Wilhelm Fischer Industrial Packaging Machines

Engineering selection of automated packaging machines, MCP multipackers and composite can sealing lines by Wilhelm Fischer for beverage and food facilities.

MCP200 Automated Multipack Machines

The MCP200 packaging machines group bottles and cans into cardboard sleeves at speeds up to 240 packages per minute. A spindle magazine feeds carton blanks smoothly. The synchronized chain drive absorbs container tolerances and maintains uniform hot-melt bonding.

Machine output: up to 240 packages per minute
Container formats: glass bottles, PET and beverage cans
Blank transport: gentle spindle-driven carton magazine
Wear components: drive chains, glue nozzles and sensors

MCP200 Combi Multipack Packaging Machines

The MCP200 Combi packaging machines group bottles and cans into cardboard sleeves as well as basket carriers. Its modular architecture minimizes changeover downtime between formats. Precision grippers and a gluing station maintain firm container positioning.

Operating speed: up to 240 packages per minute
Packaging styles: cardboard sleeves and basket carriers
Operation mode: continuous fully automated inline cycle
Replaceable parts: gripper sets, glue heads, timing belts

MCP60 Medium-Speed Packaging Machines

The MCP60 packaging machines provide dependable multi-packing for mid-sized breweries requiring gentle container transport. The machine runs swing-top glass bottles and thin-walled cans. Robust drive assemblies and position monitors prevent blank feeding jams.

Packaging output: up to 60 packages per minute
Container handling: flip-top bottles, standard glass, cans
Feed mechanism: synchronized indexing chain conveyor
Service assemblies: cam units, vacuum suction cups, guides

MCP30 Combi Compact Packaging Machines

The compact MCP30 Combi machine serves boutique production lines and flexible repackaging stations requiring rapid format changes. It operates in inline and offline modes, switching between sleeves and baskets. Its small footprint delivers high indexing precision.

Production rate: up to 30 packages per minute
Integration types: inline connection or standalone offline
Package styles: sleeves, baskets and enclosed cartons
Key spares: pneumatic cylinders, vacuum tubes and switches

MCP200 FEC Enclosed Packaging Machines

The MCP200 FEC packaging machines form fully enclosed cartons and wrap-around sleeves directly from flat blanks. Processing flat blanks reduces raw packaging material expenses. A rigid machine frame and synchronized drives prevent carton skewing during folding.

Production speed: up to 160 packages per minute
Raw material: flat die-cut cardboard blanks
Finished styles: fully enclosed cartons and wrap sleeves
Service parts: folding plows, glue heaters, guide rails

TCM160 Flex Can Sealing Machines

The high-performance TCM160 flex machines seal composite cans using paperboard or polymer closures followed by thermal sealing. The modular architecture enables insertion of barrier membranes and edge flanging. The sealing station maintains uniform pressure.

Sealing speed: up to 160 lids per minute
Cap materials: coated paperboard and polymer closures
Options: edge flanging and intermediate membrane insertion
Wear components: sealing heads, hold-downs, seals

Structural Engineering and MCP Multipacker Architecture

The Wilhelm Fischer MCP automated multipackers are engineered around a rigid vibration-damped structural steel frame that eliminates dynamic deflection at operating speeds up to 240 packages per minute.

Its modular architecture facilitates direct integration into existing bottling lines for beer, soft drinks and dairy products with minimal conveyor rework. The servo-governed main drive synchronizes spindle blank feed, container metering and the folding track.

Direct-drive kinematics minimize backlash and guarantee exact sleeve positioning relative to passing containers.

Drive Kinematics and Power Transmission Modules

The kinetic layout of the machines separates container transport, carton blank positioning and pack-forming into dedicated servo axes. Overall motion synchronization is handled by an industrial PLC with real-time feedback from high-resolution digital rotary encoders.

Heavy-duty worm and bevel reduction gearboxes operating in an enclosed synthetic oil bath provide smooth rotation and quiet plant floor operation. Synchronous timing belts with steel reinforcement cords deliver positive drive without slippage to preserve container grouping intervals.

Hot-Melt Adhesive Dispensing and Pack Stabilization

To guarantee firm structural integrity of cardboard sleeves and basket containers, the machines incorporate precision hot-melt adhesive dispensing stations. Solenoid-actuated dispensing nozzles apply controlled adhesive beads onto folding tabs during continuous container transport.

Electrically heated supply hoses and manifold blocks maintain stable thermal distribution to prevent adhesive degradation. Following adhesive application, packages enter a compression section where spring-loaded plows retain tabs until the hot melt fully bonds.

Container Infeed Control and Dimensional Tolerance Absorption

Container infeed into the grouping section utilizes low-friction polymer slat chains with polished stainless steel guide rails. The transport chain incorporates resilient lateral dampers that absorb container diameter variations within standard production batches.

This dynamic compensation prevents line jams in the metering screw and avoids scratching glass surfaces. For flip-top bottles, customized overhead rails maintain closure orientation throughout the sleeve wrapping sequence.

Spindle-Driven Blank Magazine and Vacuum Feed Mechanics

The spindle carton magazine feeds flat die-cut blanks with grammages from 250 to 450 g/m2 at peak line speed without double feeds. Counter-rotating precision separation spindles peel the bottom blank from the hopper stack while preserving edge finish and external printing.

Vacuum suction cups on an oscillating arm receive each blank and transfer it directly to indexing conveyor lugs. The magazine features quick-adjust side guides allowing operators to switch packaging geometries rapidly.

Line Integration Protocols and Industrial Plant Connectivity

Wilhelm Fischer packaging equipment integrates into modern plant control environments through standard industrial communication protocols including Profinet and Ethernet/IP.

The touch-screen operator terminal stores production parameters for distinct bottle heights, pack configurations and board thicknesses. Upstream container queue monitors and downstream discharge sensors prevent bottle backups and reduce downtime during changeovers.

Standardized mechanical interfaces streamline linkage with tray formers and palletizers.

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