Method and a system for moving and labelling reels of a web material
AssigneeValmet Aktiebolag
InventorMarco Capitani
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method and a system for moving and labelling reels (R1, R2, R3, R4, . . . Rn) of a web material such as paper or nonwoven in which each reel has a central core piece (3) which is hollow and around which the web material is wound. A robot arm (6) is inserted into the central core piece (3) of at least one reel (R1) and is then used to move the (R1) from a first position (P1) to a second position (P2) and to fix an inner label (15) onto the central core piece (3). According to the invention, the inner label (15) is placed on the robot arm (6) before the robot arm (6) is inserted into the central core piece (3) and the robot arm (6) is used both to fix the inner label (15) to the central core piece (3) and to move the at least one reel (R1).
Claims17
A method of moving and labelling reels (R1, R2, R3, R4, . . . Rn) of a web material such as paper or nonwoven, each reel (R1, R2, R3, R4, . . . Rn) having a central core piece (3) which is hollow and the web material being wound around the central core piece (3), the method comprising the steps of:
- inserting a robot arm (6) into the central core piece (3) of at least one reel (R1);
- using the robot arm (6) to move the at least one reel (R1) from a first position (P1) to a second position (P2);
- and
- fixing an inner label (15) onto the central core piece (3),
- wherein:
- the inner label (15) is placed on the robot arm (6) before the robot arm (6) is inserted into the central core piece (3);
- and
- the robot arm (6) is used both to fix the inner label (15) to the central core piece (3) and to move the at least one reel (R1).
A system (1) for moving and labelling reels (R1, R2, R3, R4, . . . Rn) of a web material such as paper or nonwoven, each reel (R1, R2, R3, R4, . . . Rn) having a central core piece (3) which is hollow and the web material being wound around the central core piece (3), the system (1) comprising:
- at least one machine for printed labels (17, 18);
- and
- at least one industrial robot (4) with a moveable robot arm (6) that can be inserted into the central core piece (3) of at least one reel (R1) and move the at least one reel (R1) from a first position (P1) to a second position (P2),
- wherein the robot arm (6) has an inner conduit (8) which at one end (9) communicates with at least one opening (11) in the robot arm (6) and which conduit (8) is connected to a pressure control arrangement (12) capable of creating an under-pressure at the at least one opening (11) in the robot arm (6) for holding by suction a label (15) placed over the at least one opening (11).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.