Chelsea Sugar NZ had a few challenges to overcome in this project. First and foremost was the need to pack 1kg to 3.5kg bags of sugar products into trays and then feed the trays into an existing shrink wrapper. The weight of the bags made manual packing into pre-erected trays difficult and labour-intensive.
The major challenge we had developing the machine was its location. Situated on the second story of an older building meant that the machine had to be designed to be broken down into small enough sections to fit inside a small service elevator.
The product we developed to address this issue was our Tray Packer, which includes two HAWK robots to collate and load products onto a flat die-cut tray. Hot melt glue is applied to the trays before they are folded up, formed and compressed around the loading head of the HAWK. The tray forming heads and toolsets are all fixed size per SKU, meaning the operators simply remove the change parts modules and replace them with a new size; there is no need for operators to manually adjust anything; simply drop in new change parts and run. Designed to operate with a harsh, sugary environment in mind, the Tray Packer is the perfect machine for this application.
We have found RML to be a professional automation solutions provider dedicated to developing, building and maintaining our sophisticated equipment. Their open and honest approach has resulted in very positive outcomes for us.
From the first day we sat down with the RML team, through to today, we’ve been so impressed by the level of service and quality of machinery that they have built for us.
We set RML a challenge, design and build a new butter packing machine for a challenging application. RML produced a smart and effective solution that exceeded our expectations.
The design process went very smoothly, start up and commissioning went better than we anticipated. We have found the RML team to be professional, proactive and very responsive to questions and quick to resolve any problems for us.
Of all of the types of packers that we have on site (past and present) the RML packers have proven to be the most reliable, and easiest to maintain.
Ongoing service and support is important to us. RML knew this and I am pleased to say we are not disappointed. I have and will continue to recommend RML to others in our industry based on our experience
RML worked with us to understand our requirements and designed a solution to suit our needs. RML delivered an automated system to service two moulding machines producing the Gallagher Ring Top Posts.
Our integrated, advanced operation ensures the best quality cream cheese is produced consistently.
The background of RML and their ability to automate our process ticked all the boxes
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