Material Handling Flexibility
Fluid Plants
With sixty years experience in the dairy industry, Cannon Equipment has come to be a trusted and reliable source for automated material handling equipment and systems. Leading edge technology, design innovations and excellent service are standards of everyday operation at Cannon.
From casers and stackers to a completely automated vision sortation system for stack storage and handling – and everything in between – Cannon is the industries single source for material handling system design and integration.
At Cannon we adapt to fit your specific needs. Even though we have a complete line of after-the-filler handling machinery, we are always ready to custom design a particular piece of equipment or an entire building system. No one does it better
Plant Components
Casers
Cannon’s container handling and case packing capabilities are the best in the industry. With field-proven equipment that incorporates the latest developments in design and technology, these casers are made to meet you needs today and tomorrow. Whether those needs include casing bottled water, milk, juice, or small cross-section cartons; shipping in plastic, wire, or corrugated; Cannon has the unit to deliver just the right speed, economy, and performance.
Case Stackers
With three case stackers and a combination caser/stacker to choose from, you can be sure Cannon has the right model to meet your requirements for automated case stacking.
Proper nesting of cases is accomplished through an innovative four-sided guidance system that provides firm stacking at even high speed operation
Although stacking speeds will vary with case size, chain speeds and stack height, the Double Stacker is capable of stacking up to 35 cases per minute, 6 high; the Single Stacker up to 20 cases per minute; and the Step-Down Stacker up to 17 cases per minute.
The Caser Stacker offers the added benefit of saving space, combining what is traditionally offered as two separate pieces of equipment and eliminating the section of conveyor that would connect them. This combination unit features a unique gripper head that incorporates 50 percent fewer parts than previous designs, with mechanical components easily accessible for routine maintenance.
Vision Sortation System
An Automated Stack Sortation System utilizing Vision is a Cannon innovation that allows dairies to automate the storage and retrieval of cases on a single level. The Vision Sortation System identifies product by color, container size, and case patter. Stacks of cases, five high and six high are then stored inside accumulation lames to await automatic discharge as orders are being filled. This compact system maximizes your space utilization, reduces delivery errors, provides energy savings, and first-in, first-out retrieval.
Free Fall Loop Inverter
Inverts any standard bottom stacking dairy or wire case from an overhead conveyor and delivers it to a floor level conveyor ready for use.
Case Unstackers
For automatic unstacking or either plastic or wire dairy cases, Cannon has three different types of Case Unstackers to meet your plants particular needs. The Top-Out Unstacker separates cases from the top of each stack, as the name implies, and delivers cases to an elevated conveyor stack by stack. Lay-Down Unstackers receive cases in vertical stacks and then cantilever each stack into a prone position for case separation. Bottom-Out Unstackers are available in single or double models to deliver separated cases at floor level.
These rugged and durable Case Unstackers are available for operation using either hydraulics of pneumatics. Throughput rates depend upon chain speed, case size, and stack height.
Conveyors – Chain and Cable
Whether you need to convey stacks, cartons, or empty cases, Cannon has an innovative design to handle your product efficiently, time after time. Our ramped floor chains interact smoothly with drive sprockets to assure positive load transfer; flanged table chains provide superior strength and curve holding characteristics; and cables allow quiet, cost effective handling of empty cases.
Stack Palletizers & De-Palletizers
Models are available to accumulate stacks of fully loaded cases for push off and loading onto pallets, or to push empty stacks odd pallets and into a discharge conveyor
Case Washers
Cannon offers two different types of case washing systems to accommodate the needs of a particular operation.
Jet Spray Case Washers effectively clean either plastic or wire cases. Features include: cleaning without downtime, easy access, constant water supply, and controlled temperature.
The Ultrasonic Case Washer uses ultrasonic sound to achieve a previously unattainable level of cleanliness while reducing energy and detergent usage, operating and drying costs, and maintenance time. This system will thoroughly clean cases in the thousands per hour range.
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