Servo placer replaces robotic feeder

Machine increases reliability and uptime for shelf-stable, flexible pouch packaging operations.

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The company had been using a robotic feeder for its pouch filling operations. The robotic feeder picked and presented pre-formed, unfilled pouches in a vertical orientation to the parent machine for filling. But AmeriQual was not completely satisfied with the speed and efficiency of the system.

In August 2006, AmeriQual replaced the robotic feeder with a servo-driven rotary placer supplied by Graphic Packaging International, Inc.’s Minnesota Automation Products (www.minnesotaautomation.com) group.

Wes Blankenberger, AmeriQual’s director of engineering, says, “AmeriQual worked closely with Minnesota Automation on the design of the placer. With our experience with flexible pouches and Minnesota Automation’s experience with pick-and-place applications, we developed a high-speed, flexible, and efficient system.”

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