Case Packers

Serpa at Pack Expo Las Vegas: 2023 Show Review

September 15, 2023

If you didn’t get a chance to come out to Pack Expo Las Vegas this year, we’ve got you covered. Machines at our booth included the FM150 Beverage Cartoner, P200 Case Packer, FG Series Tray/Carton Former, P100 Cartoner and RF450/TL450 High Speed Insert Feeding System.

Watch a video tour of the Serpa booth:

Integrated Canister Line collaboration with Quest, Texwrap, ID Technology, CL&D, and Stratera:

The meetings and discussions we have with our customers at Pack Expo are invaluable to the work we do. We are eager to dive into finding the ideal Serpa solution for all of the exciting packaging projects we have discussed with you. Thank you to all who visited the booth and allowed us to be a part of your Pack Expo experience.

Photo of Blister Transport System and P100 Cartoner

Photo of RF450/TL450 High Speed Insert Feeding System

Photograph of Serpa Staff at Pack Expo Booth

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Pack Expo 2023 Show Guide from Serpa

September 6, 2023

Serpa has a lot to show you at Pack Expo Las Vegas this year. Here’s a preview of what you can expect to see.

Booth 3433

Serpa, Quest, Texwrap, and CL&D have joined forces to create an integrated line featuring filled canisters being tray packed, overwrapped and palletized. This line is perfect for packaging applications common in the nutraceutical and food industries.

A Serpa FG1 top load tray/carton former that will be forming trays from corrugated blanks. From there, trays are conveyed to a Quest QP200-SA2 case packer that will take canisters labeled by CL&D and place them in trays. Next, trays containing 12 canisters each are wrapped on a Tekkra T-1030 in-line shrink bundler system from Texwrap. Finally, a Quest Bot Bot QB320 space-saving robotic palletizer picks up wrapped trays and places them on a floor-level pallet. This packaging line at PACK EXPO 2023 is a great demonstration of the type of integrated packaging solution ProMach and its brands can develop to meet the full scope of automation needs of customers.

Serpa’s other machines in Booth 3433:

FM150 Beverage Cartoner

Robust build and 98% uptime, guaranteed. Runs standard/slim cans and glass/plastic bottles in multiple pack patterns. Ask about integration with a can filling system from TechniBlend.

P200 Side Load Case Packer

The workhorse of case packing solutions. See this versatile case packing running rigid product with a high speed upstacker.

Booth 3225

P100 Cartoner and Blister Transport System

Serpa will be exhibiting an integrated blister solution with our ProMach Pharma Solutions partner, Pharmaworks. Their TF2 blister machine will be seamlessly integrated with a Serpa P100 cartoner by our newly-designed Blister Transport System.

High Speed Insert Feeding System

Our patented insert feeding system is paired with a tray unloading system will also be on display in Booth 3225, along with other pharma packaging solutions from NJM and WLS.

Pack Expo Las Vegas promises to be a great showcase of solutions and integrations across ProMach brands. Visit Serpa at Booth C-3433 to see all that we have to offer for your next packaging project. Add us to your show planner. Not registered yet? Use our free comp code to register today!

We’ll see you in Las Vegas!

Pharmaceutical Hand-Load Vial Line

May 16, 2023

Serpa recently shipped out a two-machine pharmaceutical line for cartons with inserts. Take a look at this system in action:

First, the Serpa P120 erects cartons and presents them to the operators for hand-loading. The cartons are closed using a straight tuck and discharged.

Next, the closed cartons are fed to the Serpa ModPack, a semi-automatic case packer. An operator hand-erects the case and feeds it to the machine, where the vial cartons are picked and placed.

After product loading, the case is taped shut and discharged.

For more information on small-footprint pharmaceutical lines, contact us.

WATCH: P350 High Speed Top Load Case Packer running personal care cartons

February 3, 2023

This high speed top load case packer features two FANUC robots for product loading, glue closing and label application. Info: Serpa Top Load Case Packers

Case Study: Nutraceutical Supplement Bottles

November 8, 2022

Case Packing

Project Overview

Nutraceutical supplement manufacturer needed multiple case packing solutions for various loose bottles of different sizes at a wide range of speeds. Because of varied infeed speeds and product dimensions, three unique collation solutions were provided to fulfill their objectives based on specific line rates and product sizes.

Customer Objectives	Serpa Solutions
#1: Run a Wide Range of Product Sizes A large selection of products from 75cc to 2-gallon bottles needed case packing.	Serpa provided multiple versions of the P250 Top Load Case Packer. Collation systems were modified for each based upon line need. Large, slow product ran on a side push collator. Smaller, faster bottles ran with a flood feed or servo-driven laner system. Identical base models allowed for reduced training and ease of operation.
#2: 10-15 Minute Changeover Small batch size meant changeovers needed to be quick & easy for machine operators.	Serpa’s standard tool-less changeover package delivered the fast changeover times needed. Operators can complete changeovers quickly and this flexibility means that the machine can be operated nearly continuously without the need for hand-packing.

Sequence of Operation

Product arrives to the Serpa Model P250 Top Load Case Packer in a single file lane. Product is: 1) flood fed into 1 to 3 lanes, depending on pack pattern; 2) divided into 1 to 3 lanes, depending on pack pattern; or 3) side pushed by a servo to a dynamic backstop. A case is erected with dual sided vacuum and presented for loading. The product is gently picked and placed into the case until the proper pack pattern is created. The case is sealed with pressure sensitive tape and discharged from the machine.

Product & Case Details

Bottle Range: MIN 1.775” d x 3.725” h, MAX 8” d x 10.875” h
Case Range: MIN 7”x5.5”x3.5”, MAX 18”x16.5”x12”
Case Speed: Up to 20 cpm

Floorplan and Collation Styles

Flood Feed Machine Floorplan, Images of 1 to 3 Laner Case Packer and Side Push Case Packer in action

Watch

To see videos of more top load case packer applications by Serpa, visit our YouTube channel.

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