Profile Foods approached us back in 2010 during a business-critical upgrade of their production facilities in Hamilton. Sales of their much-loved Mother Earth Oat Slices had outgrown supply in both Australia and New Zealand.
Of course, there was complexity and challenge! We were to pack three different sized bars into two carton sizes in a 3×2 configuration.
However, the core concern was that we were to fit this machine into a very small footprint on the factory floor. Our competitors were unable to match our problem-solving approach, not only around the size of the machine but with our design for a quick and reliable change-over mechanism which uses dedicated change parts and numbered repeatable adjustment methods such as counter winders.
RML created a K104 Continuous Motion Cartoner designed to pack into skillet style cartons reliably and efficiently. We used a tangential automatic in-feed which receives packets automatically from the upstream wrapper. The bars are collated and loaded into the cartons on demand.
A continuous rotary motion plucker is used to quickly and accurately pluck and open cartons.
An ABB robotic arm side shifts the collated bars into the cartons allowing the machine to run continuously during this stage.
Automatic flap folders and a pressurised hot melt adhesive system close the cartons reliably and safely. Good glue compression is assured using positive spring compression pads.
Other features include:
This solution requires minimal supervision by just one person, and it’s been running 24/6 for over a decade – that’s a lot of Oaty Slices! Profile Foods has a Service and Support contract for peace of mind and optimal return on their investment.
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Our integrated, advanced operation ensures the best quality cream cheese is produced consistently.
It was an opportunity to increase the packing line automation, with labour savings offsetting the capital costs.
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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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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