Technical Specifications

Buildings

• Ceiling height: < 4.2 m
• Gate dimensions: W x H 2.5 x 2.5 m
• Access: <3m
• Temperature: Production +18°C
• Freezer -24°C
• Production Hall: The proposalassumes a leveled industrial floor throughout the entirefinal packaging area .

Product

• Frozen fish in sealed cartons

Product Dimensions (Min x Max)

• Length 204 x 560 mm
• Width 180 x 300 mm
• Dimensions: 135 x 270 mm

Performance

• Production Line No. 1–4(5)
• Max. 25 containers/min per line
• Max. 5 metric tons of product per line

Pallets

• Euro pallet LxWxH 1200x800x145 mm
• Plastic pallet, L x W x H: 1200 x 800 x 150 mm
• Max. pallet height: 2100 mm (including pallet height)
• Max. pallet weight: 600 kg
• Max. 13 layers per pallet
• Max. 40 finished pallets per hour

What’s Included

Carton Conveyor Technology

• Lifting height: +850 and +3000 mm
• Roller conveyors: ARC124 or ARU125, BB 400; roller pitch T=100 mm
• Belt Conveyor: F126, BB 400 mm
• Roller Conveyor Curve: ARK126, BB 400

The cardboard conveyor systems for Lines 1 through 4 connect the designated interfaces on the packaging machines with the respective palletizing stations.

Grouping

The cartons are fed into the ZF42 robotic servo feeding station in a longitudinal orientation and pre-grouped into rows or half-piles. The system includes a pre-grouping unit with an integrated 90° rotator. The product row is then pre-synchronized, lifted out, and picked up by the fork gripper. The products are subsequently placed on the pallet by the multifunctional fork gripper system in a program-controlled manner. The interlayers are vacuumed directly from the stack (on the pallet).

Robotic Palletizing

The cartons are palletized using four articulated-arm robots from KUKA (4 axes, reach 3.2 m). The Arctic robot is certified for a temperature range down to -30°C and has been tested worldwide. The maximum handling weight of the machines is 180 kg (excluding the gripper weight).

The system is controlled via the KRC4 robot controller from KUKA. According to the manufacturer, the robot has a cycle rate of up to 6 cycles per minute. Safety in the robot cell is ensured by a perimeter safety fence system. Each access door is equipped with a limit switch and an electric lock to prevent unauthorized access to the system.

The existing graphical programming device from KUKA is included once in the scope of delivery and is designed to be plugged in as a separate control unit at each robot cell.

Pallet Transport

• Lift height: approx. +400 mm
• 4 (5) pcs Empty pallet racks
• 4 (5) pcs Pcs. Roller conveyor sections for feeding the robot cells
• 1 pcs Cross-travel carriage
• 1 pcs Roller conveyor line with integrated pallet wrapper and label applicator

Electrical Systems and Controls

• 1 S7-317 (2DP) controller for container transport and palletizing
• 1x S/-314c (2DP) controller for pallet transport, including target tracking
• 1x 12-inch Siemens color touch panel, used as the central control unit
• 1x robot control panel (KUKA), which can be connected to the systems in four different ways
• Ethernet Data Interface
• Safety equipment (fences and light curtains) for hazardous areas
• Control cabinets from Rittal
• Standard model with stainless steel feet
• Stainless Steel Mesh Ducts for Cable Management
• VPN Access for Remote Maintenance