Alu trays (aluminium trays) are packaging that you often encounter in the (pet) food industry today. These types of 'semi-rigid' containers have become an important packaging format. On the one hand because they can be sterilized, but on the other hand also because of the lightweight of material and ease of use.

How to automate alu tray production?

There are automated handling systems for the production of (pet) food aluminum trays that need to be sterilized. Options include conventional linear sweep, magnetic or vacuum solutions or a robotic system. Alu trays, pots or tubs arrive from the filler onto a formation belt and positioned to form a layer. These containers can be picked up by a robot and placed in a tray, or pushed towards a basket. A shuttle transports the full baskets in and out of the batch retorts. The unloading process is the same, in reverse.

Pots, cups, alu tray handling - Retort room

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Plastic and aluminum

We have worldwide experience in pot, cup and alu tray handling. Mostly semi-rigid plastic and aluminum containers. Technical options include linear sweep, magnetic or vacuum solutions or a robotic system. Various functions, such as (de-)stacking of trays, product handling and tray turning can be executed quickly and reliably by robot, with very high outputs of up to 500 units per minute being achieved with linear systems. We ensure a turnkey delivery, from discharge filler to the supply to packaging machines.

	Technical options	Linear sweep, magnetic or vacuum solutions, or a robotic system
	Various functions	(De-)stacking of trays, product handling and tray turning
	Turnkey delivery	Ready to use delivery from discharge filler to the supply and packaging machines

In-line tub dryer

We have developed an in-line dryer especially for your containers. By bringing the tubs directly in the robot head after sterilization, we prevent shifted products and mispicks while maintaining a small footprint