The Brief
A leading aerosol manufacturer approached Unitech to design, supply and install two bespoke de-palletiser tables for handling empty deodorant cans.
The system needed to receive depalletised layers of cans and gently streamline them into a single file before transferring them onto downstream conveyor systems.
The project came with several technical challenges. The units needed to handle different can sizes and designs, while maintaining high throughput rates of up to 350 cans per minute. Some of the cans were tall and narrow, which created stability issues during movement.
From the beginning, the client also requested that all mechanical and electrical work followed their own internal standards and specifications. This included using preferred component suppliers for selected parts of the build.
The Solution
Unitech designed and manufactured two fully bespoke de-palletiser tables to meet the client’s exact requirements.
Each unit was built predominantly from 304 grade stainless steel and designed to handle cans between 35mm and 53mm in diameter.
The tables receive layers of cans measuring 1200mm x 1000mm before streamlining them into a controlled single file discharge via a series of single file conveyors.
The systems included:
- Movex Series 150 modular belt with 8mm pitch
- Antistatic nylon guide rails
- Klockner Moeller isolators
- Siemens S7-1500 PLC controls
- Simatic HMI and inverter systems
- Pilz PNOZ safety circuitry
Each table measured 5550mm in length and 1485mm in width.
To solve the issue of taller cans falling during production, Unitech developed removable centre rail arrangements. These could be fitted when handling the less stable can designs and removed when not required.
The Result
Both de-palletiser tables were successfully installed and commissioned at the customer’s facility.
The systems are now operating reliably at high throughput while handling multiple can formats safely and efficiently.
By working closely with the client throughout the project, Unitech delivered a fully tailored stainless steel handling solution designed around the customer’s production requirements, operational standards and safety expectations.
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