No more dropping of plastic bags – productivity has increased considerably
No more dropping of plastic bags – productivity has increased considerably
2 PagesNo more dropping of plastic bags – productivity has increased considerably Background An Italian customer active in the consumer industry was handling various bags with coffee pods up to 0.5 kg. The bag was either made of a thick plastic film or a plastic and aluminum film (as the one normally seen for coffee beans). The working cycle was from 20 to 40 picks per minute. The customer being energy conscious was working with decentralized vacuum, hence using Piab's vacuum gripper system, the VGSTM5010. The customer was using a standard suction cup for bag handling. When lifting the heavier bags, some were dropped and the production line stopped a number of times. Solution The customer tried Piab's modular suction cup piGRIP® with the special lip for handling bags, instead of the standard suct
