This automated material handling system facilitates efficient connection between primary packaging and subsequent processing areas in high-volume industries, such as the tissue industry. It ensures gentle and reliable transport of delicate, pressure-sensitive products like rolls and multi-packs. The system adapts to various product sizes, ensuring consistent flow and on-time production starts.
In high-volume industries, especially those producing consumer packaged goods, the material handling between primary packaging lines and subsequent processing, such as palletizing, is a critical bottleneck. These applications demand systems that are not only fast and reliable but also capable of gentle and damage-free transport. This is particularly vital for delicate, pressure-sensitive products like tissue rolls and multi-packs, which often vary in size and form. Such environments require high precision and seamless coordination between various machines and system components to maintain continuous operation. An integrated turnkey solution offers a comprehensive approach to address these complexities, providing a unified and fully functional system from concept to operation.
Technical Solution
This material handling solution leverages modular conveyor technology to provide a flexible and adaptable system for high-speed tissue product transport. The implementation focuses on seamless integration and robust operation.
Flexible Conveyor System: The core of the solution is a flexible material handling system that combines various widths of conveyor systems (90, 160, and 320 mm widths). This modularity allows the system to gently and efficiently handle a wide variety of products, ranging from single, unwrapped toilet paper rolls to large, film-wrapped multi-packs, adapting to diverse product dimensions and packaging requirements.
Complete Turnkey Scope: The project scope extended beyond just the conveyor hardware. It encompassed the provision of the main control cabinet, all field wiring, comprehensive mechanical and electrical installation, commissioning, and the final CE declaration. This approach provided the customer with a single, responsible partner for the entire project.
Expert Partner Collaboration: The project's successful execution involved seamless management of trusted partners. One partner expertly handled the mechanical installation, ensuring precise assembly and integration of all physical components. Another partner managed the entire electrical and software integration, guaranteeing that all system components communicated and functioned flawlessly together.
Key Features & Benefits
Guaranteed On-Time Production Start: Structured and proactive project management ensured adherence to an extremely tight installation window, providing maximum planning security and preventing costly delays.
Single-Source Responsibility: Delivery of a complete, CE-certified turnkey solution from one provider significantly reduced customer's internal coordination efforts and streamlined the entire project lifecycle.
Enhanced Production Continuity: High-quality conveyor systems combined with flexible, custom software minimize disruptions, ensuring stable and continuous product flow from packaging to palletizing.
Lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO): The energy-efficient, low-maintenance, and fully automated system is designed for long-term operational cost reduction.
Build your Application with Bosch Rexroth Products
The solution shown here is based on a system that integrates various Bosch Rexroth components, including advanced software, drive technology, automation platform, and structural elements. Please note that you can also purchase these components individually from us to build your specific application. The links to the respective product pages are listed here.
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