Tecma Aries Arican CNC 4/12 multipack sleeving/labelling machine for 330ml & 500ml bottle multipacks

Aries Multi-Pack around sleeve packing machine.

Aries multi-pack wrap around sleeve packing machine for 33 cl and 50 cl bottles.
Machine designed for packs of 4, 6, 8, 12 and 24 bottles in 2 and 3 lines provided different formats (automatic height and width adjustments)

Manufacturer: Tecma Aries packaging ( France )
Type: Arican CNC 4/12
Year: 2004
Material: Machine frame constructed in stainless steel and sealed electric wiring
Speed: 50 000 bottles / hr
Electrical power supply : 400 Volt – 50Hz – 3 phases without Neutral
SIEMENS S7 PLC for motion control

Original offer was as follows:

1. OFFER PRESENTATION

We propose you this offer for a multipack sleeving machine for 33cl & 50cl bottles, thanks to the information you sent us and further to our meeting of 11th March in your factory.

2. FUNCTION

Self-adjusting control machine for inserting bottles in packs of 4, 6, 12 or 24 bottles into full wraparound sleeve in 2 or 3 rows as detailed below.

Function performed by the machine : Using bottles coming from the depalettizing robot : - Accumulation and positioning of the bottles on 2 or 3 lines - Conveys units in 2 or 3 lines - Packages the units in a cardboard pack in one level - Packs conveying to the palettizing robot

3. BASIC DATA

3-1- FORMAT OF THE BOTTLES :

1 – 50cl PET bottle : Diameter 65mm (+/- 1,2mm) Height 232mm (+/- 1,5mm)

2 – 33cl Glass bottle : Diameter 64mm Height 191mm

3 – Dimension ranges for 2 row packs: Diameter mini: 55mm maxi: 70mm Height mini: 150mm maxi: 240mm

4 – Dimension ranges for 3 row packs: Diameter mini: 58mm maxi: 70mm Height mini: 150mm maxi: 240mm

3-2- SLEEVER INFEED MODE :

3-3- COMBINATIONS PRODUCED :

Single layer packs, in two rows : - 4 bottle packs 2 rows of 2 bottles - 6 bottle packs 2 rows of 3 bottles - 12 bottle packs 2 rows of 6 bottles

Single layer packs, in three rows : - 12 bottle packs 3 rows of 4 bottles - 24 bottle packs 3 rows of 8 bottles

3-5- OPTION FOR A HANDLE INSERTER AND GLUING :

Handle supplied separately. Insert of a handle added on the 6, 8 or 12 bottle packs (2x6).

System of optional handle positioning including :

- Handle magazine - Positioning wheel - System of positive transfer onto the blank - Hot melt gluing of the handle by two lines of glue from the machine’s hot melt generator. - Maximum rate of the handle’s application system : 130 handles/min.

4. PROCESSING RATES AND TOLERANCES

4-1- SPEED

Nominal feed rate: 50 000 bottles/hr

Maximum feed rate: for opened packs with or without bottom gusset (pitch 254mm): 4 bottles 200 packs/min i.e. 48 000 bottles/hr (*) 6 bottles 200 packs/min i.e. 72 000 bottles/hr

for opened packs with or without bottom gusset (pitch 381mm): 12 bottles 100 packs/min i.e. 72 000 bottles/hr

for fully enclosed packs in 3 rows (pitch 381mm): 12 bottles 100 packs/min i.e. 72 000 bottles/hr

(*) The speed of the line is limited at 200 packs/mn in the 4 packs i.e. a maximum speed of 48 000 bottles/hr.

4-2- BLANK TOLERANCES

Cardboard specifications: Cardboard from 290 gr/m2, Kraft or other board, depending on the pack holding tests. Recommended cardboard for this application : x6 : 330 g/m² Kraft x12 : 360 g/m² Kraft

Dimensional tolerances : ± 1 mm on the length and width of the cut-out ± 0,5 mm (non cumulative) on the position of the slots

Warpage tolerances : 45 mm per linear meter in both cut-out directions.

Finished product tolerances : Flap parallelism tolerance : 2 mm Flap offset tolerance : ± 1 mm

4-3- UTILITIES

Electrical power supply : 400 Volt – 50Hz – 3 phases without Neutral

Compressed air supply : 5 to 7 bar

Vacuum supply : Vacuum supplied on the machine by PIAB vacuum unit

4-4- NOISE LEVEL

Pressure level at 1 m : ≤ 80 dB(A)

4-5- CHANGEOVER TIMES

Format changeover from x4 to x6: ≤ 3 mn excluding loading (in the same type of bottle) and offloading the blank magazine

Format changeover in height ≤ 3 mn excluding loading (33cl to 50cl): and offloading the blank magazine

Pitch changeover: ≤ 30 mn excluding loading and offloading the blank magazine

From 2 rows to 3 rows: ≤ 30 mn excluding loading and offloading the blank magazine

Pitch changeover with ≤ 40 mn excluding loading Fully enclosed version : and offloading the blank magazine

5. TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION

ARICAN CNC 4/12 sleeving machine for 1 layer packs including the following features : - Synchronization of bottles at the machine intake - Continuous removal and positioning of blanks by a rotary feeder - System for folding and folding/gluing the top of the pack

Realization details :

- Machine designed for packs of 4, 6, 8, 12 and 24 bottles in 2 and 3 lines provided different formats (automatic height and width adjustments)

- Machine with variable pitch for the 8 and 12 packs and automatic format changeover configuration.

- Variable speed machine, three speed levels which are automatically activated according to the machine feed levels, which enable the flow to be adjusted - slow speed - nominal speed - high speed

- Electrical control cabinet in stainless steel integrated onto the upper part of the machine

- SIEMENS S7 PLC for motion control

- Control panel on swinging arm fitted to the machine.

- Terminal operator unit with color graphic display SIEMENS SIMATIC MP 270

- Speed increase/decrease function with speed indication on the control panel for online machine speed adjustment (within a range of +/- 10 %)

- SIEMENS Micromaster frequency inverter on the infeed conveyors

- ALLEN BRADLEY PLC servo drive system – Control Logix ALLEN BRADLEY with 13/94 SERVO unit for servo-control

- ALLEN BRADLEY servo motors for the main motion shafts of the machine

- Modem WESTERMO type TD-32

- Machine frame constructed in stainless steel and sealed electric wiring

- High capacity blank magazine

- Guards "Butterfly" type triplex glass paneling on stainless steel frame with seal strips

- Fixed transparent macrolon paneling on rear face

- Position of the various movements identified by index

- USOCOME SEW type motor unit for the adjustment of the machine

- NORDSON Standard serie VISTA 3500 hot-melt gluing machine

- PIAB staged venturi type vacuum pumps

- Pneumatic FESTO

- Oil and grease applied to bearings and transmission parts by a stainless steel LINCOLN automatic central lubrication system with level and pressure control

6. TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION

An operating and maintenance manual is supplied with the machine.

This manual provides the basis for training maintenance technicians and operators.

The manual is supplied in two copies and includes the following chapters :

- General description of the machine - Installation procedure - Machine's transmission system - Operating instructions (operation and routine maintenance) - Safety instructions - Adjustment and maintenance - Electricity, logic (diagrams, grafcet, listings, etc.) - Pneumatic diagrams - Spare parts lists

7. PRICE OF THE EQUIPMENT (unit : Euro)

7-1- ARICAN CNC 4/12 SLEEVING MACHINE – VARIABLE PITCH MACHINE:

ARICAN CNC 4/12 sleeving machine including the following details :

- Stainless steel basic machine with : 240 000 € - Bottle type 33cl & 50cl standard - Automatic format changeover - Stainless steel control cabinet integrated - Servo-control unit with Allen Bradley CNC and SIEMENS S7 PLC - Triplex glass paneling - NORDSON VISTA gluing machine with clock, temperature control and low level sensor

- Preparation of the machine for the 3 row packs (3x4 packs) for future integration 56 000 €

- 2 Infeed conveyors 19 700 €

- Panel View 1000 graphic color terminal operator unit 8 600 €

- Automatic bottle height adjustment 14 000 €

- Automatic width adjustment 19 300 €

- Bottom gussets for maintaining the bottles 53 000 € and bar code masking

- Automatic central lubrication system LINCOLN Quicklub with level and pressure control (with flexible tubes) and belt guiding lubrication 27 800 €

- Option Integration of inkjet coder (equipment not supplied) 1 500 €

- Automatic variable pitch