Other applications
Packaging machine for printed matter
Stacking printed matter requires a specific approach. Grippers have to be on hand that completely take up the bundles from underneath and the fingers have to pulled from under the bundles when setting them on the pallet.
Moreover, the storage height should be measured each time when setting down the product. Printed matter is after all compressible and when laying bundles, they should be as close as possible to the previous layer.
NACE code
18.12
Specific industry knowledge
Graphic industry (Printing)
Automatic Palletizing
Palletising printed matter
The automatic palletising of printed matter requires a very specific approach. First of all, the infeed conveyor must be equipped in such a way that the bottom sheet of the bundle cannot be squeezed. When palletising printed matter, the bundles have to be picked up right from the bottom. When picking them from the infeed conveyor, the mechanism that lifts the bundles must be able to slide underneath them without touching them.
To be able to place the bundles against each other on the pallet, the size of the bundle has to be considered when setting the gripper. This means that the gripper settings will vary depending on whether the bundles are picked up by their length or by their width. While the gripper moves towards the pallet, the bundles have to be held securely so that they don’t slide out of the gripper. When palletising printed matter, the bundles are picked up one at a time or per row resulting in high feed speeds being achieved.
Since bundles of printed matter are compressible it is impossible to work with fixed storage heights during the palletising process. After all, the weight of the palletised bundles presses down onto the previous layers once deposited on top of them. Thus, it is necessary that while palletising printed matter the storage height is adjusted each time so that the gripper is position exactly above the previous layer when depositing the bundles. When palletising unbound printed matter, a special gripper is available which mechanically deposits the bundles from the gripper.
For unstable loads it’s possible to integrate a semi-automatic or automatic wrapper in the Spider. After one or several layers of printed matter have been palletised, the pallet is wrapped allowing a few more layers to be stacked on top which are then also wrapped. This continues until the pallet is fully stacked and wrapped and ready for removal.
Types of printed matter
– strapped bundles of printed matter
– non-strapped bundles of printed matter
our methodology
Analysis
We always start from the existing production environment. You receive a layout, a carefully detailed pricing and a concise description of the solution. We always substantiate our proposal with information on projects already completed in the sector in which you are active.
Project planning
We draw up a project dossier with all the technical details of your installation. We then go through everything together, adjusting and validating the proposal wherever might be necessary.
3D design
Following the validation of the project dossier, we come to a final technical layout. We then convert this into a technical 3D design, giving you a correct image of what your installation will look like.
Line control
In this step the components of your installation are manufactured and we proceed to the development of the line control. All components are connected in a line-by-line fashion with each other so that they are in constant communication with each other.
Assembly line including all peripheral equipment
The complete assembly of your installation, including all peripheral equipment such as weighers, labellers, etc. is done by us in advance. We assemble the complete line with the greatest care into a single unit using a standardised methodology. Because the entire line has been fully operationally tested beforehand, both installation and the further start-up takes no time at all.
FAT
Following the assembly of your installation, it is then extensively tested in our workshops, allowing you to see it at work before being assembled at your premises. Using a comprehensive checklist, the installation is checked down to the smallest detail as to whether it meets all specifications before being transported to you.
Transport, assembly, start-up and training
All components are disassembled before being transported and assembled on site. Your employees are then trained to be able to work optimally with your new installation.
After sales service
At SPIDER we provide an excellent after-sales service. On the one hand, there is the continuous monitoring and logging of your installation so that we can remotely follow the operation in real time via cameras inside the installation, allowing us to make adjustments remotely. On the other hand, you can also call on our experienced service team 24/7.
reliable partner
We attach great importance to across-the-board communication with our customers. Even before the initial design stage, we want to fully understand their requirements so that we can provide the right end-of-line solution. We build our SPIDER Case Packer and SPIDER Palletiser, as well as their integration, into the complete line. This results in the operator having being able to handle it comprehensibly because of the uniform manner of operation of the various parts. Thorough training is provided for the operators. This is backed by structured after-sales service that the customer can call on 24/7.
Automatic Palletizing
