Altair HT Wrap-around case packer
Altair HT is OCME’s high-speed wrap-around case packer designed for intensive secondary packaging lines requiring maximum output, precise carton forming and reliable product handling. The machine wraps a flat carton blank around the product and seals the pack with hotmelt glue, reaching up to 100 cartons per minute depending on product and format. It is ideal for beverage, edible oil, lubricants and other high-volume industries where compact cartons, efficiency and line continuity are essential.
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product benefits
Secondary packaging
Tray
Assisted opening
External flap
Open carton
Carton
Tear-strip opening
Top opening
Inner flap
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Cygnus - automatic blank feeding
Cygnus increases machine autonomy by feeding carton blanks directly from the pallet into the magazine. This reduces manual handling, improves operator ergonomics and supports longer production runs.
The capacity of the blank magazine can be fed with a robotic blank picking system that move blank into magazine directly from the pallet.
The pallet with blanks only needs to be positioned on the conveyor by the fork-lift truck driver who removes the wrapping
strap, after which the machine runs completely automatically for a long time. The operator is thus relieved of the need to lift stacks of blanks manually.
Partitions
The partition insertion system adds extra product protection inside the case, making Altair HT suitable for fragile containers, long-distance transport and premium label protection.
In some circumstances it is necessary to provide further protection to the product inside the case.
Cardboard partitions are used for this and they are inserted during the machine operating cycle.
Altair is able to integrate two different technologies depending on the protection required: it can insert traditional partitions or pre-formed partitions.
• The first type, typically manufactured in corrugated cardboard, offer increased resistance against impacts and are therefore recommended for products which have to be transported over long distances. Traditional partitions are inserted from various feeding magazines that are appropriately placed along the packaging line.
• The pre-formed partitions use low-cost, preassembled, solid pressed cardboard, which protects the containers and also their labels from abrasion. The pre-formed insertion system consists of a side magazine, readily accessible for re-fill, and a S.C.A.R.A. robot which picks the partition from the magazine, opens it and then places it between the containers as they run down the line.
electronic selection unit
The electronic selection unit manages incoming products without mechanical pressure, helping protect containers and labels while simplifying format changeover.
OCME has developed a solution called "electronic selection" that allows us to select incoming products without any contact so as not to damage the external surface in any way or, even worse, the label, which is totally devoid of traditional pegs: by independently motorizing each row of incoming products, it is possible to channel and dose - according to the format being processed - the containers without contact pressure.
With this system, format changeover also becomes simpler as there is no need to physically change the traditional peg bars.
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case studies
Aetna Group and Mahou San Miguel: quality and flexibility are at the core of a trusted partnership
Driven by a constant pursuit of innovation in production processes, Mahou San Miguel - Spain’s leading beer producer - remains committed to using Aetna Group’s advanced packaging technologies to further enhance the efficiency of its glass and can packaging lines.