Successful applications in the packaging industry according to requirements

Since dairy products in particular are very sensitive, these systems from Miromatic for aseptic filling of yoghurt impose the highest hygiene requirements. Our bearing technology is exposed to cleaning (hot steam, high pressure, chemical agents) here at least daily.

RemiTech has developed a pick and place application for the automation process in which various types of portioning spoons are inserted into containers of food supplements. A three-axis delta robot with lubrication-free igubal double joints is used here, which works reliably even in dusty and dirty conditions.

This facility folds, glues, fills, sterilises, and seals milk cartons. Bearings must be resistant to disinfectants and high temperatures. This was achieved with drylin linear guides and iglidur plain bearings.

In brewery plants used in beer production, the bearing components used must meet various requirements, such as a high temperature. For the bearing of the knives for slitting the spent grains, the customer relies on plain bearings made of the FDA-compliant high-temperature material iglidur A500.

When transport rollers are mounted inside this cartoner, the metal rollers stuck together due to the adhesive used for sealing. With the use of plain bearings made of high-performance polymers, this problem became a thing of the past.

In beverage bottling, the liners in the linear stroke of this capping unit were completely covered. For even more hygiene, these were replaced with drylin special bearings, which have a special rough structure on the outer and inner walls. That way, the bearings are completely washed as well.

In the QX-500 tray sealer from Ishida, thread solutions and knife edge rollers that can withstand high humidity, extreme temperatures and chemical cleaning were sought for the format adjustment and conveyor technology, among other things.

These meat slicing plants from Schiwa work in the sausage, ham and cheese industry. The guidance of the cables to the grippers that lead the product to the cutting knife were implemented using FDA-compliant energy chains that comply with the manufacturer's demanding hygiene concept.

Harvesting, cutting and packing every mushroom by hand? What is not uncommon in the mushroom industry is set to change with the semi-automatic harvesting system from Axis Technology. With steam sterilisation at 80 °C, TH3-energy chains in hygienic design enable safe cable routing.

The bearing technology used here to transport meat was neither lubrication-free nor hygienic. It has therefore been replaced by linear bearings and knife edge rollers, which operate completely lubrication-free and prevent product contamination.

In brewery plants used in beer production, the bearing components used must meet various requirements, such as a high temperature. For the bearing of the knives for slitting the spent grains, the customer relies on plain bearings made of the FDA-compliant high-temperature material iglidur A500.

The renowned Belgian brewery Chimay, known for its traditional Trappist beer, relies on maintenance-free bearing technology from igus in its bottling plant. By replacing rusty and stuck ball bearings with lubrication-free igubal H3 spherical insert bearings, the brewery was able to increase its efficiency and reduce maintenance work.

This double-gate heating system in stretch blow moulding machines for forming bottles uses iglidur J and special plain bearings. They enable the bearing of the mandrels on which the bottles travel through the system at a permanent temperature of 60°C and in continuous operation.

This Krones bottler uses a new injection-moulded clamping star wheel, which reduces changeover time and therefore saves valuable time. This is due to the fact that the grippers are designed for different bottle shapes and sizes. Thanks to the new iglidur X material, the incorporated plain bearings are durable in continuous operation and suitable for dry clean.

For this high-performance cutting machine, several plain bearings were tested by the manufacturer for wear and service life over months due to the high dynamics and fast movements. The drylin linear bearings and iglidur plain bearings are sometimes used in the depositing system.

This bottling plant for thin to viscous substances works quickly and precisely thanks to numerous bearing products in cup dispensers and filling and dosing, lid application, sealing, and labelling and ejection systems. Up to 4,080 litres can be filled per hour into up to 14,400 cups.

Up to 66,000 bottles per hour are transferred through these beverage filling lines, which run continuously. For this high performance range, new two-component plastic rollers were developed for the clamp star, which were able to almost double the service life.

This all-round packaging line from Krones AG set a new speed record by processing 20 containers more per minute than its predecessor. Wear-resistant knife edge rollers are used in the belt deflection of the conveyor belts.

The Innokeg AF-C Transversal from KHS can inspect, clean and fill disposable and reusable keg barrels with an output of up to 700 kegs per hour. A two-metre-long toothed belt axis used in conveyor technology ensures reliable transportation over the long term.

The machines for fully automated uncorking or unscrewing of the caps of returnable bottles from Rink GmbH & Co. KG are subject to heavy use. They work at speeds of up to 60,000 bottles per hour. Linear and rotary bearings assert themselves here in continuous operation.

Adjust precise formats to quickly convert conveyor belts for different packaging sizes. The I.B. Srl company was faced with the automation of its conveyor technology. Today the company relies on Apiro gearboxes in combination with drylin linear modules and motorised carriages. They enable 100% maintenance-free and lubrication-free adjustment.

Krones testing systems, such as the Linatronic 735, rely on linear axes for format adjustment in addition to plain bearings, slewing ring bearings, e-chains and gearbox solutions. They allow camera systems to travel so they can detect broken bottles or contamination, or unwanted bottles in the removal system for unwanted bottles.

With the compact "InnoPET TriBlock" filling system from KHS, PET bottles can be produced, filled and labelled. In addition to lots of lubrication and maintenance-free plain, linear and ball bearings, the entire 600kg labelling module is adjusted by means of a lead screw linear axis specifically manufactured for this purpose.

LAD GmbH develops suction insert machines that securely fix the fleece. For flexible adaptation to the respective packaging size, the designers rely on cost-effective automation products such as linear systems and with motor control systems.

In the Sleevematic TS labelling machine from Krones AG, linear bearings and linear axes are used in various height and lateral adjustments, such as the guide rollers or inlet and outlet sensors. They are lubrication and maintenance-free and reduce downtimes to a minimum.

In KHS GmbH labelling machines, the cutting sensor or the work table is sometimes positioned using our linear technology. Wear-resistant and lubrication-free, the bearing technology has been meeting the manufacturer's high standards for over twenty years.

Since this product serialisation module from Wipotec can be integrated into existing packaging systems, it must be particularly flexible. This flexibility is achieved by numerous side and height adjustments, which were implemented with wear-resistant drylin linear axes.

This bag packaging machine from the manufacturer Veprotec has been consistently designed to automate the system. Motor-driven lead screw linear systems for positioning the film roll, hole punch, filling station or the labeller help with this.

The Innokeg AF-C Transversal from KHS can inspect, clean and fill disposable and reusable keg barrels with an output of up to 700 kegs per hour. A two-metre-long toothed belt axis used in conveyor technology ensures reliable transportation over the long term.

In this thermoforming machine, an arm stacker is positioned via a ZLW toothed belt axis. Since the linear axis is based on the modular system of drylin W bearing technology, it could be easily and individually modified until the customer found his desired shape.

With this application, tailor-made bearing components for the linear movement of 48 gripper modules in a packaging system could be quickly found thanks to drylin's modular product system. In the truest sense of the word, the linear systems today "lead" to a significant increase in plant efficiency.