Automatic line leading snack and cookie manufacturer

Our customer, a leading manufacturer of snacks and cookies, saves time in its palletizing process saves time in its palletizing process with an automatic wrapping and labeling line.

The innovations of logistics 4.0 4.0 logistics require the implementation of packaging processes packaging processes. The application of technologies such as the Internet of Things, machine learning and machine learning or business intelligence to order dispatch processes involves automating as many tasks as possible in the warehouse. The aim is to optimize workflows, save time, increase productivity and reduce error rates. Controlpack's solutions are geared towards achieving all these goals.

Our client: leading snacks and cookies manufacturer

Our client is a business group of American origin. Dedicated to the food sector, it specializes in the manufacture of snacks, cookies, candies, sweets, chewing gum and cheese. It is present in 150 countries and a turnover of nearly 11.7 billion euros in the first half of 2021.

In Spain, it has four factories, located in Granollers and Montornès del Vallès (Barcelona), Viana (Navarra) and Hospital de Órbigo (León), with more than 1,300 workers.

The challenge: a baling line worthy of Industry 4.0

Mondelez España undertook the renovation of its Granollers factory facilities in 2021. The changes included the installation of four robots to automate palletization. In tandem with this new technological solution, the two semi-bundling machines that Mondelez had been using at the plant became obsolete: they were no longer able to keep up with the pace of production.prThe two semi-bundling machines that Mondelez had been using in the plant became obsolete.

To solve this setback, the client contacted Controlpack. After an initial study, we detected the need to implement an automatic wrapping and to implement an automatic wrapping and labeling line, with a product identification systemwith a product identification system applied through barcodes.

Controlpack packaging line automation solutions

Controlpack has more than 30 years of experience in the development of automatic packaging lines. automatic packaging lines. Our service is completely customized and covers the entire packaging chain for the shipment of goods. The advantages of automating your packaging line

The packaging materials include:

• Increase in production rates and, consequently, in the total daily production volume. and, consequently, of the total daily production volume.
• Improved quality of the result as a consequence of the correction of inefficiencies and errors typical of a manual intervention.
• Increased safety for warehouse professionals.
• Reducing the environmental impact of the logistics activity thanks to an optimal use of consumables.
• Significant reduction in costs once the investment in the technology has been amortized.

Controlpack's automatic stretch wrapping and labeling line project

In order to develop the project for the implementation of the new automatic stretch wrapping and labeling line, the first step was to install a low-profile pallet lift for safety reasons.The first step was to install a low-profile pallet lift for safety reasons, in order to allow operators to handle pallets vertically in a range of 85 to 500 mm.

The automatic line was then deployed, which operates as follows:

1. A motorized trident-shaped conveyor for loading at 80 mm. loading at 80 mm.A motorized trident-shaped conveyor, for loading at 80 mm, takes care of the goods infeed. Once the muting functions have been activated muting as a protective measure, the next conveyor lifts the pallet to a height of 500 mm. lifts the pallet to a height of 500 mm.
2. After the pallet is loaded onto the line, the barcode bar code scanner detects its detects its presence and scans the side or front for the label on the box. This reading will determine whether it should be labeled or not. In case of error in the process, the operator must scan the reference with a barcode scanner gun and manually validate the pallet.
3. A photocell monitors whether the pallets meet the minimum height requirements. If they are less than 500 mm high, the function bypass function of the stretch wrapper will be activated automatically.
4. The pallet is then passed to the Technoplat 3000where it is wrapped according to the options defined on the screen. If the pallet does not reach the minimum height, this step will be skipped.
5. As dictated by the reading of the barcode on the case, the labeling machine will labeling machine will place or not the label, in A5 size, depending on the customer's ERP, on the front, on the side or on both.
6. Finally, the pallet exits the safe zone and is deposited on inclined gravity conveyorswaiting to be picked up by a mechanical forklift.

Are you wondering how an automated automated packaging line can improve can improve the productivity of your plant? Contact Controlpack and find out more about our solution. Pack&Boxsolution, fully configurable and adaptable to the conditions of each factory.