 The
Beverage Industries Sustainable Packaging efforts have driven the
weight of a 500 ml water bottle down to 9.0 grams and the Nalbach
NECOSORT-III new generation unscrambler has met the challenge
with its superior lightweight bottle handling capabilities.
With the beverage industry's push to “lightweight†bottles in an
effort to reduce cost and reduce their ecological footprint,
traditional methods for placing bottles onto a production line such
as depalletizing-single filing or the use of older technology
unscramblers has become problematic.
Going back 15 years, most bottling companies would use depalletizing
systems to introduce empty bottles to the filling line. At the time,
500 ml CSD bottle weights were in the 35-40 gram range and 500 ml
water bottles were in the 23–28 gram range. As lightweighting began
in the late 1990s, depalletizing of bottles proved to be inefficient
with fallen bottles being a significant problem. Bottle unscramblers
were introduced to eliminate the problem of trying to maintain
bottle orientation off the depalletizer. With an unscrambler it
didn't matter if the bottles fell over during the depalletizing
process. From the depalletizer, the bottles would be conveyed in
mass to the unscrambler, which had the responsibility of orienting
the bottles in an upright position.
Recently, bottle lightweighting efforts have increased with the
beverage industry's sustainable packaging efforts. Subsequently PET
bottle weights have been significantly reduced. Over the last 3
years 500 ml water bottle weights have gone from ~15 grams to 9
grams. Older generation unscramblers have had problems handling such
lightweight bottles as they rely heavily on gravity in the
unscrambling process.
The design of the new generation NECOSORT-III unscrambler insures
that bottles are positively held, moved and controlled throughout
the unscrambling process and do not rely solely on gravity. This
provides a system that reliably handles the lightest bottles in use
today.
In addition to its lightweight bottle capabilities, the NECOSORT-III
is capable of sorting a wide range of bottle types and sizes. The
unique vertical drum design, has only 2 moving parts, is tolerant of
damaged bottles and has the smallest footprint in the industry. With
no reciprocating motions, complicated mechanisms, or hard to adjust
container handling parts the NECOSORT-III provides low maintenance,
high reliability and carries a three (3) year warranty!
The NECOSORT-III is available worldwide through Nalbach's direct
sales and manufacturers reps.
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About Nalbach Engineering Company
Founded in 1945, Nalbach Engineering Company has earned its dominant
reputation for quality and performance in the design and manufacture
of a complete line of powder filling equipment and plastic bottle
unscramblers. In addition, Nalbach Engineering manufactures aerosol
filling equipment and offers turnkey packaging lines as well as
system integration services. A member of PMMI since 1958, Nalbach
Engineering has developed equipment for a widely diverse client
roster of Blue Chip companies and has installed systems in 45
countries around the globe. |