Soft Drop

Soft Drop

Since 1991, MB Conveyors has produced a very efficient system to eliminate damage caused to PET preforms during storage inside the container.
Operating principle of the Soft Drop: the moulding cycle is received from the IMM and conveyed by means of a CPT conveyor to the PA conveyor/distributor installed for the programmed filling of hoppers/lowerators.
When the loading phase ends, the hopper descends into the storage container and, using an ultrasound sensor, releases the preforms at a minimum predefined height. This release height remains constant throughout the container filling phase. When the first container is filled, filling of the second container begins, while an acoustic-visual alarm warns the operator that the filled container must be replaced with an empty one.

MAIN TECHNICAL FEATURES

Dimensions of containers for standard Soft Drop: base 1000 x 1200 x h. 1200 mm.
Standard Soft Drop complete with control panel
Main implementations of Soft Drop:
- quality control by weighing with tolerance 0 to + 12 preforms per container;
- installation of vibrating platforms;
- construction of loading conveyor complete with cooling device.