Machinery Update | March / April 2021

16 MACHINERY UPDATE MARCH/APRIL 2021 www.machineryupdate.co.uk
New Machinery
Integrating robots has
made a cartoner adapt
High lift is
achieved for
film rolls
New fast speed and high lift
roll handling equipment was
designed by Packline Materials
Handling in response to
a customer requirement in
the food processing industry.
The rolls are lifted at speed to
an increased height to reach
a very high loading point on
the packaging machine.
The extra tall lifter frame of
2500 mm enables the rolls to be
lifted to the increased height to
access the high load point on
the processing machinery, while
the faster lifting speed is achieved
by a modified frame column lead
screw. This has a wider pitch
and faster rotation, lifting the
roll at double the speed of
a standard lifter.
This ensures that the rolls are
lifted from floor height to the
packaging machine load point
in just 15 seconds.
The vertical spindle
attachment has been designed
to suit the lifting and rotation
of reels of film and foil which
have a core diameter of 76 mm.
This attachment is fully
motorised and provides powered
drives for both the roll gripping
and release as well as the roll
rotation to and from the vertical
to horizontal orientations.
These drives are operated via
a hand-held ‘pendant’ control
which provides precise and easy
operation.
T 01202 307700
W www.packline.co.uk
Syntegon has expanded
its secondary packaging
portfolio with the
Sigpack TTMD which combines
core technologies of the
TTM platform with one
or more integrated Delta
robot cells – hence the
D in the product name.
The robotic solution’s
camera-based vision
control system detects
products on the infeed
belt while the Delta
robots pick single or
multiple products
arriving in random order
and place them in cartons,
trays or other containers
according to specifications.
To enable additional
packaging flexibility, the new
topload cartoner can also
simultaneously pack different
products from several infeed
processes.
The Sigpack TTMD uses
the proven tool-less format
changeover concept from
the TTM platform, enabling
a vertical restart after each
format change.
“Since its launch ten years
The new Leak-Master
Pro 2 from WITT
is designed to find
micro-leaks in MAP
packs in a quick,
reliable and also
non-destructive way.
With the new
unit, the leak test is
carried out with
CO2 as the tracer gas.
The test chamber,
made of acrylic
glass, is evacuated and the
pressure difference between
the test product and the
Delta robots
add flexibility
in the product
feeding process
ago, the TTM platform for
integrated topload cartoners
has proven its worth at
manufacturing companies
all over the world and has
been continuously developed
further,” says Michael
Haas, product manager for
secondary packaging at
Syntegon. “Thanks to the
integrated Delta robots, even
more product and pack style
variations are now possible.”
Each cartoning machine
can be equipped with one
or more Delta robot cells.
This option offers improved performance and easier operation
chamber causes gas to be
extracted from the packaging
in the event of a leak. Highly
The pick rate of the robots
depends on the type of
product but typically, it’s
between 60 and 90 products
per minute, but can reach up
to 120 products per minute.
The Sigpack TTMD cartoner
also increases presentation
options at the point of sale:
as it can insert products either
flat or on-edge into the carton.
Since products from several
process sources can be fed
into the TTMD, a selection
of different products, such
as small bags containing
different snacks, can also
be packed into one carton.
T 01332 626262
W www.syntegon.com
Latest leak testing equipment is designed
to detect micro-leaks in MAP food packs
sensitive gas sensors
detect this gas within
a few seconds.
“The optimised
function and userfriendliness
raise
the Pro 2 to a new
performance level,”
says Martin Bender,
managing director at
WITT. “It saves time,
enables the detection
of even smaller leaks
and is easier to operate.”
T 01925 234466
W www.wittgas.com