Name:  Start International

        Address: 4270 Airborn Drive                

City: Addison, TX 75001 

President:  Dan Sternberg

Product: Labels & Tapes Phone: 800-259-1986   

Year Founded: 1981  

      Start  International has been solving customer’s application needs with products serving manufacturing industries since 1981 with tape dispensers and label dispensers designed for your applications.

      Start’s innovative tape dispensers provide taping solutions for pressure- sensitive and water-activated (gummed or carton sealing) tapes. Its electric and electronic definite length tape dispensers are designed to increase operator productivity, reduce material costs, dispense tape to consistent lengths, reduce operator fatigue, accept virtually any type of tape, and provide straight cuts for better looking taped products.

      Start’s label dispensers provide labeling solutions for pressure sensitive labels. The electric label dispensers are all metal and function with consistent, high precision and reliable photoelectric sensors. Knowing you have a label dispenser that uses a photo sensor means you can ensure you are getting the highest technology for your application that is versatile enough to handle any size, shape and material of label; including die-cut or kiss cut parts.

      Start’s best product innovations come from simple observations combined with a keen understanding of customers’ needs. Most companies design products specifically to increase sales volume. Start’s main goal is not to create a bestseller, but to enhance customers’ operations. To attain that goal, its product design engineers develop value-added products. With this unique approach to product development Start  is able to provide the highest quality and most effective products for its customers.

      The TheLabelDispenser line of semiautomatic electric label dispensers from Start International includes solutions to improve all label placement processes. Built with durable photo sensors, the dispensers can be trusted to increase speed and accuracy along production lines. The machines are durably designed with an all-metal construction to perform in industrial environments.

      The dispensers eliminate several steps in manufacturing by advancing labels, separating them from their lining, and positioning each label for the operator to remove. As soon as the operator takes the label, a solid state photo sensor detects its absence, the spool is wound forward, and the next label is presented for removal. The sensor makes no contact with the labels throughout the entire process, thus ensuring a long life for the machine.

      The TheLabelDispenser line includes 18 machines that can dispense labels with sizes ranging from .125 inches to 12 inches in length and from .25 inches to 8 inches wide, depending upon the model number selected. Each dispenser can perform on a range of dimensions, as the specifications are not exact and can be customized by moving the machine’s fully-adjustable photo sensor.

      Between their various label dispensers, Start International has the capabilities to dispense a full spectrum of pressure-sensitive labels. All sizes, materials, and shapes can be dispensed quickly and efficiently, including die cut parts. 

      The dispensers can be utilized in product identification, packaging, and assembly. Each machine is ideal for any company using labels, and results in increased speed and productivity along production lines.

Foam tape dispenser

      The newest member of Start International’s TheTapeDispenser line is the first electric tape dispenser to dispense and cut foam tapes. With special non-stick rollers, the TDA080-NS addresses the needs of companies who use high quantities of foam tape in manufacturing processes.

      For the first time, manufacturers can easily and efficiently dispense and cut foam tapes using one machine, and therefore increase speed and productivity in their assembly processes. The NS, or Non-Stick Model, features specially coated non-stick advancement rollers that allow the machine to dispense and cut foam tapes, duct tapes, and other high-tack tapes to the operator’s predetermined lengths. 

      This machine is unique in that “it works well with foam tapes and adhesive transfer tapes that other machines haven’t historically been able to dispense,” said Dan Sternberg, president of Start.

      The TDA080-NS complements appliance manufacturers, automotive manufacturers, and others due to the high amounts of foam tape involved in their production processes. When integrated into an assembly line, the dispenser will eliminate the need to manually measure and cut each piece of tape, as it conveniently performs these actions on its own.

      This machine can speed up processes where foam tape is used for filling gaps, component mounting, insulation, affixing nameplates or logos, and any other foam tape application. The accuracy and speed of the TDA080-NS dispenses can lower labor costs and virtually eliminate tape waste from human error. With a tolerance of +/- .04 inches, companies can plan for and use the exact amounts of tape they need.

      The new dispenser boasts four operating modes, including manual feed, manual feed and cut, auto feed and cut, and interval feed and cut. These options give the operator more flexibility and allow the dispenser to be used in multiple ways. 

      With a heavy-duty construction of reinforced metal, the TDA080-NS is designed for continuous industrial use. It accepts tapes up to 3 inches in width and can cut pieces from 2 inches to 394 inches in length. It comes with a 3 inch core and has several accessories to complement its usage.

      Start International has been providing taping and labeling solutions to manufacturers around the globe since 1981. To ensure that it meets the needs of their customers’ taping processes, Start offers a material evaluation program which ensures dispenser success and customer satisfaction.