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The new Fallas Automation R700 Adabot™ robot is designed to pick products on the fly at high speed. Its ability to track the product and pick on the fly contributes to the speed. So do the arm’s carbon fiber construction and the controller’s ability to execute 10 times faster than a PLC. And in this case, it’s not a ‘black box’ robot controller, but an open architecture PacDrive™ automation controller from ELAU.
Packaging flexibility is a key enabler of consumer marketing strategies. These include smaller, low calorie portion packages and user friendly cartoning solutions that help retailers make their shelf space more productive.
At the IPACK-IMA show in Milan, The PFM Group introduced their new Scirocco Flow Packer with Vision System Robot, including a Super Long Dwell high-speed cross sealing system and automated, vision-assisted infeed system.
At the PMMI Tech Talks workshop hosted by ICS Inex Inspection Systems in Clearwater, Florida, PMMI member companies learned valuable lessons in safety.
The 6000 F-6 robotic tray-loading system from Paal uses servo positioning accuracy to collate tubes and place them into plastic trays at speeds to 200 tubes/min.
The Cavanna Cartesio Model G35EFC robotic cartoning system integrates the forming, filling, and sealing of cartons in a single 16’ x 6’ x 6’ frame. The system is driven by a total of 16 servo motors and a single PacDrive C600 automation controller. According to Alessandra Cavanna, managing director for marketing at Cavanna, a traditional mechanical machine would never have been able to deliver the fluidity and accuracy this robotic concept requires.
APSOL Automation Packaging Solutions specializes in the design and manufacture of end of line packaging machinery for beverage as well as food, home and personal care products. APSOL’s design philosophy stresses 3 critical elements: simple and reliable mechanics, compact and ergonomic design, and cutting edge control technology.
Pester USA introduced ‘pac robot’ modules using ELAU’s new PacDrive robotic software library to expand the flexibility and throughput of pharma, cosmetics and food packaging lines.
Stiles Machinery introduced the new family of Waechter case erecting and pick-and-place modules using ELAU’s PacDrive servo technology to handle a wide range of formats without costly change parts.
Typically, robots are capable of handling either heavy loads at low cycle rates, or very limited loads at high cycle rates. TwinLine, a twin-axis robot for high flexibility in final packaging, combines speed and payload capacity.
SACMI introduced two new labeling machines with ELAU’s PacDrive automation system. One is a roll-fed machine for glue-applying round plastic labels to bottles. The label material is unwound and cut at a register mark. The label is fed via vacuum drum while adhesive is applied, then the label is applied to the bottle through precise coordination with bottle plate rotation.
At the Stiles Machinery booth (PELV C-5534), see the new family of Waechter case erecting and pick-and-place modules using ELAU’s PacDrive servo technology to handle a wide range of formats without costly change parts.
Pester USA (PELV booth N-10328) is introducing ‘pac robot’ modules using ELAU’s new PacDrive robotic software library to expand the flexibility and throughput of pharma, cosmetics and food packaging lines.
PFM Packaging Machinery (PELV booth C-826) will introduce its new Scirocco Flow Packer with Vision System Robot, configured for pharmaceutical packaging. The solution includes a cross-sealing system that increases the Scirocco’s speed to 200 ppm by optimizing sealing temperature, pressure and dwell to maximize the sealing portion of a cycle.
PFM Packaging Machinery has introduced its new Scirocco Flow Packer with Vision System Robot, configured for pharmaceutical packaging. The solution includes a cross-sealing system that increases the Scirocco’s speed to 200 ppm by optimizing sealing temperature, pressure and dwell to maximize the sealing portion of a cycle.
Highlights at pester pac automation (Hall 15, Booth B32) included two new robots. Pester, known for its pharmaceutical end-of-line packaging expertise, is creating a new range of applications in cosmetic and food packaging for which these robots are equally well suited.
With 17 halls, 2,668 exhibitors and 176,000 visitors, it is difficult to get a handle on interpack 2005 in Dusseldorf, Germany. There was a lot to think about, including the following insights.
