Projects
Automated packaging line for bottles
Up to 6,000 bottles per hour from infeed to palletising
- Industry
- Food & Beverage
- Solution
- Packaging
A fully automated packaging line combines bottle infeed, carton handling and palletising in a seamless process. Several robots pack different bottle formats, seal the boxes and then palletise them automatically.
Project highlights
- Cycle rate up to 6,000 bottles per hour
- Four robots for packaging
- Separate palletising robot
- Automatic case erector and sealer
- Pallet magazine with 14 storage slots
- Three bottle types and eight carton formats
- Automatic conveyor technology for boxes and pallets
Application & machining processes
- Feeding of labelled bottles
- Cycle-accurate insertion into prepared trays
- Automatic case sealer
- Transfer to palletising
- Pattern-based palletising and removal
- Automatic provision of empty pallets
Operating & control concept
- PLC with pick-control logic
- Central multi-touch panel
- Sensors for bottles, boxes and stacks
- Live data on OEE, cycle and shift status
Safety concept
- Safety light barriers with muting
- Door locks with emergency release
- Sensor-based monitoring of hazard zones
- Safety concept for infeed and outfeed areas
Result
- High cycle rate
- Reduced personnel costs
- Format flexibility for multiple products
- Stable process reliability
- Seamless integration into existing production
Insights | Process
Conclusion
The packaging line automates the path from the bottle to the pallet while remaining flexible for different formats.