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This Robotic Magazine Loader (or RML) System from FANUC America Authorized Integrator Pearson Packaging Systems uses a series of automated processes including robotic automation from FANUC America in a high-speed beverage line.
The RML system process starts as full pallets of half slotted containers (or HSC) are dropped off by a forklift to an inbound conveyor. A full pallet conveyor enters the system through light curtains to the depalletizing location. The FANUC R-2000iB/100H robot uses a suction gripper to remove the top corrugated slip sheet and places it in a dunnage stand. These slip sheets will be removed by a forklift, eliminating the need for a pallet.
Next the FANUC robot moves to the full pallet and removes a single HSC case. Each pallet location feeds two BE60 magazines with integral loading device. The robot briefly grabs the first HSC with its suction gripper and moves it away from the rest of the stack just slightly, so it can clamp onto the HSC. Once the FANUC robot has the HSC is its gripper, it drops it off to one of the two BE60 magazines with integral loading device. This automatic carrier magazine loader works by rotating a full HSC while containing the carriers and places them in a magazine. Once the magazine has been loaded, the empty HSC is rotated back up and the FANUC robot pushes it to the side, allowing for placement of the full HSC into the modified magazine. The FANUC robot uses its unique dual purpose end-of-arm tool to pick up the empty HSC and disposes of it on a dunnage conveyor located within reach of the robot.
The carriers are then moved to Pearson Packaging Systems’ BE60 high speed carrier erector. Pearson’s BE60 is a portable, compact and highly reliable carrier erector, featuring a rugged design and the capability to erect four, six and eight pack carriers at speeds of up to 60 carriers per minute. The carriers are moved to Pearson’s MP35 Multi-packer, designed to automatically load four empty 6-pack carriers, six empty four-pack carriers, or three empty eight-pack carriers into trays, half-slotted cases, regular slotted cases, or tablock cases. With a small footprint and rugged construction, it operates at speeds of up to 30 cases per minute.
Once a layer is complete and the layer sheets have all been removed from the empty pallet, the pallet is lowered and conveyed out of the system on the lower conveyor of the over/under pallet conveyor. To learn more about this RML System from FANUC America Authorized Integrator Pearson Packaging Systems, please visit [ Ссылка ].
