In many situations, automating a process is the best way to reduce costs and improve quality through consistency. At K-Ter Imagineering, we understand your need to succeed and work together with you to identify the parts of your process that are holding you back. We work with you to determine the best way to boost productivity and quality and seek to make the job easier and safe for your employees. This can be something as simple as a fixture or tool, an improved guard or as complex as a robot making and assembling parts. Whatever your needs, we will work with you to find the best solution and after the sale, we stand behind our work like no one else.
One area of specialization for us has been customized semi-automatic or automatic packaging machines for packaging large and unusual shaped parts. Our packaging equipment for the Vinyl Siding Industry comes with an integrated palletizing robot and consists of three other machines – a sorting table, packing conveyor, and box end-closing machine that closes and seals the ends of the box automatically.
The Sorting Table receives the siding panels and stacks them in the right order for packing in the Packing Conveyor. The Packing Conveyor folds the box around the Siding and seals the long edge as it conveys the box downstream. The ends of the box are sealed by the Box End Closing Machine and staged for palletizing by the integrated Palletizer. The custom Palletizer can be used with wood pallets or racks of any size and the boxes can be stacked in the best arrangement to maximize the load.
We have also designed and built a totally automatic packaging machine for vinyl siding capable of packaging sixty boxes per hour.
Every part of the packaging system is designed to maximize the safety for the packer, minimize the repetitive motion and increase the rate of production. Our customers have reaped the benefits of better quality packaging, fewer damaged goods, higher rates of production, and better employee retention.
MACHINE DESIGN FOR PRODUCTION AUTOMATION CAPABILITIES
- Packaging Equipment Configurations
Fully Automatic
Semi-Automatic
Packaging for Extruded Film Products
Palletizing
Labeling
- Integrated Machines
Box End Closing Machine
Box Erecting Table
Packing Conveyor
Palletizer
Sorting Table
Sheet Stackers
Hot Melt Glue Systems
Label Applicators
Dust Collection Systems
Air Knives
Servo Actuators
- Sorting Table Capabilities
Orientates panel either face up or face down according to stacking requirements
Receives the panel from the cut off machine and moves it toward the operator
- Packing Conveyor Capabilities
Conveys filled box to next machine while hot gluing the long edge of box
Folds box with packer’s assistance reducing repetitive motion
Pulls stack of panels toward operator reducing the operators reaching motion
Reduces glue usage and mess
- Box End Closing Machine Capabilities
Folds and seals ends of five panel end fold box
Positions box in proper orientation for palletizing
- Palletizer Capabilities
Allows users to use different size pallets and/or racks
Picks up completed boxes and places them on the pallet in assorted arrangements.
Provides location of pallets.
Stores completed boxes while finished pallet is removed and empty pallet is installed.
User interface allows operator to scroll to correct program based on product.
- Box Erecting Table Capabilities
Eliminates repetitive stress injuries, while improving box quality
Erects and over bends tube boxes up to 25′ long
Only two adjustments to change box sizes
- Machining Capabilities
CNC Vertical Milling
Surface Grinding
Manual Milling
Manual and CNC Lathe Turning
Welding and Fabrication
Wire EDM
Sinker EDM
- Design and Engineering Capabilities
2 Seats CAM
5 Seats CAD
Solidworks
MasterCam
- Industries Served
Vinyl Siding
Manufacturing
Packaging
Food Production and Packaging
1st Tier Automotive
Industrial Fabricators and Manufacturers
Equipment Specifications
- Hurco VM-30 Vertical CNC Milling Center
20 Station Tool Magazine
10,000 RPM Spindle
Travel of X-Axis 50″
Y-Axis 20″
Z-Axis 20″
- Haas VF9 Y40 Vertical Milling Center
30 Station Tool Magazine
8000RPM 30HP
Travel: X-Axis 84″, Y-Axis 40″, Z-Axis 30″
- Samsung MVC50L Vertical Milling Center
30 Station Tool Magazine
10,000 RPM
20 HP
Travel: X-Axis 50″, Y-Axis 20″, Z-Axis 25″
- Samsung SL25ASY CNC Lathe w/Live Tooling
12″ Swing
3500RPM 15 HP
12 Station Turret
Live Milling, Sub-Spindle
- Mori Seiki CL20 CNC Lathe00
10″ Swing
3500RPM 15 HP
2.56″ Bar Capacity
10 Station Turret
Bar Feeder
- Mori Seiki SL80S CNC Lathe
10″ Swing
3500RPM 15 HP
2.56″ Bar Capacity
10 Station Turret
Bar Feeder
- Mori Seiki CL25B CNC Lathe
20″ Swing
2800RPM 20 HP
3.5″ Bar Capacity
10 Station Turret