published on 04/08/10
Packaging machinery manufacturer has launched a continuous-motion uncaser for the wine and drinks industries. The Pikmore can handle up to 70 cases a minute and lift glass bottles from a case onto a filling line.
'Our customers on the brewery side buy their glass in bulk. The glass arrives in cases that will later be shipped back out holding the beverage,' Maxwell Ziegler.
Pikmore's gripper heads revolve around a central carrousel to gently and quickly remove the bottles from the case. The case and bottles are sent down the line before the filled containers are put back in the case for shipping.
Pikmore uses the firm's standard operation interface and is designed to run largely operator free so staff can focus on other aspects of the production line.

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