krones MultiCoThe pack conveyor

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“Only” a pack conveyor? Anything but! MultiCo combines the individual machines in a bottling or packaging line into a functional unit. Its high-tech sensors, intelligent controller and frequency-controlled drives sig-nificantly contribute to a continuous product flow, if for example, down-times of individual machines are to be bridged effectively through the system‘s buffer function.

The flexible all-rounder transports different pack types such as plastic crates, cartons, or shrink-packs safe-ly to their destination. Being a pro-fessional system, it operates with gentle product treatment, low-noise and minimum energy consumption. Thanks to the modular designof the MultiCo, the conveyor can be suited exactly to your requirements and it can be planned and imple-mented without any problems into any line. As you see: It is able to meet your needs in every way!

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Design features

■ Robust construction, completely in stainless steel, with a panel height of 200 mm

■ Height-adjustable conveyor sup-ports

■ Open design for optimum removal of glass fragments and dirt

■ Application of most various stain-less steel, plastic or roller chains

■ Glide strips of ultra-high molecu-lar PE

■ Curves in Magnetflex design ■ Stainless steel supports spindles

with plastic cup feet

krones pack conveyors ensure gentle conveyance of various types of packs.

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Applications

■ Transport of cartons, trays, clus-ters, shrink packs, hi-cones, mid-cones and plastic crates

Additional equipment

■ Use of commercially available shaft-mounted gears

■ Return shafts on bearings ■ Split drive and end-turning

sprockets ■ Drip pans

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Back-up roller conveyor

■ Low back-up pressure roller chain ■ Designed as single-lane or dou-

ble-lane conveyor ■ Dry-running of chain on low-fric-

tion and low-wear plastic rails ■ Robust, divisible chain rollers and

return sprockets made of plastic ■ Made entirely of stainless steel

with a side panel height of 200 mm and sturdy supporting structure

■ Roller crossovers for smooth transfer between the individual sections

■ Low-noise chain return via special sliding block

Flush-grid belt conveyor

■ Suitable for all non-returnable packs

■ Available widths: – from 170 to 1,870 mm – in sections of 170 mm each

■ Return roller with a diameter of 50 mm at the transfer section

■ Chain capable of bearing strain in cross direction, chain cannot peter out

System components

Steel chain conveyor

■ Stainless steel flat-top 7.5-inch chain

■ Designed as single-lane or dou-ble-lane conveyor

■ Operation with conveyor lubrica-tion

■ Drip pans at crossings and pas-sageways

■ Robust, divisible chain rollers and return sprockets made of plastic

■ Made entirely of stainless steel with a side panel height of 200 mm and sturdy supporting structure

■ Chain runs on low-friction and low-wear plastic rails

■ Rollers with rubber damping ensure low-noise chain return starting at a speed of 0.6 metres per second

Roller conveyor

■ Different types of rollers can be used, for example stainless steel, galvanised, rubber-coated or back-up rollers

■ Pitch of 57.15 or 76.2 mm ■ Available widths from 300 to

1,745 mm ■ Made entirely of stainless steel

with a side panel height of 200 mm and sturdy supporting struc-ture

■ Driven by means of individu-al chains, and double-sprocket wheels from roller to roller

■ Sprocket and chain guards

■ Suitable for reversed operation ■ Rubberised ascents and descents

with slope of up to 20 degrees pos-sible

■ Greater tensile strength than for steel chains

■ Suitable for standard conveyor support

■ Can be used in rubberised design as a stopping and spacing con-veyor

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Pneumatic hook turning unit

■ Application: – For plastic crates and cartons – Suitable for forming layers

before the palletiser ■ Output: Up to 4,000 packs per

hour ■ Pneumatic control ■ Turning unit adjustable via throt-

tle valve ■ Malfunction monitoring with P.E.

sensors

Variopush

■ Application: Discharge and distri-bution of plastic crates and car-tons

■ Output: Up to 4,000 packs per hour

■ Servo-controlled pack pusher ■ Uniform speed for full, partially

filled and empty packs ■ Parallel or perpendicular rejection ■ Installation possible on any con-

veyor

Turning unit with stop surface

■ Application: – For plastic crates and cartons – Suitable for forming layers

before palletiser, or layer sepa-ration after depalletiser

■ Gentle turning and braking of packs with rubberised abutment surface

■ Stop surface can be adjusted indi-vidually

■ Output: 4,000 packs per hour

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Linear rejection unit (Varioglide)

■ Application: Distribution of packs from one to three lanes or from two lanes to up to six lanes

■ Simple and sturdy layout ■ Suitable for high output ranges ■ Maintenance-friendly design ■ Can be combined with different

chain tables

MultiDivider

■ Application: Distribution from one to two lanes or several lanes

■ Effective widths up to 1,750 mm possible

■ Permanent lubrication of loop chain via permanent greasers

■ Several independent carrier plate systems possible

■ High security through all-around guarding

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Manually adjustable rails

■ Universally adjustable height and width

■ Easy, quick, and precise handling ■ Multi-lane guide system possible ■ Easy reproducibility of individual

adjustments ■ Adjustment aid via colour coding

possible for high numbers of packs ■ Down-holding units can be used

with crates on ascending convey-ors

■ Roller guide rail for shrink packs ■ Stainless steel profile for plastic

crates and cartons ■ Plastic profile is gentle on logo for

plastic crates

Motor adjustable rails

■ Precise and individual adjustment for any pack possible

■ Easy reproducibility of individual adjustments

■ Independent adjustment of exteri-or and interior rails

■ For non-returnable packs: Back-up free curves without rails; therefore no time-consuming adjustment work required

■ Rail adjustment also suitable for areas that are difficult to access

■ Use of standard gears and stan-dard bearings, therefore simple storing

■ Optional manual adjustment via crank

Lateral fastening (from top)

Fastening with centre guidance (bottom)

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Control system

Downtimes in the system can be avoided if machine output levels and buffers interact perfectly. The MultiCo pack conveyor fills belts as needed and closes gaps between packs. Sensors are used to avoid unnecessary accumulation of pres-sure in the pack flow. As soon as the buffer conveyor is completely filled, a back-up pressure cut-off is initiated at the infeeding machine. All motors and frequency inverters of the con-veyors can be controlled and adjust-ed through the user interface on the touch-screen . The frequency invert-ers are controlled via profibus or Ethernet.

Operation

■ Convenient operation by touch-screen with simple menu guidance and clear graphics

■ Diagnostics system for fault diag-nostics for line image

■ Diagnostics support via drawings, images and help texts

■ Wizard for troubleshooting ■ Remote maintenance available

using the remote service system ■ Optionally available with control

centre function

Malfunction display on the touch-screen (optional)

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■ Quick installation and start-up Almost all of the components are already pre-assembled in the fac-tory. This ensures the conveyor is ready for operation within a very short time (“plug and play”).

■ Easy operation The entire system can be operated without any great operator effort: “Directing” MultiCo is easy from a touch-screen with simple menu guidance and clear overall visual-isation.

■ Short change-over times MultiCo can be changed to differ-ent pack types within a very short time.

■ Long service life The sturdy basic construction ensures a long service life and problem-free operation of the con-veyor.

Your benefits

IT solutions

The SitePilot modular system con-tains IT solutions which we devel-oped especially for the beverage and food industry. Whether you wish to increase the utilisation of your line capacity, monitor your product qual-ity, or make spare parts handling more efficient: With SitePilot, you will always get the best result.

Lifecycle Service

Your company is unique – so why be satisfied with conventional solutions? Krones Lifecycle Service will support you and your production even after the purchase of new machines. These are services which are individually tailor-made to suit your products and location.

krones Service Line

Do you need help with a technical problem? Or do you have an urgent question about your line? No prob-lem: We are just a call away. Just dial +49 9401 708090 for quick and straightforward assistance – in sever-al languages, around the clock!

enviro

High-performance technology with low consumption of resources and safety for humans and the environ-ment – this is all guaranteed by the enviro sign. TÜV SÜD (technical con-trol board), as an impartial appraiser, has confirmed: the enviro procedure leads to energy-efficient, media-effi-cient and environmentally compati-ble machines and lines.

krones Academy

Turn your colleagues into high per-formers: The training courses pro-vided by the Krones Academy give you first-hand, practice-proven trade information. You will find the tailored know-how package for practically any field and hierachy level, ranging from technical courses to management training.

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