If required, the plastic film can be shrunk to fit in the Kern 40 Mail Wrapping System’s shrinking tunnel.

Once products have been wrapped, they can be collected on an output conveyor belt or stacked by means of a stacking module. The built-in PC makes it possible to manage output according to postal criteria.

The Kern 40 Mail Wrapping System is capable of working together with other finishing systems (e.g., binders, saddle stitchers) by virtue of its interface modules. Such modules can also be used to feed “difficult” products such as wired calendars or agendas.

Wide range of uses

The extraordinary versatility of the Kern 40 Mail Wrapping System makes it suitable for use in a variety of mail-related fields.

Examples:

Paper manufacturing, Digital printing, Bookbinding, Direct marketing, Newspaper and magazine distribution, Publishing, Public administration, Advertising.

Types of machines

Kern 40-1 Mail Wrapping Machine

Min size	100 x 150 mm
Max size	300 x 450 mm
Min thickness	5 mm
Max thickness	150 mm
Max roll diameter	300 mm
Max film width	500 mm
Max performance	1,200 pieces / per hour
Applicable films	Polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), PVC

The Kern 40-1 processes folded film. Packages are sealed by means of an L-shaped sealing device. The Kern 40-1 in an entry-level poly wrapper that can be used to wrap individual books, stacks of publications, and packages. The system is equipped with a shrinking tunnel. It can operate independently, or serve as the end module of a bindery line.

Kern 40-6 Mail Wrapping Machine

Min size	120 x 150 mm
Max size	320 x 420 mm
Min thickness	0.1 mm
Max thickness	40 mm
Max roll diameter	400 mm
Max film width	700 mm
Max performance	6,000 pieces / per hour
Applicable films	Polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), PVC

Those solutions allow the automatic format change as well as the processing of so-called “difficult” applications, usually not possible without mechanical intervention.

Kern 40-8 Mail Wrapping Machine

Min size	120 x 150 mm
Max size	390 x 490 mm
Min thickness	0.1 mm
Max thickness	80 - 150 mm
Max. roll diameter (internal)	400 mm
Max. roll diameter (external)	600 mm
Max film width	1,200 mm
Max performance	6,000 pieces / per hour
Applicable films	Polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), PVC

Basic characteristic of the Kern 40-8 Mail Wrapping Machine is the product sealing on the lower length side. This feature in combination with the electronic control of the servomotors, distinguishes this machine as ideal solution for the processing of editorial applications as well as the sealing of editorial products with inserts like CD’s, DVD’s etc.

Kern 40-9 Mail Wrapping Machine

Min size	120 x 150 mm
Max size	320 x 420 mm
Min thickness	0.1 mm
Max thickness	80 mm
Max. roll diameter (internal)	400 mm
Max. roll diameter (external)	600 mm
Max film width	700 mm
Max performance	9,000 pieces / per hour
Applicable films	Polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), PVC

The Kern 40-9 Mail Wrapping Machine is the right system for the middle / high segment of the “mix market” (products with a high packing thickness). The Kern 40-9 Mail Wrapping Machine is the only machine available on the market, offering the possibility to change the packing thickness without operator intervention.

Kern 40-15 Mail Wrapping Machine

Min size	120 x 150 mm
Max size	320 x 420 mm
Min thickness	0.1 mm
Max thickness	40 mm
Max. roll diameter (internal)	400 mm
Max. roll diameter (external)	600 mm
Max film width	700 mm
Max performance	15,000 pieces / per hour
Applicable films	Polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), PVC

The Kern 40-15 Mail Wrapping Machine is the right system for the middle / upper market segment.