Automated six-axis case packer

Muller Technology has announced the launch of an automated six-axis case packer for high-volume production of lid and container packaging. The new automation product, which incorporates an industrial six-axis robot, helps to meet the volume-driven demands of U.S. processors while also delivering greater versatility, flexibility, and productivity.

The six-axis case packer delivers greater productivity than Muller’s recently launched collaborative robot (cobot) case packer, according to Taras Konowal, Muller‘s Director of Sales and Marketing for North America. He said that the unit is one of Muller’s most productive systems for high-volume packaging lines. It offers higher cavitation for the manufacture of blow moulded bottles and thermoformed packaging. The unit offers highly efficient cycle times, handling up to 64 cavities every six sec for lids and 5-sec cycles for containers.

The case packer can be purchased separately or integrated into an automation line such as Muller’s new M-Line system, a new integrated robotic and automation system which delivers significantly greater flexibility and versatility for production of injection moulded packaging. The basic model of the six-axis case packer can operate as a standalone, placed at the end of an injection moulding or thermoforming machine, or tied to an in-mould labeling (IML) automation system.

 The new six-axis case packer offers portability, quick part changeover for different size configurations, and a favourable return on investment. It comes with external guarding and is equipped with all the latest safety features. The product platform will be manufactured in Switzerland and Colorado. Muller has already sold several units for lids and containers in the U.S. and Canada.