Multi product collating system

Cermex ProSelex

Today, differentiation via innovative container design is a must.

But this often leads to complexity when conveying, handling, and collating shaped bottles as they need to be kept in perfect condition and they may become unstable during processing due to their very specific shape.

Production runs are also getting shorter. The number of formats and SKUs is constantly increasing while case counts are diversifying to include mini and maxi batches.

The need for fast, repeatable, and easy changeovers is therefore at top of every producer’s agenda.

The new Cermex ProSelex® generation is designed to meet all these requirements with a system that conveys, pitches, groups, and feeds shaped bottles into any type of case packers.

Delivering extreme efficiency, high availability, and greater operability, Cermex ProSelex® is an accurate streamlined grouping device.

Top three benefits:

Preserve container integrity with continuous product loading flows and minimum upstream accumulation

Speed from 80 to 300 bottles/min

Fast and easy changeovers, from 1 minute (different collation) to 2 minutes 30 seconds (different bottle format)

Features

Pitch, group, and feed shaped bottles into any type of case packer with minimum upstream product accumulation to avoid product jamming and shingling
Comb concept with limited number of contact points, to reduce friction and eliminate shocks and scratches
4 servo drives ensuring smooth, fast, and precise comb positioning and repositioning, to handle continuous product loading flows
Shaped comb buckets to suit different product designs and sizes
Products supported throughout all critical phases
Light and heavy products (batches up to 15 kgs)
Case counts from small (3x1 products) to large (8x6 products), depending on product size

Separate sturdy frame attached firmly to the machine:

Minimum vibrations so less risk of product instability
Designed to withstand heavy product/batch inertias

Robust and modular automation, fully compliant with OMAC and Pack ML standards
Cost of adding a new format reduced thanks to low number of change parts needed
Less storage space required for change parts compared to screw infeed
Fully simulated solution via digital twin to reduce Time to Market
Sustainability & reduced TCO thanks to pooling of energies and recovery of energy generated by motors in braking phases that can be used by other motors or the national power grid

Fast and repeatable changeovers for vertical start-ups delivering ever-shorter production stops:

Same bottle, different collation: 1min
Different bottle: 2min30

Easy machine restart by the operator, after a stoppage, due to limited number of bottles inside the system
Combination of simple manual and motorized adjustments for format changeovers
Great operator and maintenance resources embedded in centralized packer HMI
Ergonomic access to heart of the machine
Mechanism and cabling located next to other mechanical parts, freeing lower part of the module (TPM standard design)

Better design in case of product leakage
User-friendly machine cleaning

Large sturdy guard doors for optimal visibility

Product Care
Equipment efficiency
Equipment operability

Product Care
Equipment efficiency
Equipment operability

Product Care

Pitch, group, and feed shaped bottles into any type of case packer with minimum upstream product accumulation to avoid product jamming and shingling
Comb concept with limited number of contact points, to reduce friction and eliminate shocks and scratches
4 servo drives ensuring smooth, fast, and precise comb positioning and repositioning, to handle continuous product loading flows
Shaped comb buckets to suit different product designs and sizes
Products supported throughout all critical phases
Light and heavy products (batches up to 15 kgs)
Case counts from small (3x1 products) to large (8x6 products), depending on product size

Equipment efficiency

Separate sturdy frame attached firmly to the machine:

Minimum vibrations so less risk of product instability
Designed to withstand heavy product/batch inertias

Robust and modular automation, fully compliant with OMAC and Pack ML standards
Cost of adding a new format reduced thanks to low number of change parts needed
Less storage space required for change parts compared to screw infeed
Fully simulated solution via digital twin to reduce Time to Market
Sustainability & reduced TCO thanks to pooling of energies and recovery of energy generated by motors in braking phases that can be used by other motors or the national power grid

Equipment operability

Fast and repeatable changeovers for vertical start-ups delivering ever-shorter production stops:

Same bottle, different collation: 1min
Different bottle: 2min30

Easy machine restart by the operator, after a stoppage, due to limited number of bottles inside the system
Combination of simple manual and motorized adjustments for format changeovers
Great operator and maintenance resources embedded in centralized packer HMI
Ergonomic access to heart of the machine
Mechanism and cabling located next to other mechanical parts, freeing lower part of the module (TPM standard design)