Reliable, efficient filling line
December 1st 2004 Working in close association with Sussex & Berkshire, Astec Conveyors has manufactured and supplied new filling line conveyor equipment at Ronseal for 24/7 operation.
The system design was to provide for handling pallet loads, plus empty and full plastic containers in a range of sizes, from 2.5 litres at speeds of 70 per minute, up to 12 litres at 14 per minute. Flexibility in operation and accuracy of positioning was essential and in part this was achieved with simply adjusted guide rails on container conveyors.
Located on an upper floor, empty containers are accepted into the system from the discharge of a robot de-palletiser or a V80 pail destacker, feeding in single file on a series of modular belt conveyors to a lowerator. With a vertical drop of around 3700mm, the side grip lowerator provides system flexibility and can quickly be adjusted to suit individual container dimensions without the need for special tools.
Containers are lowered via the side grip elevator to the floor below and transported on a series of modular belt conveyors to labelling, filling and lidding machinery. On discharge from the filling line, the containers are conveyed via a modular side-flexing belt on to the infeed to the robotic palletiser for collation and off-loading on to pallets. This conveyor is fitted with a variable speed drive to optimise the feed. More articles from Astec Conveyors Limited: | 
