A producer of food supplements requires a conveying line between its filling and packing plants. Small PET vials of different sizes are to be gathered into containers and then guided to the packing plant or alternatively to a manual workstation.
Gentle and Sanitary Transport of Sensitive Product
The production of food and beverage products is subject to strict legal regulations. Cleanliness and sanitation are the most important requirements. At the same time, modern products need to have unique packaging to make them stand apart from the crowd.
Solutions from mk
Special products need special solutions. We at mk use only certified components that allow our customers to work as safely, efficiently and hygienically as possible. Aluminium machines are used for handling packaged food and beverage products, whereas unpackaged food requires stainless INOX steel.
Blue and white wear strips and belts help you detect foreign particles caused by wear and abrasion. These are easy to install and replace. We have special belts for products with volatile oils, solvents, etc. To prevent contamination, the drives are not situated above the main transport line. Conveyors can also be designed with metal-free sections to allow for quality assurance tests involving metal detection.
mk’s portfolio includes profile technology that can reliably withstand the powerful water jets used in cleaning. Furthermore, all components are designed to eliminate obstructed spaces and corners where dirt can accumulate, making the system easy to clean.
mk’s references include, among others, solutions for vegetables, liquids, chocolate, nut granules, fruit gums, baked goods and tobacco products.
During the production of sausage cold cuts, the filled packs are output from the packaging machine in four lines. For further processing, they have to be brought together into a single transport line. The packs also have to pass through two 90° curves to reach the next belt conveyor.
In the manufacture of tobacco goods, tobacco containers should be furnished with an additional label. A belt conveyor is required, that serves as a separator from the filling system and can be integrated with the customer's labelling machine.
Task
A manufacturer of X-ray systems for the food and aviation industries is developing a new system which requires a conveyor that can accommodate X-ray plates. The material to be conveyed, in this case large fish, must be X-rayed on the conveyor as it passes through the system and then conveyed…
Definition of the task
The customer produces wine gums. The transport packaging – that is, the boxes for the wine gums – are to be printed in the system so that they can then be stacked on pallets. The boxes each weigh a maximum of 9 kg. They need to be conveyed and rotated by 90°, from lengthwise…
Task
Bottles need to be discharged in a bottling line for consumer goods. They must be briefly buffered on the conveyor before they are manually processed. Work surfaces directly on the conveyor were required to allow workers to pack the bottles into boxes.
mk solution
The solution features the…
Problem definition
During the production of chocolate bars, the bars are to be transported from the packaging machine to a downstream conveyor. There is only very limited space available. A height difference of around 480 mm and a 90° curve must be circumnavigated. During the vertical ascent, the…
Problem definition
In a confectionery production department, packaged chocolates need to be separated upon exiting the individual packaging unit and conveyed to the repackaging process. The conveyor unit needs to be mobile in design so that it can be used on different production lines. In addition,…
Problem definition
Unpackaged granules need to be transported in a food production application. The conveyor technology needs to provide constant transport in a straight line; there are no requirements regarding the position or orientation of the product being conveyed. The system is part of the…
Problem definition
Food production application requires automated interlinking of multiple production steps and circulation of pallets. Multiple pallets with relatively high loads need to be transported. The conveyor systems need to be able to buffer the pallets. Pass-through clearances need to be…