Casepacking is the bundling of a number of products together in cases for transport or storage, and packing them to avoid damage or adulteration by external elements. Almost any product requires casepacking, whether food products, beverages, tea and coffee, or pharmaceutical products. Traditionally performed manually, casepacking was a tedious task in which an error could prove expensive. It also involved the work of a number of workers and resources. Now however, advancements in the field have provided a range of mechanical options which are fast being adopted by companies around the world.

The new Casepacker from Pam Pharmaceutical & Allied Machinery Co Pvt Ltd has been thoughtfully designed to minimise operators, thereby eliminating margin for human error, and to maximise manpower costs. It also reduces time taken for production as it is fully automated, and works at an efficient production rate. A vertical Casepacker, servo-controlled and fully mechanized, the tool also collates products automatically.

How does the Casepacker work?

Cases are erected from their magazines and placed upright. A robotic arm picks up the collated products and places them into the case. Once products are loaded, the case moves forward to be taped or glued. While this case is being sealed, the next case is put into position, ready for products to be packed.

What are the benefits of the Casepacker?

Apart from efficiently combining the four tasks of case-erection, collation, loading and sealing in one, the Casepacker has a number of other benefits. The financial burden of hiring or buying separate machines for each task is reduced. Also, the manpower required to operate each machine is reduced as the Casepacker needs only one resource to perform the operation from setting up of cases to sealing. In limited industry space, the Casepacker size, 3.3m long and 1.8m wide, is an excellent option for space-saving. The standard systems occupy up to 9m of space.

What additional features does the Casepacker offer?

Trustworthy: the Casepacker is CE certified and UL compliant, and has IQ/OQ/PQ documentation support.

Ease of operation: it is operated by a touch screen and PLC controls, making it a modern and cutting-edge tool that is easy to use. The control panel IP 56 has a segregation of control section, and a power section. It is easy to synchronize as it has upstream and downstream machines. With a quick single key format, part changeover is easy. The servo motors are competent, allowing easy operation by a single person.

Safety: the Casepacker has a balcony design so that all areas and all parts of the machine can be reached easily. While working with the machine, there will be no reaching over or around to endanger life and limb of your resources. Also the Casepacker is built with a strong steel design with all safety precautions.

Easy to use: workers will find it convenient to use the Casepacker. Standard top-open cases are used, with a easy-to-load magazine that has large capacity. All incoming products will be supported with grippers, and when there is no product or shipment, interlockers ensure smooth running. Options for sealing are hot melt or tape sealing, and the robotic arm has ball screws with two or three axis manoeuvrability. The Casepacker comes integrated with a palletizer too.

What other uses does the Casepacker have?

Apart from the pharmaceutical industry, the Casepacker can also be used in the following industries: food and beverages, breweries, personal and health care, paints and lubricants.

The Casepacker may be used in packaging of bottles, containers, cartons, tetrapaks, tins, ampoules, vials, pouches, tubes, etc.

Casepacking has now become a task which can be completed rapidly, without error and with the minimum amount of workers and resources. With all its advantages to the user, both financially and otherwise, the Pam Casepacker is bound to be one of the forerunners amongst casepackers.