End-of-line and handling

For a manufacturer of adhesive tapes Lancia Srl has created a sophisticated and innovative system, complete with a palletizer at the end of the line.

In a general context characterized by the progressive integration of the entire production chain, the exhibitions Emballage and Manutention affirm their complementary relationship to become All4Pack Paris, “The global marketplace for Packaging, Processing, Printing & Handling”.

Among the product and packaging identification and traceability solutions for end of line offered by Proget Sistem is the Exatta PLT.150, a pneumatic applicator that enables printing UCC/EAN-128 and SSCC barcodes as well as applying A5 format labels on both still and moving pallets, in real time, on one or two adjacent sides, thanks to a rotating pad plate.

The big bag or FIBC (Flexible Intermediate Bulk Container) is a flexible container for transporting loose products, generally made using woven polypropylene plates. The containers can carry up to 3 cubic meters and a variable weight of between 500 kg and 2 tonnes.

The motion control giant Moog Inc. and the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) have signed an agreement for the creation of a joint laboratory, called Moog@IIT, in order to develop a new generation of technologies for the movement and control of autonomous robots.

High printing quality, zero maintenance and consumables make laser technology a must.

Lancia Srl (Fiorano Modenese, MO) has built a compact high productivity palletizer for the end-of-line of an important company in the confectionery sector.

Twenty years working alongside major food concerns has made PRL Tecnosoft a point of reference for the design, construction and installation of transport systems, from the single conveyor belt to complete automated end of line solutions.

L’egiziana Juhayna Food Industries, produttore leader nel settore caseario, ha dovuto ripensare completamente la logistica interna e il proprio sistema di magazzinaggio, dove la rapidità di rotazione delle scorte è fondamentale.

SECONDARY PACKAGING AND ROBOTICS The coming key fair rendezvous in the sector - Pack Expo Las Vegas and Fachpack Nurnberg, both scheduled end of September 2015 - will feature Cama Group’s Breakthrough Generation machine, skillfully designed to measure to suit the needs of the different markets.

Resulting from a fruitful synergy between two market leaders, the latest Zancaner pallet transport line with a multilayer palletizer and wrapper, for safety on machines using EOS barriers and Mosaic, the modular and configurable ReeR controller, which can manage all of an installation’s safety functions.

Kuka Roboter Italia presented at Ipack-Ima in style, with a 160 m2 stand in the middle of pavilion 14, dedicating particular attention to pick&place solutions and palletization in the consumption goods sector, which perhaps more than others requires high performance, with robots integrated with high speed conveyors and vision systems.

Lancia Srl measures its success at the fair by the number of interesting events scheduled for its featured machines. The concern brought to Ipack-Ima cutting edge packaging systems, the results of a technological knowhow acquired through years of research in close contact with the market.

PRL Tecnosoft reports that the most recent Ipack-Ima supplied further proof of a trend noticed in recent years: concerns are seeking solutions first and machinery second.

In automatic packaging processes, speed is fundamental. That’s why Schmalz has developed the “vacuum end effectors (VEE)”: a modular system that enables reducing time cycles and streamlining the planning process.

Advanced automation and robotics solutions serving the packaging sector by Yaskawa Italia, such as Total System Solution: an integrated and optimized system, made up of new MPP3S (high speed pick&place and compact robots)  along with inverters and servo-drives, controls, a linear SGT track, VIPA HMI and I/O and PLC/standard SLIO CPU systems.

The Group run by the Aureli family gains control of Syntech Technology and sets up the branch that will dominate the market on the Iberian peninsula.

Omron technology has been the keystone of the development of a new gantry robot palletizer build by New-Motion that in only six weeks, has developed an accurate, productive, versatile, userfriendly and economical system.

Pick and Place robotics has seen an enormous growth is recent years and, above all in the packaging processes, plays a fundamental role in substaining operational speeds and flexibility of the plants. K.L.A.IN.robotics, distributor of the Veltru robots, shows esxperience and solutions at Ipack-Ima (Hall 7 - Stand D122).

Schmalz, the vacuum specialist, at Ipack-Ima 2015 (Hall 10 - Stand E28) will be presenting the compact series of SCPS/SCPSi ejectors with the new Eco nozzle system.