Bag and Partition Insertion

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What makes a good Bag or Partition Inserter?

Single Source Solutions with Pearson’s Bag-in-Box and Partitioning Machines

If you are in an industry that provides bulk products or liquids contained in cartons requiring a protective bag liner inside the case to prevent entrance of moisture or contaminants, extending product shelf life and keeping frozen products from damaging the case, or partitions to protect fragile or high-value items by separating the products within the case, your secondary packaging line needs to go beyond case erecting, packing, sealing and palletizing.

Focused on providing complete top-load, end-of-line automation solutions, Pearson Packaging Systems also offers automated bag inserters, bag uncuffers, and partition inserters in addition to box forming, packing, sealing and palletizing equipment.  As with all our machines, Pearson’s Bag and Partition Inserters are designed to help high-volume manufacturers increase efficiency, improve packaging consistency, and reduce reliance on manual labor. By specifically addressing common operational challenges, such as precise bag handling, reliable partition singulation and placement, changeover flexibility, and space constraints, Pearson’s Bag and Partition Inserters have long supported our customers’ critical needs for reliability, ease of use, and adaptability.

Sourcing all of their end-of-line components from a single vendor further ensures that our customers enjoy seamless integration, uniform interfaces, standardized components and reliable service and support optimized around the needs of their 24/7 operations.

Speed and Efficiency

Automating bag insertion and partition placement is meant to reduce bottlenecks in packaging lines by handling these processes faster and with greater accuracy. Speed matters in high-throughput manufacturing, and Pearson’s bulk-pack automation solutions offer reliable performance for placing up to 25 perforated polybags per minute, while our robotic partition inserters are modular to accommodate speeds between 20 to 55 partitions per minute. The RPI’s line tracking capability also enables continuous motion, which further increases throughput while reducing machine wear and risk of product damage.

Reliable and fast bag and partition placement ensures that overall throughput goals and production demands can be met. In Pearson Packaging Systems, you find a partner with 70 years of experience and a comprehensive service and support system designed to keep your packaging lines running efficiently.

Reliability and Durability

Pearson’s bag inserters, uncuffers, and partition inserters are built for 24/7 operation in high-production environments. Our long-standing expertise in automation ensures that your bag inserters, bag uncuffers, and partition inserters operate with minimal downtime and maximum precision.

Pearson’s Robotic Partition Inserter takes advantage of the following features for optimal performance:

  • Reliable Positioning for Picking: A chain driven magazine reduces backpressure for consistent singulation of the partitions.
  • Miss-Pick Prevention: Magazine side traps, rotating belt guard, and suction cup movements work together to reduce pull force by peeling the partition blank off the magazine
  • Accurate Partition Insertion: By angling the partitions prior to insertion, snag points are eliminated.
  • Maximum Uptime: The RPI cells six-axis FANUC robot has a Mean Time Between Failures of over 80,000 hrs with minimal maintenance requirements

Pearson’s Bag Inserters offer dependability through these time-tested features:

  • Static Cling Prevention: Anti-static bars dissipate built-up static electricity and enable fast feeding of bags
  • Reliable Bag Opening: Vacuum plenums grasp both sides of the bag and simultaneously pull it open from both sides
  • Consistent Bag Placement: Vacuum plenums hold the bag in position, while a mandrel plunges the bag to case bottom. Cuffing fingers hold the bag in place as the vacuum releases.

From installation to ongoing maintenance, Pearson Packaging Systems also provides 24/7 technical support, remote diagnostics, and access to a dedicated service team for troubleshooting and performance optimization.

Ease of Operation & Maintenance

Our User-Centric Design keeps your operators at the center of our machine designs. To support an often high-turnover labor force, all of Pearson’s automatic packaging machines offer a uniform and intuitive user interface (HMI) for easy operation and maintenance.

  • User-Friendly HMI: Building on the common knowledge of users navigating websites, the interface is uses intuitive navigation principles for operators to quickly understand and manage machine functions.
  • Quick Changeovers: Tool-free adjustments and guided changeover maps help minimize downtime when switching SKUs.
  • Ergonomic Support: A hydraulic lift cart ensures replacement of heavy bag rolls in Pearson’s Bag Inserters are handled safely, while the magazine of our Robotic Partition Inserter boasts an ergonomic loading height to reduce strain from loading heavy stacks of partitions

Versatility in a Compact Footprint

Many production facilities face space constraints, making compact automation solutions essential. In addition, the ability to adjust to the varying needs of retailers and end-customers, puts high demands on the equipment’s versatility. Our bulk-pack solutions maintain a small 6x8 feet footprint, while the partition inserters uses a six-axis robotic arm to achieve the complex feeding and placement of the partitions without bulky mechanical components.

  • Bag Inserter Case Compatibility: Pearson’s BI18 and BI25 support Bliss Boxes, Open cases (HSC), Regular Slotted Containers (RSC), Boxes with Flaps that overlap (FOL) and Tablock cases. Sizes can range from 9.5" x 9.5” x 10” to large 24" x 17" x 24" and even bigger cases.
  • RPI Partition Styles: Pearson’s Robotic Partition Inserter readily accommodates multi-cell chipboard partitions in end-air, side-air, and shunted styles. Other partition styles can be supported with appropriate engineering review.

Maximize Production Efficiency for Bag-in-Box and Partitioned Box Applications

Typical industries with Bag-in-Box applications include:

  • Food Processing & Ingredients
    • Edible oils & fats
    • Bread & baked goods
    • Fruits & vegetables
    • Dried fruit & nuts
    • Pastry & frozen dough products
    • Powders & food ingredients
  • Packaging & Industrial Applications
    • Caps & closures
    • Preforms & resins
    • Tobacco products
  • Protein & Seafood Processing
    • Meat & poultry
    • Fish processing

Industries relying on Partitions for additional product protection are:

  • Beverage Industry
    • Wine & spirits
    • Glass bottled beverages
  • Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG)
    • Cosmetics & personal care products
    • Household cleaning products
  • Industrial & Automotive 
    • Precision metal components
    • Automotive glass & lighting
  • Fragile Products
    • Glassware & ceramics
    • Light bulbs & electrical components

Investing in reliable automated bag insertion and partition insertion reduces your long-term operational costs. Pearson Packaging System has supplied many of the largest food and beverage manufacturers with dependable bag and partition insertion equipment backed by a performance guarantee and extensive service support.

Pearson Packaging Systems provides reliable, high-performance automation solutions tailored to high-volume packaging needs. Our bag inserters, bag uncuffers, and partition inserters offer:

  • Industry-leading reliability & precision for consistent, high-quality output
  • Intuitive operation & low maintenance requirements to streamline training & reduce downtime
  • High operational flexibility with fast, tool-less changeovers for multi-SKU production
  • Space-efficient designs to maximize packaging line efficiency
  • Long-term cost savings by reducing labor reliance, material waste, and downtime.

Interested in improving your packaging efficiency?

Contact Pearson Packaging Systems today to learn more about our Bag Inserters, Bag Uncuffers, and Robotic Partition Inserters!

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