Reciprocating Pick and Place Machines

Reciprocating pick and place machines

Reciprocating pick and place machines, also known as placers or denesters, are stand-alone, flexible, intermittent motion machines designed for picking and placing a variety of stackable items into or onto another product or as a tray feeding device at the front end of a production line.

Reciprocating Pick and Place Machine Features
  • Multiple sizes to suit various applications
  • Casters for mobility and adjustable foot pads
  • PLC controlled – brand flexibility allows flexible configurations
  • Drives, vacuum generators, and bearings that have been proven to be long-lasting

Benefits

Drive options for greater flexibility and ability to pick products that were challenging in the past
Three construction grades to match application needs, including water-resistant/wash-down
Clear visibility and easy-access guarding provide access to the machine.

Reciprocating Pick and Place Machines Specifications

Machine Features
  • Automates manual processes in production lines
  • Available in three construction grades to match application needs, including water resistant/wash-down
  • Clear visibility and easy-access guarding provide access to machine
  • Servo motor or air cylinder drive options
  • Back to back air cylinder drive provides flexibility and ability to pick products that were challenging in the past
  • Servo drive enables higher operating speeds with greater control, is the most consistent and efficient and includes a fully customizable HMI with recipes for quicker changeovers
  • High quality components: Drives, vacuum generators and bearings that have been proven to be long lasting
Speeds
  • Speeds up to 90 ppm per lane
Product Configuration
  • Multiple magazine lanes to provide higher output
  • Magazine lanes perpendicular to flow or in-line with flow
Models
  • 12”, 24”, 36” and 48” wide standard models, custom widths available
Electric and Air Requirements
  • Control Voltage: 24 VDC, Supply Voltage: 120 VAC (220/460 VAC optional)
  • 80 PSI clean dry air required.

Videos

Pick and Place Machine Placing U-Boards

Pick and place machine solution that demonstrates placing of a paperboard u-board onto a packaging line for the food industry.

Reciprocating Placer Applying Onserts onto Pharmaceutical Bottles

Reciprocating placer applying onserts onto pharmaceutical bottles.

Inverted Reciprocating Placer for Foil Pouches

Inverted reciprocating placer picking and presenting foil pouches in packaging line at 45 placements per minute.

Reciprocating Placer Placing Bottle Caps

Reciprocating placer picking and placing bottle caps and applying them onto bottles at 40 placements per minute.

Reciprocating Neck Tag Placer

Reciprocating placer picking paperboard neck tags and placing them onto pharmaceutical bottles at 30 ppm.

Reciprocating System Denesting Trays into Conveyor

Custom reciprocating system denesting trays and placing them into a flighted conveyor for indexing to fill station at 150 placements per minute.

Reciprocating Placer Placing Foam Pads

Reciprocating placer picks and places soft foam discs into a flighted conveyor at 24 placements per minute.

Stainless Steel Reciprocating Tray Denester

Reciprocating placer picks and places clamshell trays onto a conveyor at 60 placements per minute.

Quick Change Magazines and Accessories

If you require frequent changeovers, consider our quick change magazines that offer simple and repeatable changeovers. No tool and an easy to lift-out and lift-in design assures quick and
repeatable changeovers between product sizes that run on our pick and place machines. Browse through this brochure to learn more about the options.

Quick Change Magazine Cart with Vacuum Cups