1. Nordson Optibond™ Solutions with EcoBead™ Pattern Generator for Packaging Adhesive Optimization
Confidential © Nordson Germany 2012

2. The EcoBead Solution
The issue: Increasing adhesive costs and adhesive shortages
The challenge: Reduce adhesive consumption while maintaining package integrity
The solution: Intermittent adhesive beads instead of one solid bead with Nordson EcoBead: The easiest, most cost efficient and fastest way to save 30-60% adhesive. Designed specifically/only for use with for new or existing MiniBlue II applicators and Saturn SP solenoids.
Important:
The strength of intermittent beads can be better than the strength of continous beads!
This is tested to be true at 30% savings, when going up with the savings (means less adhesive) the strength will go down.
Always the absolute strength depends on product and adhesive!
2 | September 2012 Confidential

3. Optional USB programmer
The EcoBead Solution
EcoBead pattern generator
Quickly enables intermittent adhesive bead dispensing in existing 24V controls
Use with constant-speed, continuous or indexed parent machinery
No costly PLC or controller program changes required
Automatically adjusts to line speed changes
Needs no external power supply, encoder, trigger device or in-line speed sensor
No-tool installation (less than 10 minutes)
Fast pattern adjustments with standard screwdriver
Simple set-up with quick, 40 pre-set “glue savings” rotary switches for most application needs.
Connects directly to the Saturn SP solenoid
Flexible, optional USB programming module for customized patterns (see page 5 of this presentation)
Optional USB programmer
3 | September 2012 Confidential

4. The EcoBead Solution Operating principle
Pre-set pattern samples with 30% savings (on top the original pattern, then 10 pattern selections for each % savings setting)
Operating principle
Original Pattern
EcoBead Pattern
The original pattern (A) is split up in 4 sections:
Leading Bead (B)
Trailing Bead (E)
Stitched Beads (C)
Savings (D)
The length of all sections (B-E) is programmable as a percentage of the original pattern length (A). The system ensures that the end of the trailing bead (E) always aligns with the end of the original pattern. Changes in speed and signal length are recognized autonomously and interpreted automatically (“smart” system).
Important:
There are 10 different programs available, the „ideal“ one needs to be chosen depending on line speed as well as expected service life.
The number of stitches is, what it selected by a program.
4 | September 2012 Confidential

5. The EcoBead Solution
Here one can use the EcoBead „as-it-is“ and controlling everything by the dial-switches.
But when having different lengths of beads on one product…
…here one needs the USB-Programmer to set the electronic to „multiple-beads“
5 | September 2012 Confidential

6. Put a Smile on your Bottom-line Move to EcoBead™ Solution today
EcoBead Pattern Generator A simple, drop-in adhesive savings device
Saturn® SP Solenoid – Fast performance and long life
MiniBlue® II – Long-life applicator
6 | September 2012 Confidential