Title:
METHOD AND PACKAGING PLANT FOR PLACING PRODUCT PACKAGES INTO SHIPMENT CONTAINERS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/090720
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A method and packaging plant for placing product packages into shipment containers (71,72) includes the steps of: • - selecting and marking a shipment container (71,72) of suitable size for a specific shipment order • - loading different product packages onto a conveyor system (2) • - assigning each one of the product packages a conveyance tracking clock information, • - forwarding the conveyance tracking clock information to a control system, • - conveying the product packages to a loading zone (4) comprising at least one loading station (5) having a pick-and-place robot, • - within the loading station (5) providing the shipment container (71, 72) in a loading position (7) in which the container is resting still, • - within the loading (5) station by means of the pick-and-place robot (51) picking the product packages from the conveyor system (2) and placing the product packages into the shipment container (71,72), and • - after completion of the shipment order removing the shipment container (71, 72) from the loading station (5).
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Inventors:
GASBER DIRK (DE)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2013/075908
Publication Date:
November 06, 2014
Filing Date:
December 09, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
NOVARTIS AG (CH)
International Classes:
B65G61/00; B65B25/00; G05B19/418; G06Q10/08
Foreign References:
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| US20100305754A1 | 2010-12-02 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
BOHEST AG (Basel, CH)
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