High-Speed Transfers
Every transfer matters. From removing a freshly formed article to loading it into the annealing lehr, accurate positioning and controlled movement help protect product quality and keep production running smoothly.
Precise movements.
Reliable production.
WALTEC combines take-out systems, transfer robots, gripper systems, turning devices and ESERVO pushers to create handling solutions adapted to the article and the production process. The modular range connects individual machines into a coordinated production sequence.
Different glass products require different approaches. High-speed tableware production calls for fast, repeatable transfers. Heavy or complex articles require greater freedom of movement. Products entering a fire polishing machine must be positioned for the treatment that follows.
WALTEC selects and combines its handling systems around these requirements, matching the transfer method to the article geometry, weight, production speed and line configuration.
TAKE-OUT SYSTEMS
The right movement for every transfer.
A take-out system connects the forming operation with the next production stage. Its movement must suit the article geometry, production speed, the available pick-up position and the required placement position. WALTEC offers different drive concepts to meet these requirements.
Take-Out & Transfer
HLE Take-Out
Take-Out & Transfer
HLE Take-Out
The HLE Take-Out transfers glass articles from the press to downstream production sections. Servo-driven horizontal and vertical movements ensure precise, reproducible positioning, with optional 180° article rotation.
Key Features:
- Servo-driven horizontal and vertical movement
- Reproducible positioning between production sections
- Optional 180° article rotation
Up to 240 cycles per minute
HVM Take-Out
Up to 240 cycles per minute
HVM Take-Out
The HVM Take-Out system is designed for the highest production speeds and maximum flexibility. Two suction heads or gripper arms rotate around a vertical axis. The vertical stroke of the arms is variable in the pick and place position. This eliminates a mechanical adjustment of the pick-up and/or place position on the fire polishing machine for different mould and article heights. The rotating and lifting movements automatically adapt to changes in the production speed. A total of three ESERVO drives are responsible for rotation, pick-up and placement.
Key Features:
- Three ESERVO drives
- Gripper or vacuum handling
- Variable vertical strokes at pick-up and placement
- Automatic adaptation of movements to production speed
One drive – two axes
HSE Take-Out
One drive – two axes
HSE Take-Out
The HSE Take-Out combines vertical and horizontal movement using a single servo drive. Available for gripper or vacuum
take-out, it provides a coordinated motion sequence for removing and transferring glass articles.
Its distinguishing feature is the shared drive concept: both movement axes are operated through one servo drive.
Key Features:
- One servo drive for vertical and horizontal movement
- Gripper or vacuum take-out
- Coordinated lifting and transfer motion
TRANSFER ROBOTS
Flexible positioning between production stages.
Robotic handling connects operations with different transfer positions and movement requirements. WALTEC uses four-axis SCARA and six-axis robots to support article removal and positioning between production sections.
The appropriate solution depends on the product weight, geometry, required orientation and the arrangement of the surrounding equipment.
Transfer
Turning During Fire-Polishing
Transfer
Turning During Fire-Polishing
The latest WALTEC innovation provides a way to turn articles between two tracking burner slides on a horizontal fire-polishing line. This is realized with a third tracking slider where the combination of SCARA robot and turning device is installed. It is the long-awaited WALTEC solution enabling the bottoms of the articles to be polished inline.
Transfer
Turning Device
Transfer
Turning Device
The WALTEC turning device usually operates together with handling equipment such as transfer robots. Depending on the production process (SG, DG, TG or QG) in its simplest configuration the servo motor-driven device handles up to four articles at a time, holds them by vacuum, turns them upside down and releases them at a predefined position.
Take-Out & Transfer
4-Axis SCARA Robot
Take-Out & Transfer
4-Axis SCARA Robot
Modern transfer robots offer a wide range of applications in glass production. In addition to removing articles from the press, they ensure precise and reliable positioning between different production sections.
Key Features:
- Medium-weight glass articles
- Fast, repeatable positioning
- Transfers between production sections
- Integration into application-specific handling arrangements
Take-Out & Transfer
6-Axis Robot
Take-Out & Transfer
6-Axis Robot
The WALTEC 6-axis robot provides maximum flexibility for handling and transferring heavy or complex glass articles. Its freely programmable movements enable precise positioning between different production sections.
Key Features:
- Heavy or complex glass articles
- Freely programmable transfer movements
- Flexible positioning and orientation
- Handling between forming, treatment and downstream operations
- Dedicated heat-protecting cloths where necessary
TRANSFER AND LEHR LOADING
Protecting quality through the next movement.
The quality achieved during forming and fire polishing must be preserved during subsequent transfers. WALTEC’s Gripper Star, SynchroGripper and ESERVO Pusher perform different tasks within this sequence: transferring individual articles between production sections and loading articles into the annealing lehr.
Transfer Disc
The quality achieved during forming and fire polishing must be preserved during subsequent transfers. WALTEC’s Gripper Star, SynchroGripper and ESERVO Pusher perform different tasks within this sequence: transferring individual articles between production sections and loading articles into the annealing lehr.
Superior Energy Savings
ESERVO Pusher
Superior Energy Savings
ESERVO Pusher
The ESERVO Pusher guides articles into the annealing lehr using two independently controlled servo motors. One controls horizontal movement; the other controls vertical movement. Variable speed control and a soft-touch function support smooth contact with the articles. Controlled movement helps reduce scratches and product damage during lehr loading.
Replacing a pneumatic pusher drive also reduces compressed air demand and the maintenance associated with pneumatic control valves.
Key Features:
- Two servo motors for horizontal and vertical movement
- Variable speed control and soft-touch function
- Reduced article damage during transfer
- Lower maintenance requirements for the transfer drive
Loading & Unloading
SynchroGripper
Loading & Unloading
SynchroGripper
The SynchroGripper ensures precise removal of the hot glass article from the mould and reliable transfer to the subsequent process. Controlled movements provide gentle handling, high positioning accuracy and a stable production flow.
Key Features:
- Synchronized loading and unloading via grippers
- Usually implemented in press-blow or blow-blow lines, but universally usable
- The device can compensate for height differences between picking and placing of articles
- 180° article turning can be realized
- Available with six or eight arms; custom configurations are also available.
Take-Out & Transfer
Gripper Star
Take-Out & Transfer
Gripper Star
The Gripper Star transfers glass articles between production sections, for example from a fire polishing machine to a downstream conveyor.
Mechanically synchronized grippers pick up each article, carry it through the transfer movement and release it at the defined placement position. This coordinated sequence connects the outgoing flow of one machine with the receiving position of the next.
Key Features:
- Mechanically synchronized grippers
- Defined pick-up and release positions
- Transfer between production sections
- Application around fire polishing and downstream conveyors
Pressing
High-speed handling for GP-Series
Superior Energy Savings
ESERVO Pusher
Superior Energy Savings
ESERVO Pusher
The ESERVO Pusher guides articles into the annealing lehr using two independently controlled servo motors. One controls horizontal movement; the other controls vertical movement. Variable speed control and a soft-touch function support smooth contact with the articles. Controlled movement helps reduce scratches and product damage during lehr loading.
Replacing a pneumatic pusher drive also reduces compressed air demand and the maintenance associated with pneumatic control valves.
Key Features:
- Two servo motors for horizontal and vertical movement
- Variable speed control and soft-touch function
- Reduced article damage during transfer
- Lower maintenance requirements for the transfer drive
Take-Out & Transfer
Gripper Star
Take-Out & Transfer
Gripper Star
The Gripper Star transfers glass articles between production sections, for example from a fire polishing machine to a downstream conveyor.
Mechanically synchronized grippers pick up each article, carry it through the transfer movement and release it at the defined placement position. This coordinated sequence connects the outgoing flow of one machine with the receiving position of the next.
Key Features:
- Mechanically synchronized grippers
- Defined pick-up and release positions
- Transfer between production sections
- Application around fire polishing and downstream conveyors
Transfer
Turning Device
Transfer
Turning Device
The WALTEC turning device usually operates together with handling equipment such as transfer robots. Depending on the production process (SG, DG, TG or QG) in its simplest configuration the servo motor-driven device handles up to four articles at a time, holds them by vacuum, turns them upside down and releases them at a predefined position.
Take-Out & Transfer
4-Axis SCARA Robot
Take-Out & Transfer
4-Axis SCARA Robot
Modern transfer robots offer a wide range of applications in glass production. In addition to removing articles from the press, they ensure precise and reliable positioning between different production sections.
Key Features:
- Medium-weight glass articles
- Fast, repeatable positioning
- Transfers between production sections
- Integration into application-specific handling arrangements
Take-Out & Transfer
6-Axis Robot
Take-Out & Transfer
6-Axis Robot
The WALTEC 6-axis robot provides maximum flexibility for handling and transferring heavy or complex glass articles. Its freely programmable movements enable precise positioning between different production sections.
Key Features:
- Heavy or complex glass articles
- Freely programmable transfer movements
- Flexible positioning and orientation
- Handling between forming, treatment and downstream operations
- Dedicated heat-protecting cloths where necessary
Take-Out & Transfer
HLE Take-Out
Take-Out & Transfer
HLE Take-Out
The HLE Take-Out transfers glass articles from the press to downstream production sections. Servo-driven horizontal and vertical movements ensure precise, reproducible positioning, with optional 180° article rotation.
Key Features:
- Servo-driven horizontal and vertical movement
- Reproducible positioning between production sections
- Optional 180° article rotation
Up to 240 cycles per minute
HVM Take-Out
Up to 240 cycles per minute
HVM Take-Out
The HVM Take-Out system is designed for the highest production speeds and maximum flexibility. Two suction heads or gripper arms rotate around a vertical axis. The vertical stroke of the arms is variable in the pick and place position. This eliminates a mechanical adjustment of the pick-up and/or place position on the fire polishing machine for different mould and article heights. The rotating and lifting movements automatically adapt to changes in the production speed. A total of three ESERVO drives are responsible for rotation, pick-up and placement.
Key Features:
- Three ESERVO drives
- Gripper or vacuum handling
- Variable vertical strokes at pick-up and placement
- Automatic adaptation of movements to production speed
One drive – two axes
HSE Take-Out
One drive – two axes
HSE Take-Out
The HSE Take-Out combines vertical and horizontal movement using a single servo drive. Available for gripper or vacuum
take-out, it provides a coordinated motion sequence for removing and transferring glass articles.
Its distinguishing feature is the shared drive concept: both movement axes are operated through one servo drive.
Key Features:
- One servo drive for vertical and horizontal movement
- Gripper or vacuum take-out
- Coordinated lifting and transfer motion
Press-Blow
High-speed handling for W-Series
Burn-off
Unique burn-off process design
Burn-off
Unique burn-off process design
Low costs, less downtime.
The 24-section Burn-Off machine (also available with 30 or 36 sections) carries a unique half-open burner design. This ensures that after burn-off, the moil can be removed easily from the burner. Continuous operator presence is no longer required for monitoring and clearing blocked burners.
Transfer
Transfer Disc
Transfer
Transfer Disc
The transfer disc is usually implemented in our spinning or press-blow lines. Its function is to ensure the seamless transfer of hot, newly formed glass items between other mechanical line components such as the longitudinal conveyor and cross conveyor. The items are placed on graphite plates to help ensure a smooth transfer.It is available in various sizes depending on article and process requirements.
Loading & Unloading
SynchroGripper
Loading & Unloading
SynchroGripper
The SynchroGripper ensures precise removal of the hot glass article from the mould and reliable transfer to the subsequent process. Controlled movements provide gentle handling, high positioning accuracy and a stable production flow.
Key Features:
- Synchronized loading and unloading via grippers
- Usually implemented in press-blow or blow-blow lines, but universally usable
- The device can compensate for height differences between picking and placing of articles
- 180° article turning can be realized
- Available with six or eight arms; custom configurations are also available.
Blow-Blow
Handling systems for B-Series
Transfer
Pastille transfer
Transfer
Pastille transfer
After a so-called glass pastille is cut and received through a gob chute, the pastille is lifted by vacuum and transferred to the blowing machine with a horizontal movement.
Superior Energy Savings
ESERVO Pusher
Superior Energy Savings
ESERVO Pusher
The ESERVO Pusher guides articles into the annealing lehr using two independently controlled servo motors. One controls horizontal movement; the other controls vertical movement. Variable speed control and a soft-touch function support smooth contact with the articles. Controlled movement helps reduce scratches and product damage during lehr loading.
Replacing a pneumatic pusher drive also reduces compressed air demand and the maintenance associated with pneumatic control valves.
Key Features:
- Two servo motors for horizontal and vertical movement
- Variable speed control and soft-touch function
- Reduced article damage during transfer
- Lower maintenance requirements for the transfer drive
Loading & Unloading
SynchroGripper
Loading & Unloading
SynchroGripper
The SynchroGripper ensures precise removal of the hot glass article from the mould and reliable transfer to the subsequent process. Controlled movements provide gentle handling, high positioning accuracy and a stable production flow.
Key Features:
- Synchronized loading and unloading via grippers
- Usually implemented in press-blow or blow-blow lines, but universally usable
- The device can compensate for height differences between picking and placing of articles
- 180° article turning can be realized
- Available with six or eight arms; custom configurations are also available.
Spinning
High-speed handling for S-Series
High-Speed Take-Out
HVC Take-Out
High-Speed Take-Out
HVC Take-Out
Available with 6 or 8 arms, the kidney-shaped HVC Take-Out combines powerful central vacuum technology with reliable article handling. Optimally designed to work with WALTEC S-9, S-18 and S-24 spinning machines, it ensures smooth transfer to dedicated conveyor systems while reducing noise and improving operator health and safety.
Transfer
Transfer Disc
Transfer
Transfer Disc
The transfer disc is usually implemented in our spinning or press-blow lines. Its function is to ensure the seamless transfer of hot, newly formed glass items between other mechanical line components such as the longitudinal conveyor and cross conveyor. The items are placed on graphite plates to help ensure a smooth transfer.It is available in various sizes depending on article and process requirements.
Fire Polishing
Maximum energy efficiency and highest surface quality
Surface quality is a defining characteristic of glassware. After forming, fire polishing refines the glass surface and treats mould parting lines through controlled flame exposure.
Contact
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