Format adjustment in testing and packaging system

It is the high flexibility of this testing and packaging machine from Wipotec that demands top performance from all system components. The machine manufacturer's module can be easily integrated into existing packaging systems and was designed for the tightest of spaces. The conveyor technology bearing products from our linear system range and plain bearing range prove their worth here for numerous format adjustments and rollers.

Customer Application, challenge and solution

Application

What was needed: drylin® SHT spindle linear tables, round rods and plain bearings made of iglidur®,

Requirements: For the packaging and testing unit, FDA-compliant, maintenance-free and robust bearing products were sought for numerous format adjustments and for the conveyor technology.
Industry: Packaging systems, testing systems
Success for the customer: The robust drylin® linear bearings enable precise format adjustments by hand. The iglidur® plain bearings and xiros ball bearings are also highly wear-resistant and completely lubrication- and maintenance-free. They enable long service lives even under adverse environmental conditions.

xiros ball bearings

Challenge

The TQS-SP TE from Wipotec is a solution for product guidance, printing using an integrated tamper evidence unit and tamper-proof sealing of folding cartons.
The system forms the last station in packaging machines and can be easily integrated into existing systems.
The machine focuses on serialisation in small installation spaces to save as much space as possible in existing systems. This is made possible by using flexible components, which can be individually adjusted to different packaging sizes in the small spaces. The print head, camera positioning and sensors in the TQS-SP TE beed to be precisely adjusted by hand without any tools. With up to 600 packaged products per minute, fast serialisation and sealing of the goods is achieved.
Robust and maintenance-free storage components were sought in order to be able to guarantee the various format adjustments under FDA requirements as well as conveyor systems under high load and in continuous operation.

Solution

drylin® linear bearings and igus plastic plain bearings are used at various points within the testing and packaging system. For lateral and format adjustments to set the machine for different folding box dimensions, drylin® SHT linear tables are used , which can be precisely adjusted by hand.

The drylin® spindles used there are robust and enable adjustment even under high loads and long stroke lengths (Fig. 3).
Wear-resistant round rod made of iglidur® JB is used as a transmission roller in the system. (Fig. 2).
Several pressure rollers made from iglidur® J bearings prove themselves in continuous operation (Fig. 4).
drylin® SHT spindle linear tables are used for the fine adjustment of the sensor system (Fig. 5).
xiros ball bearings are used in the guide rollers in the module from Wipotec and are FDA approved.