This SZA Federspiel Portropack-E is a packing machine — sometimes referred to as a case packer or crate packer — designed specifically for packing bottles into crates. Machines of this type are a core element of beverage filling and packaging lines, handling the organised placement of bottles into transport or retail crates at high throughput rates.
Built in 2002 and offered here in used condition from Germany, the Portropack-E is configured for bottle crate packing with a rated capacity of 30,000 bottles per hour, making it suited to high-volume bottling operations. The machine operates on a 230/400 V AC electrical supply drawing 25 A, with a compressed air requirement of 5 bar at a consumption rate of 7 m³/h. Its overall footprint measures 2,300 mm in length, 2,800 mm in width, and 2,400 mm in height, and it is supplied as a free-standing unit on a square frame construction with a painted finish, mounted on spherical feet.
The machine is equipped with eight packing heads arranged in two sets — four heads configured for 20-bottle packs and four for 24-bottle packs — giving it flexibility across different crate formats. It handles a range of bottle and crate formats including 0.33 l Vichy bottles, 0.33 l Euro bottles, 0.35 l lemonade bottles, and 0.5 l NRW bottles, as well as modular crates. The running direction is longitudinal, with the module box travelling from right to left.
Control is handled by a Siemens Simatic S7-300 programmable logic controller paired with an OP17 operator panel, a well-established industrial automation platform commonly found in beverage and food packaging machinery. The gripper head carrier is pneumatically equipped, and the operating area is enclosed with window panels for operator safety. Included with the machine are two complete gripper head sets, container transport and pack transport systems, safety devices, and full electrical and pneumatic equipment.
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