The World’s Fastest Denester Maximizes Productivity While Offering Unparalleled Versatility

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July 8, 2003 – The Servo-Driven Standalone Universal Screw Denester from FEMC sets a new industry standard for speed, accuracy and versatility. Denesting and accurately placing trays, lids, cups and other uniform items at speeds up to 300 units per minute, the Standalone Screw Denester is most likely the fastest denester in the world.

“The FEMC denester has added to our productivity by increasing the speed of the operation and by decreasing the downtime associated with product changeovers,” explained Dave Hollowell, Maintenance Supervisor at Fresh Sausage Specialists, the respected private label sausage maker. “This denester has also reduced our costs due to saved labor during unplanned equipment downtime when we had to place trays on the line manually.”

The Standalone Universal Screw Denester adjusts to accommodate any size container in less than five minutes with no tools required and no change parts. Fresh Sausage Specialists runs six tray sizes, ranging from 3 x 6 inches to 6 x 12 inches. “With our new denester, we just put the tray in, adjust two slide mechanisms with thumb screws, lock it down and we’re ready to go. It’s simple to operate in every way.”

Designed to integrate seamlessly into any new or existing line in less than 10 minutes, the denester is hand adjustable for line heights from 30 inches (762 mm) to 60 inches (1524 mm). The denester utilizes virtually any input device to signal the start of the denesting cycle – limit switch, photo eye, PLC or encoder.

This FEMC denester is not only ideal for most plastic and many aluminum containers, it can handle virtually any semi-rigid object that is uniform in size, shape and stacking characteristics. The denester features patented dispensing screws with blades that separate the container from a magazine and positively place it onto a conveyor or into a package. Equipped with an intuitive control panel, the denester is easy to operate and maintain.

FEMC can manufacture the Standalone Screw Denester using either anodized aluminum or type 314/314L stainless steel depending on the needs of the packager. Additionally, the denester can be built to withstand harsh environments with sealed stainless steel housings that protect against water and dust, meeting NEMA 4X washdown standards.

In order to minimize the need for operator intervention, FEMC can optionally equip the denester with angular stacking rods that extend the magazine or integrate the denester with an auto tray loader that will provide several minutes’ worth of containers to the denester without reloading. The Standalone Screw Denester can be built to run on voltages of 120V, 220V or 480V. For applications in which the denester places lids or accessory items, FEMC can equip the denester with a no container, no place feature.

About FEMC
FEMC has been providing innovative and versatile packaging solutions since 1977. The company’s product line includes piston fillers, volumetric fillers, heat seals, denesters, conveyors, blending tanks, transfer pumps, transfers, over-cappers, crimping systems and wet wipe packaging systems.
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