Silicone Tape Applicator for Cardboard Mailers
Macari-Fidia Mistral applies a silicone release liner (12–40 mm, up to 200 pieces/min) over hot melt on cardboard mailers for a stronger peel-and-seal closure.
Tape Applicators
Friction feeder taping machine | Babila FF
The Babila FF with a friction feeder is a very versatile machine, which can be prepared to make folding & gluing of folders or envelopes, as well as applying double-sided tape, silicone tape, or tear tape.
This kind of feeder is very useful or sometimes indispensable, when irregular shapes (e.g. boxes) or a second passage on a product is required, or a small format. In addition, when the run is long, continuous running is more effective.
The Babila FF includes a continuous top loading friction feeder and two working tables, ready to work with:
- Speedy | Double sided tape applicator
- Altor Verticale | Tape unwinder
- Mistral | Silicone tape applicator
- Tipper Plate
- Hot melt gluing system with slot coater to be used to apply silicone tape on top, or can be used for gluing folders and envelopes
Machine features
- Top loading facility
- Friction feeder with belts driving
- Two sheet trip device with thickness adjustment
- Sheet gap controller device
- Paper transport system through “Bruchi” wheeled transporters
- Double sheet feeding controller
For any further inquiries for this applicator you may contact us using the Contact Us page or visiting our YouTube channel. Or, here for our tape applicators.
Possible Jobs
Specifications
- Loading capacity: 200 mm (depending on paper weight and size)
- Format Max: 700 x 700 mm
- Format Min: 140 x 240 mm
- Paper weight capacity: 200 up to 500 gr
Videos
Babila FF - Double sided tape application on bags
Friction Feeder A/16 | Borea
Babila FF - Double sided tape application machine
Babila FF - Automatic double sided tape application
Frequently Asked Questions
Who makes the Babila FF friction feeder taping machine?
The Babila FF is made by Macari-Fidia (Macari S.r.l.), based in Ciriè near Turin, Italy. The company was founded in 1990 and supplies customers in over 30 countries.
What does the Babila FF do?
The Babila FF is a taping machine with a continuous top-loading friction feeder and two working tables. It applies double-sided tape, silicone tape or tear tape, and it can also be prepared for folding and gluing folders or envelopes.
Why choose a friction feeder?
A friction feeder suits irregular shapes such as boxes, a second pass on a product, and small formats. On long runs, continuous running is more effective than reloading a pile. For flat sheets such as posters, the Borea FPF flat pile feeder is the usual choice.
What formats and paper weights can the Babila FF feed?
The Babila FF feeds formats from 140 × 240 mm up to 700 × 700 mm, in paper of 200 to 500 g. The loading capacity is 200 mm, depending on paper weight and size.
Which tape applicators work with the Babila FF?
It is ready to work with the Speedy double-sided tape applicator, the Mistral silicone tape applicator and the Altor Verticale unwinder, and it also takes a tipper plate. Silicone tape needs a hot melt gluing system with a slot coater, which the same line can use to glue folders and envelopes.
What sheet control does the Babila FF feeder have?
The feeder has a two-sheet trip device with thickness adjustment, a double sheet feeding controller and a sheet gap controller. Belts drive the friction feeder, and “Bruchi” wheeled transporters carry the paper.
Where is the Babila FF used?
The application pages show it feeding and taping blanks for double-sided tape on envelopes, silicone tape on cardboard mailers and resealable e-commerce boxes. Its machine page also has videos of double-sided tape being applied to bags.
Is the Babila FF the same as the Babila CL?
No. The Babila FF is a friction-fed taping machine. The Babila CL is the Macari-Fidia machine for folding and gluing boxes, and it also has a friction feeder.
How much does a Babila FF cost?
A Babila FF is built to the customer’s requirements, so Macari-Fidia quotes per project and publishes no price. To get a quotation, send your product sample or drawing, the format and paper weight, the tape types and positions, your run lengths and any equipment you already have to [email protected] or use the contact form.
What installation and service does Macari-Fidia offer for the Babila FF?
Macari-Fidia’s after-sales service covers consulting, installation, start-up and staff training, and its own technicians and fitters carry them out on site on request. It also offers maintenance and servicing agreements; see Aftersales & Spare Parts.
Applications
Silicone Tape Applicator for Resealable E-Commerce Boxes
Macari-Fidia Mistral and Speedy TT add two silicone-liner closures and a tear strip to corrugated box blanks on Ortigia, up to 4,000 boxes per hour.
Double-Sided Tape Applicator for Envelopes
Macari-Fidia Speedy applicators put double-sided tape on envelope flaps at up to 200 pieces/min, on Borea, Babila, Tosca, Rialto or your existing line.