Wrap-around case packer sleeve wrapping machine WP ERGON Series

automaticPLC-controlledservo-driven

The WP ERGON series includes automatic machines for the packaging of plastic, metal, cardboard, and glass containers in corrugated cardboard cases and/or trays without film. The WP ERGON series case packers can achieve an output of up to 80 packs per minute, depending on the machine model and the product. The pack collations can vary according to the container's shape and dimensions; in general, the most requested collations are: 2x3, 3x4, and 4x6. Moreover, all WP ERGON case packers are equipped with an electronic grouping system, manual format changeover, and a system to automatically load the cardboard blank magazine. The blanks magazine capacity can be increased through modular units of expansion. - Machine bearing frame made of sand-blasted and powder-painted steel - Sliding protection doors in anodised aluminium featuring a rounded shape which let all the motors (featuring low energy consumption) be placed externally compared to the mechanical groups they activate. The closing system of doors is equipped with a slow-down device, which accompanies the door smoothly in its final phase of closure - Absence of gearboxes and prevailing employment of ICOS brushless motors equipped with digital servo-driver integrated into the motor - Continuous motion product grouping device, with electronically synchronized fingers made of plastic material - For life lubricated bearings - Infeed conveyor with chains made of thermoplastic material featuring low friction coefficient and a motorized system of oscillating laning guides - Cardboard magazine situated beneath the infeed conveyor in an easily accessible position (P and T models) - Cam-operated cardboard blank picker equipped with vacuum suction cups system - Machine electrical cabinet with air conditioner - Interactive touchscreen display with intuitive graphics SMI machines are designed according to advanced principles of module assembly and feature interchangeable mechanical and electronic components, which ensure a reduction of the down-times during technical interventions or programmed maintenance and the optimization of the use of spare parts on stock. These machines can package a wide range of products in several pack collations, so as to effectively meet the end user's current and future requirements. Moreover, each machine can be equipped with additional devices, which increase its basic functions and ensure a high level of customization of the final package. SMI machines do not include gearboxes: the motors are directly connected to the drive shafts. The consequent advantage is the reduction of maintenance, energy consumption, and noise. The continuous motion packaging system ensures a fluid production process and protects the containers from strikes, thus granting more reliability, a better quality of the pack, and a reduction of mechanical wear. In the pack formation zone, the use of dividing pins made of thermoplastic material, that last longer than those made of metal, reduces the machine noise and protects the fragile containers (such as glass containers) and their labels. The rounded safety doors enable more space inside the machine and thus to install motors externally compared to the mechanical units they drive, which allows the operator to easily perform the activities connected to the plant maintenance. All of the models of SMI case packers can realize hexagonal or octagonal microflute/miniflute cardboard cases, which can be subject to more sophisticated printing processes, as compared to the standard corrugated cardboard. SMI case packers are equipped with fixed guides, which press the pack walls at the machine outlet. This system ensures a perfectly balanced, resistant case, whereas the rotary chain pressing systems cannot guarantee the same quality level. The POSYC® control panel, sliding on a boom running the whole length of the machine, is very easy to use, thanks to the intuitive interface, the touch screen, and the diagnosis functions and real-time technical support on the POSYC®.