There are four different main components to this line for bars:
- Bar row distributor and primary packaging system
- Automatic loading cell for multipacks
- Multipack packaging system
- Automatic cardboard box packing cell
Primary packaging
The product is arranged in rows when it arrives from the cold tunnel. An RDS transfers the rows of products to the primary packaging branch.
The primary packaging system consists of an alignment module, an indexer and an FR500 horizontal wrapping machine.
At the machine's outlet, a divider splits the one line of products into two, to facilitate secondary packaging loading.
Multipack wrapper loading cell
The multipack wrapper's loading cell is the system that receives the bars from the single packaging wrapping machine, groups them together and loads them into the conveyor of the multipack packaging wrapping machine.
It is a compact unit composed of a delta robot which is fully integrated with the operation of the single packaging wrapper and the multipack wrapping machine. This is essential for ensuring the successful operation of this type of high-speed solution.
Multipack packaging
A delta robot delta feeds the Atlanta HT horizontal wrapper which completes the secondary packaging.
Cardboard box packing cell
The packing cell receives automatically formed boxes and multipack bar packages and collects and packs them inside the boxes. It is composed of an automatic box forming machine, a packing cell with a delta robot and an automatic box sealing machine.
In addition to the delta robot, the packing cell has a stacking table that allows the contents of the box to be prepared so that it can be packed in the most efficient way possible with a single robot motion. Packing can be configured on the operator's screen, offering customers a high degree of independence that allows them to programme future products for themselves.
