Decaser

A-B-C Packaging Machine's (Tarpon Springs, FL) Model 156 decaser automatically unloads and single files a complete range of glass or plastic containers at speeds to 50 cases/min.

May 31st, 1996

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The decaser accepts RSCs. Opens all four flaps and lifts the cases from the bottles that then glide to the discharge belt. Containers are quickly single-filed to provide a continuous supply to the production line.

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