Drum Inliner System
Fully automated drum opening, inliner insertion and re-closing line from R. Scheuchl GmbH: opening, air-free insertion of the film inliner and closing of steel drums in continuous flow.
Fully automated handling of steel drums
The drum inliner system from R. Scheuchl GmbH opens steel drums with lid and locking ring, inserts the film inliner and closes the drums again – fully automatically and in continuous flow. The inliner is inserted without trapped air, so that the film lies directly and fully against the inner drum wall. This is the prerequisite for a process-reliable and reproducible filling operation.
The system concept scales to different cycle-time requirements – from a compact single station up to high-throughput lines with several processing stations working in parallel. Drums are fed via conveyor belt, optionally with or without pallets, and the feed is tailored individually to the customer-specific application.
Process sequence
- Drum supply – infeed via roller conveyor or rotary table; the drum is positioned.
- Open locking ring – a robot or actuator loosens and removes the locking ring.
- Remove lid – the lid is gripped and set aside or held.
- Insert inliner – the film inliner is fed in and placed into the drum.
- Refit lid – the lid is put back and the inliner edge is positioned.
- Close locking ring – the locking ring is fitted and closed; the drum leaves the station.
Key features of the system
- Fully automated sequence – opening, inliner insertion and closing are robot-based, without manual intervention.
- Flexible drum sizes – convertible to different drum diameters and heights via adjustable gripping and clamping tools.
- Scalable cycle time – from a single station to layouts with several processing stations; the concept adapts to the required cycle time.
- Air-free film insertion – the inliner lies fully against the inner drum wall without trapped air: a defined fit instead of loose film.
- Integrated inliner feed – the film inliner is prepared and the system is loaded accordingly.
- Secure locking – a controlled, reproducible locking-ring closing process ensures a tight fit of the inliner.
- Individual drum feed – feed optionally via conveyor belt with or without pallets, adaptable to the existing intralogistics.
- High throughput – layout with several stations and buffer positions (rotary tables) for a continuous material flow.
- Modular expandability – integration into existing lines and connection to upstream and downstream conveying technology possible.
