Automation Systems

The LONKIA crate openers are automation machines able to simultaneously open collapsible crates of various heights and dimensions at high speed. The technological level of the automation and design, designed in every detail, ensures high performance levels as well as permitting stand-alone or in line positioning, even in areas with limited space.

Thanks to continuous evolution over the last decade, LONKIA has become the absolute leader in drying systems, above all with the development of spin dryers.

Large capacities of up to 7,500 crates/hour, speed and perfect drying, these are just some of the features which, together with the possibility of treating crates of different types, set the new generation LONKIA spin dryers apart from the rest.

Continuous innovation over the years has led not only to the creation of ever more powerful spin dryers with increased performance levels, but also to the birth of the “super-compact” spin dryer for crates; a machine able to combine large drying capacity with a minimum footprint.

The LONKIA spin dryers can be included in existing systems as well as new installations; a design which has been designed in terms of the footprint and the parts, allowing it to be adapted to extremely limited areas.

It is available in the Single or Twin-lane version, and within just a few seconds, the LONKIA spin dryer is able to ensure perfect drying with limited energy consumption. The high performance levels combined with high energy efficiency levels make it an effective and economical solution.

The LONKIA destacking system is fully automatic and is singled out for its speed and the simple yet reliable technology. This system is suitable for treating crates of different shapes and types, collapsible, rigid and nestable.

The LONKIA stacking system is fully automatic and is equipped with special technology allowing the dried crates to be separated by: type, shape and even colour. This system is suitable for the stacking of collapsible, rigid and nesting crates.

A fully automatic crate collapsing system able to simultaneously collapse crates at high speed even if the crates are of different types and dimensions. It is equipped with a system which detects and expels the damaged crates from the line as well as those which have not been fully collapsed.

The depalletizer is a fundamental automation to optimise production times and processes.

Once loaded onto the conveyor belt, the depalletizer will automatically separate the crates which are stacked above the pallet from the pallet itself. The LONKIA depalletizers are suitable for europallets and are equipped with a system which recognises the different pallet dimensions.

The fully automatic palletizers are able to turn the crates in the most suitable direction, to optimise the available space on the pallet.

Shrink wrap machines represent one of the most common systems used within an automation process and are generally installed downstream of the palletizers. They serve to package the palletized crates by wrapping them in a plastic shrink wrap. They are fully automated and are tailor-made on the basis of the customer’s requirements.

These technologically advanced systems are able to sort and separate crates into lots with the same code. They are also used to eliminate non-compliant crates. These LONKIA automations are fully automatic, they allow the crates to be tracked and monitored and is singled out for the high levels of efficiency and capacity.

These are sophisticated control stations, equipped with sensors and designated video-cameras which constantly monitor the condition of the products processed both before and after the washing process. The non-compliant items are rejected by the line to ensure maximum quality for the end customer. These systems are also used to monitor the various stages of the process.

The flexibility in the development of handling solutions which are interlocked with the washing process, has led to the creation of complex automatic systems which use various types of robots, both cartesian coordinate and anthropomorphic robotic systems. LONKIA is able to meet the specific requirements of the customer through the creation of tailor-made automations.

Label removal is a service increasingly called for by companies working with crates, bins and vats, and pallets. These machines, usually installed up from the washing system and equipped with cutting edge technology, remove any type of label effectively.