Sidel to unveil its optimized flexible collating system for shaped containers at interpack

At interpack 2023, Sidel will unveil the new generation of its Cermex ProSelex flexible collating system for complex unstable bottles. This gentle, streamlined, grouping device is designed to associate with any type of case packer and will deliver high efficiency, availability, and operability.

Acting as an integrated module of a case packer that is receiving products upstream from one lane, the latest Cermex ProSelex continuously pitches, collates and prepares the container batches before they are transferred and case packed.

Based on a simplified and streamlined kinematic process, this new generation improves on the performance of the previous module with an increased speed capability of up to 300 products per minute, in addition to a more compact footprint.

At Interpack 2023, Sidel will reveal its new Cermex ProSelex case packing infeed module for shaped containers.

Sidel added that productivity is also delivered by additional timesaving, achieved through a reduction in changeover time, courtesy of a simplified and repeatable process for operators, which anticipates an average changeover to last between 1 minute for a new collation to 2 minutes 30 seconds for a complete bottle change.

Due to a small number of change parts required, the module also delivers significant cost efficiency and overall time-to-market optimization for any new format needed in the future.

Adapted to cater to the secured handling of complex unstable shaped bottles and asymmetric containers from the food, home and personal care industries, Cermex ProSelex keeps container stability throughout the whole collating process, avoiding fallen bottles at any step.

Designed with protection as a priority, the system continues to ensure no loss of integrity to the final product. Friction is reduced courtesy of the module’s collation concept, which limits the number of contact points between the collating combs and products.

Didier Saussereau, Portfolio Director for Packing Product Line at Sidel, summarized, “The new generation of Cermex ProSelex builds on Sidel’s reputation of ensuring product integrity at every stage of the process. Shocks and scratches to packaging are prevented with exclusively servo-driven gentle handling operations, while product jamming or shingling is avoided thanks to a continuous flow motion with minimum accumulation.”

Visitors to Sidel’s stand at Interpack 2023 will be able to experience a live demonstration of the system featuring the shaped PET bottles of a top international customer from the personal care industry.