EASY OPERATION

Knock Down Cartoner

Key Features:

• Nema 4X Stainless steel washdown construction throughout

• Product stack height sensing in 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 setting or carton variations

• Open flap detection with automatic reject

• Integrated carton laser printer

​Key Features:

• Cup orientation belts turn all cups so that the tab is correctly located prior to 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 machine to eliminate adverse effect of chain stretch

• Overhead barrel-cam loader minimizes machine width

  • Easily adjusts up for maintenance access

• Integrated sensing detects product and ensures cartons are correctly formed prior to loading

  • Automatically rejects if cups are missing or 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 3D searchable PDF of machine model

  • OEM part numbers 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