FlexiLoad™, automatic loading solution for cardboard-blank magazines that eliminates MSDs

Operators generally spend over 50%, and sometimes as much as 80%, of their time feeding the cardboard-blank magazine of a case packing system with consumables

Extremely time-consuming, this task is also a recognized cause of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). In tune with its holistic vision of service to industry, which includes the peripheral advantages of machines in addition to their intrinsic performance, Cermex, the case packing division of Gebo Cermex, is presenting FlexiLoad™, which handles magazine loading fully automatically for any high-speed case packing system. Launched in October, the patent pending solution will thus improve working conditions, and enable operators to devote their time to other, higher added value tasks. Consisting of a 6-axis robot, a universal gripping tooling, and a PC-based software, FlexiLoad™ can handle Regular Slotted Containers (RSCs), wrap-around blanks or trays. With FlexiLoad™, Cermex is addressing the requirements of industry by offering an innovative response that can enhance the ergonomics of both new equipment and also existing installed machinery, through a retrofit.