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Mercer Technologies \ Carton Erectors & Lidders \ Carton Erectors

Mercer Technologies now has a comprehensive range of carton erectors, carton lidders/closers, carton loaders and automatic packaging equipment suitable for the Australasian and other international markets.

If reliability, speed, labour reductions, return on investment and acceptable payback timing are required, look at the carton erectors, carton lidders/closers, carton loaders bearing the AiCO brand, designed, manufactured, supplied and supported by Mercer Technologies.

Carton erectors from Mercer Technologies are precision designed, engineered and manufactured from stainless steel with some industrial nylon components. Carton erectors can be servo-operated with electronic size changing.

Low, medium and high volume carton/case erectors can satisfy a variety of applications, from entry level carton erectors providing 10 cartons per minute to equipment providing over 25 cartons per minute for high-speed, high-production applications.

The machines are compact and space saving, fully automatic, incorporates a high speed hot-melt glue applicator and combines simplicity of use with flexibility. The flexibility of the erector is such that a number of options are available for the magazines supplying the cardboard blanks, both with respect to the quantity of different magazines and location on the erector.

The machines are easy to operate and depending on the model, may adjust easily for different carton sizes. The compact designs allow easy installation into a new or existing production line.

Working closely with all our customers needs, we strive to achieve a total packaging solution.

Features

  • Fully Automatic operation
  • Ease of operation
  • Compact foot print
  • Proven High Speed carton erecting speeds
  • High quality Hot Melt glue sealing system
  • Ease of operation
  • Delivers reliable and consistent productivity
  • Remote access via modem for remote diagnostics.
  • Secure seal with no chance of contamination to the product inside.
  • Heavy duty stainless steel construction and top quality components ensure a long term return on investment

High Speed Tray Erector

Ideal for applications requiring medium volumes of trays at constant supply speeds. Options include automatic pallet replacement attachment for infeeding of new blanks. Machine uses blanks direct from pallets.

Features include small footprint and AiCO reliability.

Speed: Up to 30 per minute
Options: Automatic pallet feeder to enable continuous production. Variations are possible for hot melt glue system and PLC control system.

Tray Erector - Junior

FOR ERECTING TRAYS AT MODERATE SPEEDS. A TWO STAGE LINE FOR ERECTING DOUBLE FOLDED (and glued) CORNER POST TRAYS.

Ideal for applications requiring low volumes of erected trays. All folding and gluing is carried out on the AiCO erector. No pre-gluing or folding required.

Cartons of multiple heights can be erected automatically at will and without adjustment. Features include automatic ability to erect variable heights and AiCO reliability.

Speed: Up to 20 per minute
Options: Carton exit conveyor. Variations are possible for hot melt glue system and PLC control system.

Frozen and Chilled Carton Erector (Multiple Heights)

For erecting both chilled and frozen meat cartons. A two stage in-line glue system erector for erecting double side wall chilled cartons, and pass through for Frozen cartons. Ideal for applications requiring high speed volumes of erected chilled and frozen meat cartons. One Machine to fulfill the requirements by both chilled and frozen cartons.

Click on the icon to download or view a movie about the Chilled Carton Erector.

MAGAZINES 2 Blank trolleys
PRODUCTION RATE 24 cycles per minute
OUTFEED Straight, or Right Angle
SAFETY Compliance to AS4024
The machine will be manufactured to comply with AS4024-cat 4 minimum safety standards, with 3rd party compliance certification.
Power Supply 415v - 3 phase + N + E, 30 amps rating
Air Supply 90 p.s.i. @ 30 c.f.m dry constant supply
GLUE SYSTEM Nordson 3700, with type H207 glue guns for continuous bead.
ELECTRICAL Compliance to AS/NZ 3000
PLC Allen Bradley / Omron Platform
OPERATOR PANEL Allen Bradley / Omron NS Panel view
PHOTOCELL SWITCHES 18mm Stainless Steel IFM / OMRON photocells switches, 24v DC PNP switching for input wiring
PROXIMITY SWITCHES 18mm Stainless Steel IFM / OMRON proximity switches, 24v DC PNP switching for input wiring
PNEUMATICS Festo to ISO standard where applicable, with air supply via the clients factory supply to a receiver on the lidder, c/w water trap. Festo plug reed switches, 24v DC PNP switching for input wiring
ELECTRICAL MOTORS SEW motor / gearboxes
VSD DRIVES Omron VSD’s