R.A Jones, a Coesia Company, has launched its new Orbi-Trak TC-6 speedup kit for its Meridian XR machines, allowing beverage and food manufacturers to run a variety of canned product configurations at a reported surge speed of 345 cartons per minute. The company says that this carton feed technology surpasses the current standard speed of 300 cartons a minute, making R.A Jones’ Meridian XR machines the fastest in the industry. The Orbi-Track TC-6 is being debuted at PACK EXPO International 2022.
The new speedup kit is an updated version of the Orbi-Trak, previously patented R.A Jones carton feed technology found on its Criterion machines. The speedup kit is outfitted with six possible spindle carton pick and place locations rather than four. These two additional spindles expand the carton size range and speed capabilities of the machine, boosting overall production rates.