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Complete solutions for cartoning and crating/decrating

Many years of experience, ongoing research and development, and a keen focus on the demands of an ever-changing packaging industry have enabled Sipa to offer extremely reliable, flexible, and innovative case packing solutions.

The range of case packing solutions is one of the most comprehensive available on the market today: Sipa is one of the few suppliers capable of offering solutions for plastic crates, corrugated cardboard, trays, and wrap-around cartons.

It was designed to meet varying speed levels and cover all production needs, from the simplest to the most complex packaging configurations managed with robotic solutions.

These applications are decidedly transversal: they are primarily used in the wine, beer, and spirits sectors, but many are also used in lines for mineral water, beverages, juices, and edible oils in glass and PET bottles.

The range of cartoning solutions is in fact one of the most comprehensive available on the market today: Sipa is one of the few vendors able to propose solutions for American-type cartons, plastic crates, trays and wrap-around cartons.It was designed to meet different levels of speed and to cover all production needs, from the simplest to the most complex packaging, secondary packaging and configurations handled with robotic solutions.

These applications are definitely across-the-board and are mainly used in the alcoholic beverages, such as wine, beer and spirit sectors in general, but there are also many applications for mineral water, beverages, juices and edible oil in glass and PET bottles.

HIGHLIGHTS

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  • Complete range to handle american type cartons and crates.
  • Extremely versatile solution in order to meet any production requirements: from low to high output, including special and customized cartooning configuration
  • Reliability: great precision and repeatability of movements.
  • Operational flexibility and change-over downtime reduction
  • Limiting maintenance and components subject to wear (e.g. lubrication-free transmission)

SILENT: CASE PACKERS AND CRATERS/DECRATERS

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Continuous movement craters/decraters and case packers equipped with different pick-up heads depending on the specific needs of each Customer.
This range of machines is designed to handle different type of containers such as bottles, jars and cans into American-type cartons, plastic crates and trays.
Depending on the product, the machine can be equipped with: pneumatic membrane gripping heads, grippers, suckers, magnetic plates, vacuum heads, etc.., and can handle a variable number of containers in different configurations (2x3, 4x3, etc.).
The gripping heads are mounted on a solid traversing system controlled by an inverter, which ensures a precise, harmonic and reliable movement over time. It is actuated by a gear box which transforms the continuous motion of the geared motor into reciprocating motion.
The bottle feed can be orthogonal or parallel to the sliding belt of the cases / cartons, moreover the bottle channelling system also includes a shaking device that prevents jamming.
Solutions to simplify the changeover and the handling of bottles with special shapes are available both for bottle feeding and for head exchange.

The correct insertion of the bottles is guaranteed by the presence of the centring and stop systems of the cartons on the feed belt.
The system is controlled by a PLC and operated via an operator interface touch screen with simple and intuitive controls.


SILENT is a multi-head (1 to 8 heads) automatic case packer, offering scalable performance to meet the demands of​ both low and medium/high output lines.


Type of packaging

  • America type cartons
  • Plastic crates
  • Trays



Products that can be processed

  • PET bottles
  • Glass bottles
  • Cans
  • Jars
  • Tin containers

ROBBY PACK: ROBOTIC CRATERS/DECRATERS AND CASE PACKERS

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Robotic craters/decraters and case packers for handling different types of containers such as bottles, jars and cans into American-type cartons, plastic crates and trays, designed for high-speed lines or to fulfil special packaging requests.


Thanks to the use of a 4 or 6 axis robotic arm combined with the use of specific gripping heads, Robby Pack is suitable for complex handling, ideal for any size, packaging and production capacity.


Flexibility, accuracy, and repeatability of movements also enable carrying out complex handling as in the case of packing horizontal, crossed, flipped bottles, with or without the insertion of partitions or interlayer pads, in addition to the vertical insertion of bottles.
Depending on the product, the machine can be equipped with: pneumatic membrane gripping heads, grippers, suckers, magnetic plates, vacuum heads, etc.., and can handle a variable number of containers in different configurations (2x3, 4x3, etc.).

Upon request, the equipment changeover can be fully automated, leaving the movement and positioning of the elements to the robot’s arm.

Robby Pack is a very versatile and modular system: it can be customized according to specific requirements and configured to manage multiple lines or to be easily integrated into existing lines.
The solution is designed according to the production needs of the customer, in order to manage different bottle feeding solutions, to cope with a variable number of crate and carton handling and the eventual integration of accessory items (such as partition inserters, etc.).
Whatever the layout of the final solution, it is however extremely compact, and is able to adapt easily to the architectural constraints and existing space in the dedicated area.
The system is controlled by a PLC and operated via an operator interface touch screen with simple and intuitive controls.

Type of packaging

  • American-type cartons
  • Plastic crates
  • Trays


Products that can be processed

  • PET bottles
  • Glass bottles
  • Cans
  • Jars
  • Tin containers

FORMEX: AUTOMATIC CARTON ERECTOR

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Automatic carton erector for American-type cartons, with the following features:

  • Carton magazine with adjustable guides, with a maximum capacity of up to 180 cartons.
  • Carton picking and opening assembly, consisting of a set of suckers and continuous mechanical movement.
  • Motor-driven assembly moving the opened cartons forward.

The version to form the cartons and close the lower flaps without glue (FORMEX), as well as the version with HOT MELT glue (FORMEX H) or the one with adhesive tape (FORMEX N) are available.

INSERT: AUTOMATIC PARTITION INSERTER

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Automatic partition inserting machine to open and place flat board preassembled partitions in the carton before or after bottle inserting.
The machine is available in 3 versions :

 

  • Insert 1.1: with 1 portal, 1 partition magazine and 1 lane carton feed.
  • Insert 1.2: with 1 portal, 1 partition magazine and 2 lane carton feed.
  • Insert 2.2: with 2 portals, 1 partition magazine and 2 lane carton feed.


Each portal is equipped with one gripping head; the version with two heads in case of 6 bottles partitioning is also available.


Motorized partition magazine with modular chain.


Partition collecting head with partition opening by pneumatic movement.

Portal movement with brushless motors.
Quick tool-free changeover.

STICK- STRIP: AUTOMATIC CARTON SEALER

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Automatic sealer for closing upper flaps of American-type cartons with “HOT MELT” glue, having the following features:
  • Carton conveyors with distributor for cartons and adjustable guides.
  • HOT-MELT sealer, complete with injectors and glue heating tray.
  • Upper flap pneumatic and mechanic closing device.
  • Pressure rollers for upper flaps

Both the version to seal the upper flaps (STIK/1), as well as the version to seal the upper and lower flaps (STIK/2) are available.

A STRIP version for sealing upper flaps with PVC adhesive tape is also available.

Materials

Type of cartons
  • American-type cartons
  • Trays

Type of crates

  • Plastic crates with windows
  • Plastic crates without windows

Models

  • JOLLY: automatic case packer, crater/decrater with single head
  • SILENT: conventional automatic case packer, crater/decrater multi-head
  • ROBBY PACK: robotic case packer, crater/decrater
  • UNIWRAP: Wrap-around case packer
  • FORMEX: Automatic carton erector
  • STICK- STRIP: Automatic carton sealer
  • INSERT: Automatic partition inserter

Output

  • SILENT: Up to 550 cycles/hour (multi-head)
  • ROBBY PACK: Up to 550 cycles/hour
    Its modular nature allows implementing plants with very different capacities: from the lowest (2,000 b/h), up to the highest multi-head configurations with double lane carton feed (above 130,000 b/h).
  • UNIWRAP: from 20 to 45 cartons/minute
  • FORMEX: Up to 40 cartons/minute
  • INSERT: Up to 70 partitions /minute
  • STICK- STRIP: Up to 40 cartons/minute

APPLICATIONS

Cartoning solution for handling of bottles, jars and tin container in American type carton, wrap-around carton, plastic crates and trays.

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