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nents for the control of syn- regarding friction and scratches
VIAL AFTER-FORMING LINES
LF520 and LF535
The vial after-forming lines
LF520 and LF535 have been
recently upgraded with the latest
generation of electronic compo- a rotating table, solves problems
chronization with the forming that are typically due to tradition-
machine and managing of after- al packing operations. There is
forming operations. no contact between vials thanks
The latest version of the anneal- to the use of vacuum cups to
ing lehr is fed by a rotating manip- pick them up from the chain and,
ulator with six mechanical grip- therefore, the risk of scratches
pers, to be adjusted according to or breakages occurring during
vial length. This device picks up packing is minimized.
the vial from conveyor and places A presence sensor installed
the units on the lehr belt consist- before the loading point of the
ing in a drilled wire mesh with six packing machine detects missing
places per each row. vials and assures to fill complete
The vials are carried in hori- vial rows in the box without any
zontal position with the neck empty spaces.
leaning on dedicated supports. The number of vials per each
At the exit of the lehr, a second row and the number of rows can
rotating pneumatic manipulator be set from the control panel
picks up the vials using vacuum according to the dimensions of
cups and places them on the the box.
packing chain. Technical issues affecting line
The annealing lehr consists of operations can be managed from
two heating sections where tem- OCMI’s s thanks to remote assis-
perature can be brought up to a tance provided via the Internet.
maximum level of 600°C and of a
cooling section before the pack- CONTINUOUS ROTATION
ing chain. TECHNOLOGY – IN EUROPE,
Packing operations can be car- LATIN AMERICA AND
ried out with traditional pneu- THE MIDDLE EAST
matic vial pushing devices at the Continuous rotation technol-
end of the line or by an auto- ogy for forming machines pro-
matic packing machine already posed by OCMI has been chosen
prepared to be connected to the by vial manufacturers particularly
lehr exit. in Europe, Latin America and
Middle East.
PM-V AUTOMATIC OCMI strongly believes in
PACKING MACHINE this vial forming technology and
The PM-V Automatic Packing the feedback from the market,
machine, available with four or particularly from Middle and
five box filling stations placed on Far East is supporting this ori-
entation. O
OCMI OTG SPA
Via Venezia Giulia 7
20157 Milano (MI) - Italy
Tel.: +39 - 02 - 3909181
Fax: +39 - 02 - 3570944
E-mail: info@ocmigroup.com
www.ocmigroup.com