SysTec weighing terminals for bucket filling line

At the Hilti site in Kaufering, Germany, SysTec‘s partner KESTERMANN GmbH recently installed a fully automated filling system for the W&M approved filling of buckets with robot handling. A fire protection paste is filled into containers of different sizes - quickly, precisely and efficiently. SysTec’s powerful IT8000E weighing terminals in combination with the FILL E  application software ensure a high throughput.

Products

• IT8000E: Versatile and robust SysTec weighing terminal for continuous operation
• SysTec application software FILL E  ensures rapid filling – customized software modifications
• Powerful KESTERMANN filling system incl. installation and service

Case study: Filling line with SysTec weighing electronics

The Hilti Group supplies the construction and energy industries worldwide with technologically advanced products, system solutions, software and services. With around 31,000 employees in over 120 countries, the company is a global player. Since its founding in 1941, the headquarter of the Hilti Group is located in Schaan, Liechtenstein.

Hilti Fire Protection Paste is used for the permanent sealing of cables and cable trays, as well as combustible and non-combustible pipes in medium to large wall and ceiling openings.
The highly flexible coating dries quickly to form an elastic protective layer and is smoke-tight.

Efficient throughput
Buckets of different sizes are filled in the plant: 5, 10, 15 and 20 liters. The throughput differs according to the different sizes of the containers. For example, 280 buckets of 5-liter size can be filled per hour. When the large 20-liter buckets are used, the system handles 220 per hour.

A multi-stage and fully automated process takes place during the filling of the buckets: First, the product code is scanned by a supervisor. The filling parameters are stored in the IT8000E weighing terminal and the automated filling process can start:

At the first station, a robot takes over the destacking of the buckets. They are then transported on a conveyor belt to the weighing station, where a filling system fills the buckets. Here, the SysTec weighing electronics ensure precise and fast filling of the fire protection paste into the containers. In the next step, a foil is applied to the bucket. Then a robot places the bucket lid on the filled bucket. At the last station, the lid is pressed firmly onto the bucket by a press-on device and sealed. Among the advantages of the SysTec weighing systems with W&M approval are the PROFINET connection, the robustness of the weighing electronics and the product-specific parameter settings.