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bolster the protecon the primary package affords the product, packaging managers turn to an
array of secondary and terary packaging approaches. Un-­‐
l recently, the secondary layer of defense was largely cor-­rugated.
Increasingly, however, corrugated is being sup-­planted
with cocoons of tough shrink wrap, and stretch film wound
around pallets of product.
Compact Machine Erects, Loads, Shrink Wraps Trays
The all-servo TP-35/T125-60 tray erector/loader/shrink wrapper from Tekkra glues corrugated trays, collates
product, loads trays, and shrink wraps full trays for the trip through an aached heat tunnel. The integrated
system requires about half as much floor space as separate machines would occupy. When collang 60 car-­tons/tray,
the equipment is rated at 30 trays/minute. The same plaorms can be customized to handle rigid
containers or flexible packaging. – HEF
More informaon
Chrisne Ridgway, office manager, Tekkra: 630.226.1550; chrisner@tekkra.com; www.tekkra.com
Stretch Wrapper Simplifies Operation, Maintenance
Semiautomac Flex S stretch wrapper from Orion Packaging Systems wraps at up to 12 revoluons/minute. High- (HPS) or lowprofile
(LPS) models handle loads up to 4,000 pounds. Other features include all-steel construcon, programmable logic controller,
touch screen operator interface and load height-detecng photoeye. InstaThread film carriage features dual-chain drive system,
automac film tensioning and 260 percent pre-stretch. Quick disconnects and troubleshoong lights minimize downme, and AC
motors and variable frequency drives reduce maintenance requirements. – HEF
More informaon
Peter Vilardi, director of markeng & communicaons, Orion Packaging Systems: 561.736.2180; pvilardi@orionpackaging.com; www.orionpackaging.com
Hartness Presents Solution for Variety Packs
At PACK EXPO, Hartness Internaonal introduced a new line to improve variety/rainbow pallet
pack producon. The new line offers roboc casing and uncasing with greater flexibility and a
smaller footprint than typically seen. Components include the following:
A robot to uncase or accept product from mulple lines for producing variety pallet packs;
A low backpressure accumulaon table for managing ultra lightweight glass and plasc
boles product through filling, labeling and case packing; and
A revamped case packer that gently handles packages, parcularly glass, allowing the use of ultra lightweight thin wall glass
boles.
The robot used for the product movement and posioning is extremely flexible and can handle a wide variety of packages simply
by changing the gripper at the end of the arm. The robot tools were part of Hartness’ Systems Integraon loop. – EJB
More informaon
Sco Smith, vice president, Hartness Internaonal: 864.297.1200; ssmith@hartness.com.
E3 Robox pallezer from
Schneider Packaging
Equipment Co.
Low cost robotic palletizer,
SECONDARY PACKAGING
Robots in the new casing/uncasing line
from Hartness are part of Hartness
Systems Integraon Loop.
Schneider Packaging Equipment Co. showed two unique technologies to complement its end-of-line
machinery lineup.
The company calls its very-low-cost E3 Robox pallezer easy to move and operate. The robot can run at
24 cycles/minute and produce loads up to 70 inches high, and its vacuum gripper can handle 50 kg pay-­loads.
The unit comes with a product track/trace opon to collect data as a load is stacked, transming
the data to the producer’s network when the pallet is removed from the cell.
Schneider’s Pro-Adjust SM system is an oponal automaon package that can bolt onto new and exisng
Schneider Packaging designs or retro fit to almost all other equipment. It’s a self-contained unit that
makes all adjustments on end-of-line machines when case size or shape changes — this quick changeo-­ver,
menu-driven system eliminates almost all manual adjustments. The system is modular and features
its own controller with an easy hand held interface that drives power modules to provide adjustment.
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