Loose package conveyor systems for packaging lines
Optimize your packaging line operations with advanced conveyor systems that seamlessly handle a variety of loose packages, enhancing efficiency through intelligent automation and continuous high-speed operation.
Conveys and Aligns Diverse Packages Efficiently
The Loose Package Conveyors from GEA offer intelligent handling and transfer solutions for a variety of packaging types such as PET bottles, glass jars, and tin cans. Specializing in seamless integration within production lines, they enhance efficiency by utilizing advanced automation for high-speed, continuous operations. These conveyors are ideal for the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries, addressing the challenges of handling and aligning different package sizes and shapes. They employ features like pressureless aligners and dynamic accumulation tables to prevent jams and optimize flow. Constructed from durable stainless steel, they ensure hygiene and longevity. With options for customizing layouts and production speeds, the conveyors support flexible operations and are equipped with field networks like Profibus for remote monitoring, ensuring synchronization across the line. GEA provides comprehensive support, including preliminary testing for specific installation demands and full engineering assistance to tailor the conveyors for unique needs.
Benefits
- Enhances production efficiency by seamlessly integrating multiple packaging types in high-speed lines.
- Minimizes energy consumption with advanced inverter-driven speed modulation.
- Reduces packaging line bottlenecks with intelligent package alignment and accumulation.
- Facilitates easy customization and scalability to meet specific production demands.
- Ensures longevity and cleanliness with robust stainless steel construction.
- Applications
- Food,Personal care,Gas and energy,Beverage,Oil,Chemical,Home,New food,Dairy,Pharmaceutical
- End products
- Hdpe bottled milk,Protein shakes,Ketchup bottles,Fruit juice bottles,Aerosol cans,Glass jar sauces,Liquid detergent canisters,Liquid fertilizers,Pet bottled water,Energy drinks,Skincare cream jars,Canned vegetables,Plant-based milk cartons,Pharmaceutical syrups,Yogurt bottles,Carbonated soft drinks,Shampoo bottles,Tin cans for food,Essential oil bottles
- Steps before
- Filling,Packaging,Container Handling
- Steps after
- Palletization,Drying,Aseptic Filling
- Input ingredients
- loose packages,packages,PET bottles,HDPE bottles,glass bottles,jars,cans,round containers,square containers,containers with handles,containers without handles,difficult containers
- Output ingredients
- transferred packages,aligned packages,multi-lane packages,accumulated packages,shaped containers,hot fill bottles,pressureless containers,elevated/lowered packages,sorted containers
- Market info
- GEA is known for its expertise in engineering innovative and sustainable equipment and solutions, focusing on sectors such as food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and energy, with a reputation for quality, efficiency, and advanced technological applications in industrial processing.
- Automation
- Intelligent automation approach
- Container Compatibility
- PET bottles,HDPE bottles,glass bottles,jars,cans
- Container Size
- Any shape (round,square,with and without handles)
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Speed Modulation
- Using inverters
- Network Support
- Profibus,AS-I,Devicenet
- Machine Synchronization
- Dedicated electronics
- Field Network
- Remote field PLC devices
- Functionality
- Pressureless aligners,Multi-lane conveyors
- Accumulation Table
- Diverse configurations (FIFO without pressure,dynamic)
- Divider Capacity
- From 1 to multiple lanes
- Tilting Conveyors
- Suitable for hot fill bottles
- Power Consumption
- Reduced using inverters
- Noise Levels
- Reduced using inverters
- Servo Motor
- Control of switching guides
- Safety Guards
- Made with transparent polycarbonate panels
- Panel Control
- Operation parameter changeover using a hand wheel
- Automation level
- Intelligent Automation
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Continuous
- Energy efficiency
- Reduces power consumption with inverters
- Changeover time
- Manual selection via hand wheel
- CIP/SIP
- Hygienic design
- Cleaning method
- Stainless steel hygienic design
- Pressureless aligners
- Handles multi-lane systems
- Speed modulation
- Using inverters
- Integrated systems
- High-speed automation systems
- Connectivity
- Profibus,AS-I,Devicenet field networks
- Container handling
- Handles various container types
- Cleanability
- Yes
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- High
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³
- Abrasion resistance
- Moderate
- Container type
- PET bottles,HDPE bottles,glass bottles,jars,cans
- Container shape
- Round,square,with and without handles
- Conveying configuration
- Multiple lanes,FIFO accumulation,tilting conveyors
- Compact footprint
- Stainless steel hygienic design
- Discharge method
- Pressureless aligners,multi-lane conveyors
- Control panel type
- Operator panel with manual changeover
- Customization
- Layouts and production speed
- Container compatibility
- PET,HDPE,glass bottles,jars,cans
- Frame material
- Stainless steel
- Control panel type
- HMI / PLC
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Line configuration
- Customized layouts
- Conveyor features
- Pressureless aligners,multi-lane,dividers
- Safety guards
- Transparent polycarbonate
- Support frame
- Stainless steel
- Handling capability
- PET,HDPE,glass,cans