Today, thanks to A.Celli Nonwovens’ Extra[+]Core, cores can be used several times, extremely easily and with clear advantages and savings for all those working in the field.
Extra[+]Core is a robotised system that allows re-using the cardboard cores employed in the production of large-sized rolls, once they have been previously accurately selected and retained suitable. Often, these large cores must be disposed of after the product wound around them is used up in the production process, and this has repercussions on logistics and on industrial costs. With the installation of Extra[+]Core, A.Celli Nonwovens solves these issues.
Extra[+]Core is a totally integrated and automatic system that entails taking the cores from a portable metal bin with a forklift, analysing and assessing them for suitability and then putting them back into the production process as needed.
The cores are taken by a 4-axes robot equipped with an intelligent head capable of checking the position of the cores and collecting them thanks to a vacuum system generated by micro-injectors. Once the core is picked up by the robot, it is positioned on a machine where it is checked for suitability, verifying dimensions and integrity. The cores that pass this test are automatically sent to the loading line; those that do not, are placed inside the discarded cores bin.
Extra[+]Core has several advantages, such as generating less waste thanks to core recovery and to the reduction of the quantity of new cores to be purchased, with consequent substantial savings in costs. Since it is completely automatic, Extra[+]Core does not require the presence of operators in charge of waste recovery and guarantees objective, repeatable and reliable checks on the cores. Additionally, it offers the possibility to create automatic reports useful in periodical industrial assessments, among which, savings and the ability to respect corporate recycling and recovery programmes.
We often say that everything boils down to the core, Extra[+]Core gives you the possibility of having more than one.