Container Descrambler
Descramble It
Motion Controls Robotics' Bottle Descrambler is a pre-engineered robotic system to reorient (stand up) plastic bottles after being washed or surface treated. The system allows for down-stream leak detection and robotic packing/palletizing without human interaction. Utilizing the speed and vision capabilities of Fanuc's robots the system is not only easy to use, but meets and exceeds production rates. The robotic descrambler takes bottles that have undergone a process which causes them to be scattered, and reorients them onto a flat top conveyor. Using vision a picture of each bottle is taken as it moves down a conveyor. The robot then calculates the "pick" position, and order of picking. Each bottle can be picked and placed onto a separate flat top conveyor for down-stream processes.
Benefits
Easy to use
- Easy change over - vision system is taught for each bottle simply and quickly
- Intuitive operation and teaching of new products
- Compact in-line, floor space saving, foot print
- Operator pendant for bottle adjustments and error reporting
Increased throughput
- High reliability and uptime 80,000 hours mean time between failures
- 50 to 70 bottles per minute per robot achievable depending on the robot used
Reduced Cost
- Labor savings for up to two people per shift
- Reduces worker compensation costs
- Reduced floor space requirements
Programmable
- Built in pendant with menu selections
- On-the-fly adjustable pick and place positions
Quality
- No scratching or marring of surface compared to other descramblers on the market
Options
- Any bottle shape
- Any bottle color including opaque and clear
- Proper orientation of triggers