B+B AUTOMATIONS- UND STEUERUNGSTECHNIK GMBH

The basic concept of this system is to label form bottles on both sides without using format parts. The adaptation to the respective product takes place by simple adjustment of the machine components. The associated advantages are short set-up times, high availability and multiple use in different production lines. For a high placement accuracy of the labels, the products are precisely aligned on the transport path. Label formats up to 250mm height and cycle rates up to 250 labels per minute are possible. This makes it easy to cover a wide range of products. FM | Form bottles one- oder two-sided | up to 250 products/min FM-DS | Form bottles und cylindrical products (rotating station) | up to 60 products/min FM-RB | Form bottles und cylindrical products (rotation belt) | up to 250 products/min FM-DSRB | Form bottles und cylindrical products | up to250 products/min | (combination of rotating station und rotation belt)

Due to lower storage costs and higher flexibility, more and more manufacturers rely on the processing of unprinted tubes and mark them with a label directly before filling. The labeler TEM model was developed for this purpose and is able to apply a label to the circumference of the empty, unsealed tubes. For this purpose, the products are transported via a clocked transport system to the labeling station, where they are previously aligned and stabilized by means of a format-specific mandrel. The model can optionally be extended to include infeed and outfeed magazines and/or steep conveyors into the tube filler. As a double-cycle variant, throughput can be doubled. Special sensor technology makes target labeling possible based on print marks or lid features. Models: TEM \ Empty, unsealed tubes \ 50 - 60 products/min TEM-2T \ Empty, unsealed tubes \ 100 - 120 products/min

Due to increasing product counterfeiting, many manufacturers are forced to make their products tamper- and counterfeit-proof. Legal requirements exist in some countries for this purpose. We have developed our HSS model series for this task. The system allows printing and inspection of pharmaceutical folding boxes on one and/or both sides and thus fulfills all requirements for product serialization. During development, great attention was paid to protecting the packaging as well as the format range of the products to be processed. In the basic version, folding cartons with format widths (in running direction) of 50-250 mm can be serialized at an output of up to 350 folding cartons per minute.

The RSA Series is designed to identify suspension springs with the appropriate load class based on an individual payload measurement result. The system receives the measurement results from the upstream system. The system is available as a single or double cycle version (depending on the required throughput). Simple linear axes, single- or twin-robot systems are used as handling systems. Since the labels are normally wider than the distance between the threads, the label is preformed (Ushape) before application to reach the labelling position before it is placed around the wire and finally fixed as a flag label. The data is inspected by a vision system and compared with the original measurement information at the outfeed of the system (verification). The labels are printed in the system with various data such as customer information, barcodes and line information. The data for this is made available via the main control of the production line.

For precise labelling, products with an accessible cavity are manually placed on a format mandrel. By actuating the foot switch or the optionally available 2-hand control, the labelling process is triggered, the product is rotated, and the label is applied precisely to the circumference of the product. If front and back labels are on one label roll, the system can also place several labels on the circumference. The distance between the labels can be adjusted in the PLC. Optionally, the labels can be aligned using a welding seam or other product features (such as opening tabs or lid recesses for tubes). A pneumatic ejection makes the removal process superfluous and blows the well labelled products into a collection box

Like all of our labelling systems, this model has a modular design and can be expanded at any time. The advantages such as low set-up costs, high availability and multiple use in different production lines are obvious. The adaptation to the different products takes place by simple adjustment of the machine components and is possible without tools. The VRM-DS model includes a 3-roller turning station and can be used for an output of up to 60 products per minute. It is characterised by the highest labelling accuracy and can optionally align the products using a welding seam, print mark or other feature before labelling (target zone labelling). For larger quantities of up to 250 products/ min the VRM-RB model is used. Model: VRM-DS | Cylindrical and quadratic products | up to 60 products/min VRM-RB | Cylindrical and quadratic products | up to 250 products/min VRM-DSRB | Cylindrical and quadratic products | up to 250 products/min

Our HSF-eco model is used for offline labelling of flat products such as empty pharmaceutical boxes, postcards or cardboard blanks. After loading the infeed magazine, the system unstacks the inserted products fully automatically and collects them again after labelling. The system can be refilled during operation and the processed products can be removed. In the basic version, product widths of 350 mm can be easily labelled. Models for processing wider products are optionally available.

This powerful HSF friction feeder is the optimal solution when empty folding boxes have to be marked with variable data offline from the production line. The modular design of the system enables an easy integration of the desired marking technology. The HSF separates the folding boxes from the stack in the infeed magazine. The cartons are guided to the printing station by two parallel running belt conveyors. Print information could be e.g. serialisation data in the form of bar codes or data matrix codes and text. Depending on requirements, thermal inkjet, laser coders or label print- and apply systems can be used (also in combination). The printed data is inspected and verified by an integrated vision system. The b+b Linemanager recognized all 21CFR Part 11 data for each serial number and is able to report this back to the Siteserver system (e.g. b+b Siteserver).

Thanks to the TNC-F model series, semi-automatic labelling of shaped bottles becomes very easy. The front and back labels should be on a carrier material. The product is inserted into a product pickup device. As soon as the 2-hand operation is activated, the system starts to pick up the product in the two format pucks, rotates and aligns the product before the front and back labels are applied exactly to the desired positions. By exchanging the format parts of the product pick-up device, cylindrical or angular products can also be processed and labelled with several labels in addition to the shaped bottles.

The STS-T series is based on high-resolution image chips and is available with resolutions of 12, 20 or 30 megapixels. With the real-time autofocus, any number of barcodes, even if they vary greatly in height, can be easily and reliably captured without mechanical or manual adjustment. For this reason, the system also finds its place in the incoming goods department of large pharmacies or re-importers (in entrance module mode). The field of view of 600 mm in width and 400 mm in depth is marked on the base frame. The shipping cases can have a height of up to 380 mm.