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Bottle Decaser for Many Styles

Model 156

This versatile workhorse decaser completes multiple tasks with high speed efficiency, feeding and opening cases, unloading containers, and single filing in non-stop operation. It’s an upgrade from manual decasing that will reduce costs, improve plant safety, and ensure a continuous bottle supply to your line.

Decase and Single File with Gentle Precision - No Bottle Drop

The M156 decaser automatically unpacks and single files many styles of glass and plastic bottles, jars, and containers from necks-down reshipper cases, and the perfect solution for uncasing irregular containers including flasks, jugs and jars. It automatically opens all four case flaps then gently unloads with no drop to ensure top container integrity and stability. The decaser monitors container flow and automatically adjusts decasing speed to ensure a continuous fill rate and harmonious operation regardless of line speed variations.

  • Run many styles of glass and plastic bottles and containers: rounds, non-rounds, ovals, flasks, jugs and jars, lightweight glass and plastic
  • Eliminate hand labor, improve safety, and reduce costs
  • Maintain a consistent container supply to the filler 

  • Ensure gentle handling for maximum container quality and stability

Key Features That Benefit Your Production

Ensure a Consistent Container Supply
M156 Ensure a Consistent Container Supply

All-in-one system provides high speed, in-line operation

Cases may feed directly from the case depalletizer to the decaser. They are automatically timed from back-to-back or random spacing and no special infeed conveyor is required. An optional 180 degree inverter is available to feed cases from overhead conveyor.

Cases are accepted at infeed and conveyed by motorized flight bars throughout opening and bottle unloading to discharge, ensuring precision operation.

Replace Manual Labor and Improve Plant Safety
M156 Replace Manual Labor and Improve Plant Safety

Improve line reliability and enhance employee safety while reducing costs

The Model 156 automates the repetitive and tiresome task of manual decasing, relieving the challenges of maintaining a manual crew, and eliminating the risk of employee injury or disability. It is a complete solution, from case feed through unloading and single filing that provides a non-stop container supply to your line.

Exclusive Four Flap Opener
M156 Exclusive Four Flap Opener

Gentle container handling with no-drop unloading

Only this decaser offers A-B-C's exclusive design that automatically opens all four flaps, allowing containers to glide gently from the case to the unloading belt as the case is lifted. Containers are under complete control throughout for maximum container stability. They remain in their pack pattern, spaced and separate, until single filed with minimum contact.

Single File with Minimum Container Contact
M156 Single File with Minimum Container Contact

Single filing customized for your container

We offer a variety of single filing options to customize this function specifically for each container, to ensure maximum container stability and maintain integrity, whether running lightweight glass, small containers, flasks, or irregular shapes. Our expertise in container handling in many applications ensures that your containers are handled with special care as they are laned and fed to your production line.

Positive Empty Case Handling
M156 Positive Empty Case Handling

Cases are automatically uprighted for transfer to case packing

Empty cases are uprighted automatically for transfer to the case packer. An optional 180 degree case turner conveys cases upright under full control for overhead transfer. (photo shown)

Wide Range with Quick Changeover
M156 Wide Range with Quick Changeover

A versatile solution for current and future requirements

The Model 156 uncases a wide range of glass and plastic containers, including round, non-round, oval, flask, and special shapes, in many container heights. It has special features to accommodate lightweight plastic containers and small, lightweight glass containers.

Changeover is simple with most case changes completed with simple hand crank adjustments.

Specifications, Standard Features and Options

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Speed: Up to 50 cases/minute
Case range:
RSC and HSC cases

Standard features:

  • Bottle capacity: Glass and plastic bottles (Bottle height must exceed flap height: RSC flap height equals 1/2 case width)
  • Solid channel steel frame construction
  • Allen-Bradley PLC 
  • Automatic case infeed- cases feed spaced or back-to-back
  • Automatic case timing at infeed
  • Mechanical flight bar case transfer
  • Mechanical four flap opener
  • Impact-absorbing rubber bottle discharge belt
  • Independent single filing chains that minimize bottle-to-bottle contact
  • Automatic in-line case turnover uprights cases to customer’s powered conveyor
  • Non-contact sensors monitor machine operation
  • High visibility guards with safety interlock
  • Sealed bearings throughout
  • Quick-adjust turn handles for case changeover
  • Locking side bar adjustments
  • Right or left hand container discharge
  • High visibility guards with non-contact safety interlocks
  • Grace Port PLC access

Options:

  • CAT 3 Safety Circuits PL(d) or PL(e)
  • Multicolor machine status lighting
  • 180 degree full case inverter- to receive cases from overhead conveyor
  • Outer flap pre-breaker- relieves flap memory to facilitate case packing
  • 180 degree empty case turnover- uprights cases with four flap control
  • Repeatable position indicators for changeover
  • Quick changeover package
  • Locking guard door switches
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Integrations

A-B-C decasers are built for easy integration into your packaging line. If you're looking for more automation, we've got you covered with our complete line of secondary packaging solutions:

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Case Packer

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Palletizer

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How Can We Help?

Do you need help finding the best decaser for your packaging line?

Our packaging machine specialists are here to assist you in specifying the best uncasing solutions for your requirements. Call us and we will be happy to discuss your product and applications.