Wrap-around cartoner-sleeve wrapping machine

for the food industryautomatic

A+F PaperLine Stack transport and WA-packer come with all required safety features. This includes a complete fence around the machine as well as a secured entry to the depalletizing area. The interface with the pallet transport is secured by a light curtain.Prior to delivery every A+F FLAT-Packing-Systems are test run using original test materials. A final test record is also carried out. All A+F FLAT-Packing-systems are delivered ready for connection to power and compressed air supplies. Use of industrial robots from either ABB or KUKA. Other manufacturers are available on request. For control of the FLAT-Packing-systems a Schneider/ELAU PLC is used. The operation is by means of a large touch Panel. An Allen Bradley/Rockwell is available on Option. A fault message analysis as well as an advanced fault message display are available on option Product Feeding and Grouping The transfer of the stacks is directly linked to the stacking unit of the cutter. The carton stacks are conveyed gently by means of belt and roller conveyors (prevention of arc slip) Optional to the online version the carton stacks can be picked offline from a pallet (with interlayer sheets) by a 6-axis robot. After all carton stacks of one layer are picked up the empty interlayer sheet will be pick up as well and will be placed on a separate pallet. An air table can be integrated in the conveying system as an option. On this table the alignment of the carton stacks can be checked and adjusted, faulty cartons can be sorted out or debris can be removed. Subsequently the cartons stacks can be brought back into the production process.