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Custom Fabricated Packaging Machinery


Custom Fabricated Packaging Machinery

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K-Ter Imagineering Inc. custom designed this ice cream bucket assembly machine, then leveraged our metal manufacturing skills to produce the prototype and five production units. The customer had larger machines for assembling three-gallon paper ice cream containers, but needed a smaller version that is mobile, and fits through a standard 36" door. We designed an all new machine that features a two-station indexer, an innovative new clamping system, as well as a simple integrated part ejector. For service purposes, it integrates many of the parts that are also common to much larger machines. At the first station, the operator can load the parts, while at the second station, a sleeve is simultaneously pressed into the lip-ring while the bottom is heat-sealed.

We leveraged our manual and CNC milling, lathe turning and hand assembly manufacturing capabilities. The units, which assemble and package six ice cream buckets per minute, were delivered to our client in Kansas City, Missouri.

For more information on this project, please see the table below and feel free to contact us directly.





Highlights of the Ice Cream Bucket Assembly Machine Manufacturing Project

Product Description
This system is used to assemble three gallon paper ice cream containers.

Capabilities Applied/Processes
Primary:
We designed the new machine in 3D Cad and then produced our own set of prints for our internal manufacturing needs, some of which were then processed with CAM software to develop CNC programs used to run the parts. Manual and CNC milling, lathe turning, hand assembly.

Equipment Used to Manufacture Part
We used manual and CNC mills, lathes and Wire EDM's to make all the parts. We also had weldments that we welded in house.

Benefits
Fit through a standard 36" door
Compact/Mobile
2 station indexer
Integrated Part Ejector
Innovative New Clamping System
Integrated Many Parts Common to the Larger Machine for Service Purposes

Operation
One Station for Operator to Load and Unload Parts
Second Station Where the Sleeve is Simultaneously Pressed into the Lip Ring While the Bottom is Heat Sealed

Overall Part Dimensions
32.5"W x 52"D x 72.5"T

Tightest Tolerances
0.001"

Material Used
Stainless Steels, Aluminum, Lexan, Aluminum Bronze

Material Finish
Anodize plating, Powder Coating

Industry for Use
Dairy Industry
Ice Cream Industry

Volume
Six buckets per minute

Delivery/Turnaround Time
Seven months for the prototype, four months for five production units

Delivery Location
Kansas City, MO

Product Name
Ice Cream Bucket Assembly Machine

Why did you choose this project to show case?
This is a great example of our ability to work together with the customer, integrating their existing designs with new concepts, to develop a custom solution to their needs and make them successful.


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