FP 63 and FLASH 700 – special pipe packaging solutions

FP 63 and FLASH 700 – special pipe packaging solutions

Packaging is becoming an ever more crucial factor in production line automation and cost reduction. After its palletizer series, SICA went on to produce the A10-63 automatic strapping units for the in-line packaging of bundles of tubes with heat-sealed strapping. Pipe manufacturers then expressed the need for packaging units that also protected the pipes against deterioration, because when pipes are stored for long periods, exposure to the sun’s rays and inclement whether and dust may damage the product and make it difficult to sell. And so, the FP 63 was born, which packs rigid pipes into PE bags. In recent years, SICA has broadened its range of machines with the development of coilers for flexible pipe, such as the FLASH 700.
The FP 63 packaging machine works simply and efficiently. In the machine there is a feeder magazine linked to a packaging unit. The feeder counts, sorts and accumulates the pipes and then pushes the formed bundles into the packaging unit. Here, the pipes are wrapped in a final layer of polythene film that can be customised with the manufacturer’s logo (either with an identification label or a bar code). The machine can package both straight and socketed pipes, of diameter 10-75 mm and lengths ranging from 2 to 6 m, at a maximum production rate of about 140 packs per hour.
The FLASH 700 coiler is one of a series of machines that package coils of flexible pipe of maximum diameter 700 mm and maximum width 300 mm. It creates coils wrapped diametrically with stretch film. Unlike heat-shrink packaging systems, the FLASH-700 system does not use straps. There are no conveyor belts, film wrapping devices or coil heat-shrink ovens, with a consequent reduction in energy consumption. The entire packaging process is managed in-line by a single machine that is both compact and reliable. And this type of coil has a special characteristic: it allows you to extract the length of pipe you require, simply by pulling on the end of the pipe, without having to undo the pack. In this way, the unused pipe stays coiled up in the pack without getting dirty. The machine produces coils at the rate of one a minute.