Machine for packing the smallest Tubes

Closed Process

The tubes are taken automatically from the Mini 120 and transferred to a bucket conveyor system which transports the tubes into the MiniMaster. When the bucket conveyor transfers the tubes to the patented grouping belt, the transfer process eliminates any gaps so that each box is 100% filled with tubes. When the number of tubes for each row is reached, the grouping belt stops and the grouping pusher pushes each row of tubes onto the mandrel plate. During this time the MiniMaster’s small (38 tube) accumulator fills up and then accelerates to temporarily run faster than 120 tpm (grouping process), thereby emptying the accumulator. This process is repeated until the mandrel plate is full. When the mandrel plate is full, it is then driven up and tilted 90° and lowered into the waiting box, where the tubes are stripped off the tubes after which the empty mandrel plate returns to the loading position. The complete box transport process takes approximately 6 seconds. Finally, the filled box is ejected onto the unloading table which is about 500 mm height from the ground. The box handling runs independently.