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New solution : Complete End of Line for loading Wine and Spirits

I – CONTEXT

As a supplier to the wine and spirits market since the company was founded, top loading is a principle which is central to Cermex’s expertise. With a considerable number of installations in the wine industry in France as well as Spain, Chile and Australia, Cermex also has strong historic ties with the multinationals within the spirits’ industry.









With similar solutions for end of line automation, the requirements for both the wine and spirits markets have however widely evolved in terms of machines. On this basis, Cermex decided to revise its Case Forming/Loading/Gluing solution by considering 2 levels depending on the bottling speeds:

• From 3 000 to 7 000 bottles/hour
• From 7 000 to 14 000 bottles/hour for the wine industry (up to 18 000 bottles/hour and more for the spirits industry)
  

II – STUDY OF THE AUTOMATION REQUIREMENTS

• Reduction in the total footprint (machines and conveyors) and easier line layout.
• Improvement in the general ergonomics and operation of the complete line (size changeover time in particular).
• Cost optimisation
• Reduction in the number and consequently the cost of change parts (by avoiding the principle of 1 format = 1 specific set of change parts).
• Lighter and simpler gripping heads.
• Requirement for a compact case forming solution.
  

III – CHOSEN SOLUTION

• General principle

The study was carried out on a TPM basis (easy maintenance).

It is based on 3 modules (functions) Case Forming / Loading / Gluing which although separate are both homogonous and combinable:

• Forming then Loading then Gluing
• Forming/Loading then Gluing
• Forming then Loading/Gluing
• Forming/Loading/Gluing
  

This approach perfectly meets the requirement for reduced footprint and simplified layout.

• Other technical characteristics
• Complete review of the change parts:

1. A single adjustable loading funnel for all the bottle formats.
2. Adjustable gripping head on the basis of a gripping block for 6 bottles with a single point of adjustment (possible to link two blocks for loading 12 bottles at a time); reduction in the weight (< 20 kg); reduction in the storage area required for change parts.
3. Simplified bottle infeed: improved ergonomics and saving in operator time during size changeovers
4. Customer “self-sufficient” for handling new formats by simply adjusting the bottle heights and diameters (same for the cases) thanks to a programming aide.

• Access into the heart of the machine thanks to the new structure of the machine frame,
• Installation of numerical counters to help with size changeovers and then production start-up,
• Line operation from one side: access to control panel, forming, case magazine, loading and gluing,
• New vertical forming solution taken from the SD range (multi-function machine: case forming, loading and gluing),
• Gluing solution shortened in length,
• For versions Case Former/Case Packer or Case Packer/Case Gluer or Case Erector/Case Packer/Case Gluer = a single PLC,
• Saving in machine cost: 10 %,
• Saving in terms of change parts: 30 %.
  

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