Qimarox PR15 machine for unloading vertical buffer systems

The Qimarox PR15 machine for emptying vertical buffers comprises a vertically mobile conveyor, mounted on the product lift PRmk1, combined with the vertical conveyor PRmk5.

Suitable for manufacturing and logistics, this combined materials handling solution is designed to process up to 1500 products per hour.

A vertical buffer consists of multiple, buffer lanes in vertical layers on which products are temporarily ‘parked’. A common application is where several production lines use the same palletiser (multiline palletising system). On each buffer lane, products from one production line are collected until the pallet load is complete. The buffer conveyor is then emptied in one go and transported to the palletiser, which stacks the products on a pallet.

The PR15 is designed to empty these vertical buffers quickly and efficiently and comes into action when a buffer lane needs to be emptied. The conveyor of the PRmk1 then automatically selects the position for the correct buffer track. The products are then placed one by one via the conveyor on the next carrier of the PRmk5 vertical conveyor and deposited on the outfeed conveyor to the next destination, for example, a palletising system. Once the buffer lane is empty, the conveyor adopts the position for the next buffer lane to be emptied.

Key benefits include: minimal footprint; low investment costs due to standard components; and low maintenance through reduction of moving parts.