The task of the tray & hood case packaging system is to count the required number of individual packages and, in a specific configuration, pack them into a pre-formed carton, which is then sealed and closed.
The machine has two magazines for the manual insertion of flat cardboard blanks. The master carton consists of a tray and a lid that is put on the outside.
– 2 magazines for manual flat carton inserting – capacity of magazine for approx. 250 cartons) changing size is made by hand wheel – time needed for changing to another format is about 20 minutes
– Universal machine prepared for 2 types of cases (open tray, tray and hood)
– Index feeder with stations: loading, forming and closing the case
– Vacuum cups for taking cartons from magazine
– Hot Melt Glue applicator Nordson ProBlue
– PLC controller Allen Bradley with color touch screen
– SEW main drive
– Product grouping station
– Allen Bradley servo drive
– Hood applied by servo mechanism
– Exchangeable belts for servo track and loading arms for different products and different configurations (2 sets included)
– Easy and quick change of servo track belts for different bag size
– Servo loading arm
– SICK sensors
– Festo pneumatic equipment
– Full covers with safety switches
Grouping section:
– Counting and initial grouping of single product into a group according to a chosen configuration from operator’s panel – servo track
– Pushing out the single row of product by a servo drive
– Transporting the single row of product to its final station
– Final grouping of the double-row or triple-row group
– Placing a ready double-row or triple-row group of products into an open case by a servo drive
– Servo drives Allen Bradley
Cartoning section:
– Taking a flat cardboard blank from a carton magazine by suction cups,
– Loading a ready group of product into an open case
– Closing side walls of the case
– Discharging a ready case from the cartooning section
– Main AC drive