KNOCK DOWN CARTONER

KEY FEATURES

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• NEMA 4X Stainless steel washdown construction throughout

• Product stack height sensing in the bucket with automatic reject for incorrect stack heights

• No product-no carton

• Combination overhead confiner-loader mechanism

  • Allows entire cartoner to be extremely narrow footprint (44”)

  • Ensures stack fit within carton while preventing pouches from sliding under loader with unique pusher/

  • Powered lift mechanism for automatic height adjustment and access for maintenance or jam clearing

• Pivoting overhead carton rails to allow access

• Floating compression pucks allow for consistent sealing pressure and forgiveness for changeover settings or carton variations.

• Open flap detection with automatic reject

• Integrated carton laser printer

KEY FEATURES

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• Cup orientation belts turn all cups so that the tab is correctly located before the timing screws.

• Timing screws maintain cup orientation and position on correct pitch

• 3 axis gantry robot picks cups out of screws and progressively stacks 2 or 3 layers into article buckets

• Cartons erected into continuous motion flights

  • Belts are utilized throughout the machine to eliminate the adverse effect of chain stretch.

• Overhead barrel-cam loader minimizes machine width

  • Easily adjusts up for maintenance access

• Integrated sensing detects the product and ensures cartons are correctly formed before loading.

  • Automatically rejects if cups are missing or the carton is missing

• Integrated laser printer for date code

• Carton cycle-stop flap closer

UNIVERSAL FEATURES

• Integrated controls (1 recipe for multiple unit operations)

• CAT 3 safety with locking guard doors

• Single-button start/stop

• Intuitive HMI with on-screen diagnostics and troubleshooting

  • Electronic manual with photos and training information

• Machine documentation includes a 3D searchable PDF of the machine model

  • OEM part numbers are provided for purchase parts.

• Open flap detection

• Low material sensing

• Aagard design principles

  • No humans get hurt

  • The machine cannot damage itself

  • 30-second recovery from 99% of machine stops

  • All motions are as smooth and slow as reasonably possible

  • Maintain control of product – don’t play catch and release