Austria
Their retrostyle is trendyand theyaregaining inpopularityworldwidebecause
theyare resealable. Brazil alone consumesup to15millionbottleswithswing tops
eachyear. AMSGetränketechnikGmbHspecialises in thedevelopment of sealing
machines for swing tops. It issettingstandards inspeedandproductivitywith its
latest, fullyautomatedsortingsystem. Thanks toa customised completesolution
consistingof a camera, highspeedhandlingunit and cylinders from Festo, the
system canachieve throughput ratesof up to2,500swing topsanhour.
Thehighspeed cameraSBOC-Q-R2Bdetects thepositionof the individual swing
topson theconveyor ina fractionof asecondand forwards their coordinates to the
robotic controller CMXR-C2. Togetherwith theservo controllersCMMP, it controls
thehighspeedmovementsof the tripodEXPT. ThegripperHGPLmountedon the
tripodpicksup theswing topandplaces it ona transfer unit. There theswing top
isstoppedusing cylindersADN, detectedbyasensor and if necessary rotated
through180degrees. Theswing topsare then transported in the correct position
as far as theassemblingunit.
The tripodbasedsystemsolution from Festo ishighlydynamic thanks to its
lightweight design, requires littlespaceandsavesenergy. Thehandlingunit
togetherwith the camera, lightingandmotion controllerwas configured
specifically for thisapplicationanddelivered to themachine ready to install.
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Highspeedpositioningof swing tops
High-speedhandling:
the tripodEXPT. Agripper
HGPLmountedon theservo rotaryunit ERMHpicks
up the individual swing tops.
Practical and trendy:
swing tops
aregaining inpopularityworldwide.
Photo:©Contentmanufaktur /Lille
