EP2653399A1 - Système et procédé destinés à l'application d'un support contenant des informations relatives à un produit - Google Patents

Système et procédé destinés à l'application d'un support contenant des informations relatives à un produit Download PDF

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EP2653399A1
EP2653399A1 EP13425053.9A EP13425053A EP2653399A1 EP 2653399 A1 EP2653399 A1 EP 2653399A1 EP 13425053 A EP13425053 A EP 13425053A EP 2653399 A1 EP2653399 A1 EP 2653399A1
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Emauele Zinutti
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65C—LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
    • B65C7/00—Affixing tags
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65C—LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
    • B65C9/00—Details of labelling machines or apparatus
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65C—LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
    • B65C1/00—Labelling flat essentially-rigid surfaces
    • B65C1/02—Affixing labels to one flat surface of articles, e.g. of packages, of flat bands
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65C—LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
    • B65C9/00—Details of labelling machines or apparatus
    • B65C9/20—Gluing the labels or articles

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  • the present invention relates to the field of labelling machines and, more particularly, relates to a system for applying on a product a support containing information about the product itself and a method for making such application.
  • the invention relates to a system and a method of the type mentioned, concerning the labelling of bundles or packs of products of the lamination, wherein this is done in safety for operators and ensuring maximum visibility of the supports as well as the efficiency production.
  • the supports A are labels made up of paper or plastic which are commonly subject to tearing or detachment from the packs, in particular during the operations of handling and stacking the packs B, such tearing or detachments resulting in the impossibility of identifying, and then of tracing the package B itself.
  • a further drawback is that the traditional procedure for the application of the supports A is manual and therefore can not be carried out in proximity of the production line, for obvious safety reasons: in fact, the package B at the exit of the rolling mill has a high temperature (about 300°C); in addition, always at the output of the rolling mill, there are handling machines for bundles (using rollers, chain transfer, overhead cranes, etc..) that endangers the safety of the operator.
  • a system for the application of such supports of information includes a resistance gun D, in which the support A, which is made up of plastic or metal, is connected to a tack E, which is welded on a bar F, in correspondence of the head of the pack B.
  • the support A is welded by an automatic system, for example on a billet G.
  • the surface on which the support A is applied to is wide and flat, so the welding is done without any problems.
  • the object of the present invention is to overcome the technical drawbacks and, in particular, to provide a system and a method for applying a support containing information on a product, that are reliable and efficient compared to the prior art.
  • Another purpose of the invention is to provide a system and a method for applying a support containing information about a product, which, compared to the prior art are found to be extremely flexible, resulting in a reduction of time and of implementation costs.
  • Further object of the present invention is to provide a system and a method for applying a support containing information on a product, capable of increasing the speed of packaging and storage of rolled products and hence the productivity.
  • the system object of the invention is particularly versatile, since it allows continuous production and packaging of rolled products and/or profiles of various sections, always maintaining an efficient production speed.
  • the system of the invention comprises a printer suitable for picking up a support, printing on the support information regarding the product, and placing the support in a collector from where the support can be picked up, a robot provided with a pick-up device per picking up the support from said collector, and adapted to position said support in contact with said product; moreover, the system comprises a device for fixing said support to the product.
  • this allows performing the operations of in-line labelling, making fully automatic production of rolled products to packaging and storage.
  • the system of the invention comprises a vision device, which is suitable for analysing the surface of the product, identifying an area on said surfaces, suitable for being exposed even in the case in which said product is stacked together with a plurality of additional products, determining the coordinates of said area and communicating said coordinates to said robot.
  • a vision device which is suitable for analysing the surface of the product, identifying an area on said surfaces, suitable for being exposed even in the case in which said product is stacked together with a plurality of additional products, determining the coordinates of said area and communicating said coordinates to said robot.
  • the support is made up of a metallic material
  • the device for fixing is a welding device, so that the support can be welded directly on the support.
  • the system comprises a supplying apparatus, for supplying one or more products in succession, placing them in a work area.
  • the system - thus - can be arranged at the end of the production line of a rolling plant.
  • the method according to the invention i.e. the method for applying a support containing information about a product, comprises the following steps:
  • the number of components is extremely reduced compared to the prior art, not requiring the use of nails or complex manipulation systems.
  • the step of positioning the support on the product provides the positioning in said area according to said coordinates.
  • the mode of application of the support which can be front to the pack, to the top pack, or superior to the pack and bent so as to be visible from the front.
  • the system of the invention is generally indicated with 1, and is present at the end of the production line 2, wherein parcels 3 of rolled products arrive.
  • the system 1 comprises: a printer 4 which picks up the supports 5, prints on them the set information and arranges them in a container 6 from where they can be picked up, a supplying apparatus 7 of the packs 3 (in a first variant, the front, shown in Figures 4A and 4B , or, in a second variant, lateral, shown in Figures 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D ), a robot 8 provided with a head 9 that is equipped with a device for withdrawal of the supports 5 and the welding of the same.
  • a printer 4 which picks up the supports 5, prints on them the set information and arranges them in a container 6 from where they can be picked up
  • a supplying apparatus 7 of the packs 3 in a first variant, the front, shown in Figures 4A and 4B , or, in a second variant, lateral, shown in Figures 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D
  • a robot 8 provided with a head 9 that is equipped with a device for withdrawal of the supports 5 and the welding of the same.
  • a vision device 10 (laser or cameras) identifies the most advantageous position on the pack 3, directly on which welding of the support 5 can be performed.
  • the support 5 is welded directly on the pack 3 without the aid of other means, such as a nail, as necessary using a system of the prior art.
  • the labelling operation can be done in line as described below.
  • the supplying apparatus 7 supplies the packs 3 in the area of labelling 2, the support 5 is then picked up by a dispenser, not shown, then the printer 4 prints on it the requested information and then places it in a suitable area 6 for the withdrawal by the robot 8.
  • the vision device 10 identifies on the pack 3 the ideal position where the support 5 may be welded.
  • the vision device 10 then communicates the coordinates of said position to the robot 8.
  • the robot 8 at first picks up the support 5 then it arranges it on the pack 3, according to said coordinates, received from the vision device 10, and then it welds the support 5 on the pack 3.
  • the supplying apparatus 7 clears the work area or labelling zone 2, removing from it the pack 3 which was labelled, and the process is repeated with a following pack 3.
  • the support 5 can be welded in order to protrude from the pack 3 ( fig.5a ) so that it can be visible even when a plurality of the packs 3 is stacked together.
  • a further advantage is that a metallic support 5 can be welded and does not tear when the packs 3 are stacked together.
  • Figures 5a, 5b, 5c and 5d show a variant embodiment of the invention, wherein the support 5 is welded so as to be visible from the front, after welding.
  • Figures 5a, 5b, 5c and 5d show a further advantageous variant embodiment of the invention, suitable for labelling rolled products which have flat head surface, and that provides welding of the support 5 directly on that head surface.
  • this solution can be applied to welding a support 5 on the head surface of rods of larger diameter.
  • the same method can be used to apply the supports automatically and in line directly on packs of another type, such as coils.

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