CITUS KALIX
We Fill What You Needs
Productivity Flexibility Reliability Ergonomics
History
Our story started in France eith semi-automatic filling machine for toothpaste. Over the years our range has developed to include machines for tubes, mascara and jar filling, cartoning and lipstick moulding.
Today, with more than 10,100 Citus Kalix machines world-wide, we are preferred partner for health and beauty applications. Customers include all major brands as well as local contract packers, many of which are 100 percent equipped by us.
Apart from flexible, easy-to-use and state-of-the-art machine that make sure you can effectively address your full product line, you also get full-service commitment from the Citus Kalix team. We are with you all the way from first discussions about a new project to large-scale production.
1928 - KALIX - Creation of KALIX-DUPUY company to develop semi automatic filling machines for the toothpaste market.
1970 - KALIX - Creation of Citus company to develop metal moulds for lipstick production.
1977 - KALIX - Development of the cartones for the perfume and cosmetic industry.
1982 - KALIX - First 100 stroke filling machine.
1989 - KALIX - Kalix Dupuy. becomes Kalix SA.
1994 - CITUS - First lipstick moulding machine using silicone moulds.
Our story started in France eith semi-automatic filling machine for toothpaste. Over the years our range has developed to include machines for tubes, mascara and jar filling, cartoning and lipstick moulding.
Today, with more than 10,100 Citus Kalix machines world-wide, we are preferred partner for health and beauty applications. Customers include all major brands as well as local contract packers, many of which are 100 percent equipped by us.
Apart from flexible, easy-to-use and state-of-the-art machine that make sure you can effectively address your full product line, you also get full-service commitment from the Citus Kalix team. We are with you all the way from first discussions about a new project to large-scale production.
1928 - KALIX - Creation of KALIX-DUPUY company to develop semi automatic filling machines for the toothpaste market.
1970 - KALIX - Creation of Citus company to develop metal moulds for lipstick production.
1977 - KALIX - Development of the cartones for the perfume and cosmetic industry.
1982 - KALIX - First 100 stroke filling machine.
1989 - KALIX - Kalix Dupuy. becomes Kalix SA.
1994 - CITUS - First lipstick moulding machine using silicone moulds.
1995 - KALIX - First filling machine with completely tool-free disassembly.
1996 - KALIX - Exclusive CITUS silicone mould system is patented.
2008 - CITUS and KALIX are integrated into the Italian industrial group COESIA .
2009 - CITUS - Launching of new CRLA60 lipstick filler with air cooling system.
2010 - KALIX - Launching of the new tube filler line : KX 505 - 603 - 803 - 903 - 1103
2011 - Company merger under CITUS KALIX name and headquarters transferred to Courcouronnes.
Innovation
"A QUICK LOOK AT INNOVATION"
Setting the highgest standart for Health and Beauty
By always pushing the boundaries of excellence foward for customers, Citus Kalix R&D has developed many great innovations that are recognized today as the insdustry global standart.
Major innovations
- Perfect brilliance and logo embossing on lipstick thanks to silicon mould filling technology
- Tools-free superfast changeovers for tube filling
- Secondary chain for delicate cartoning
Products
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| KX503 |
KX503
CITUS KALIX has been manufacturing machines since 1928 and has installed more than 10,100 machine all over the world.
A worthy addition to the Kalix line, the KX503 is a cost-effective answers to production needs.
Upgrade potential: KX503 production capacity can be increased from 50tubes/min to 60 tubes/min with modular equipment installation.
Sturdy and reliable: 100% mechanical drive system and very straightforward electrical wiring for fast and simple maintenance.
Dosing precision: The shut-off valve filling nozzle provides high-precission dosing
(+/- 0.5%) for a very wide range of liquid to high viscosity products.
The KX503 also provides optional system for sealing weld and m.rounded corner trim.
Clear, Precise, User-Friendly instruction manual issued with the machine.
- Production rate: up to 50 tube/min
- Filling volume: (ml) 1 - 400
- Tube height: (mm) 13.5 - 50
- Dimensions: ( L x W x H ) (mm) 1325 x 1060 x 1860
- Power (kW) metal head: 1,5
KX603
KX603
ProductivityVersatilityPrecisionReliability
Ideal respone
to your
production
needs
The plunge-nozzle filler unit (with or without product shut-off valve) ensure high-precision dosing (± 0.5%) for products of any viscosity.
Bottom filling, for product of any viscosity
The KX603 uses an adjustable-stroke (up to 170mm) bottom filling system for trouble-free filing of even the most viscous product.
Reliable performance
For simplified maintenance and reliable performance, the KX603 features straightforward design, uncompromising quality in mechanical and electrical subsystems, and minimum number of wear parts.
Advanced tube seal and fold systems
Using advanced KALIX technology, the KX603 produces exeptional tube finish up to an effective output of 60 tubes per minute, with interchangeable seal/fold heads for any type of material (plastic, laminate, alumunium).
Compliance with CGMP standards
With its compact design and stainless-steel finish (no paintwork), the KX603 is ideal for use in controlled-environment production conditions (cleanrooms and laminar-flow sterile areas).
Good return on investment
The KX603 offer an excellent return on investment, thanks to straightforward design, high dosing precision, easy operartion, simplified maintenance, low volume production costs and short delivery leadtimes.
TUBE FEED AND LOAD SUBSYSTEMS
The KX603 is a single-operator machine with an automatic tube-loading system that features a ramp and tipper vee. It can be fitted an optional tube-feeder taking one, two or three whole boxes of empty tubes.
TUBE PRINT ORIENTATION SUBSYSTEM
Tube are oriented for printing by means of a spot detection system controlling a precision stepping motor located under the worktable in compliance with CGMP standarts. The angular position is adjustable from the control panel.
FILLING SUBSYSTEM
The whole filling subsystem (two-way valve, volumetric pump, and filling nozzle with shut off valve) slides out sideways in a single, tool-free operation, which means a whole pre-strerolized filling unit can be fitted with no risk of contamination to parts in contact with the product, for CGMP compliance.
For volumes up to 400 ml, the filling subsystem weighs under 10 kg.
The KX603 achieves perfectly clean product cut-off through progressive bottom-up filling via a height adjustable nozzle with shut-off valve.
CLOSURE HEADS
Plastic Tubes:The closure heads for plastic tubes use a fast-change hot-air nozzle with adjustable air atemperatur (the only parameter that needs setting). This technology brings exemplary ease of use and impeccable product finish, with any kind of seal (see drawings). High-frequency induction and ultrasound sealing heads are available on option.
Metal Tubes:
Fully-mechanical meta tube heads perform a range of fold types (see drawings) with positive-action jaw motion throughout.
TECHNICAL SPESIFICATIONS :
1. Speed guide for similiar viscosities in tubes per minute. These are to be validated, depending on the products (creams,lotions...) actually used
2. Changeover time:
- Replacement o filling assembly, by a second assembly and a changing of coding plates - about 2 minutes
- Tube size changeover : about 10 minutres depending on the number of adjustment.
3. Technical Details:
- Guards in stainless steel and security glass
- Speed adjustable via control panel and inverter
- Open design (there is no shaft above the center of the rotary table)
- Machine entirely mechanically driven
- Only a few wear parts
- Adjustable volumetric dosing
- Bottom up fill mechanically driven
- Perfect product cut at the end of the filling by means of shut off nozzle
- Defective tubes reject
- GMP - CGMP Machine
- Noise level less than 75 dbA at 1 meter
- Safety: conforms to recommendations APAVE, VERITAS, AIF, etc and CE norms (UL option)
4. Required services :
5. Tube dimensions:
OPTIONS :
- Antioxidant dropper
- Nitrogen purging before and after filling
- Tube cleaaning before filling
- Feeder (capacity: 1 box of tubes)
- Feeder (capacity: 2 box of tubes)
- Filling control
- Pressure hopper
- Agitator in hopper, fixed or variable speed
- Hopper product level control
- Orientation control (bad orientation - no fill)
- Bare code reader
- Tube reversal at KX 603 outfeed
- Ink jet / laser coding
- IQ/OQ Documentation
- Explosion proof equipment
- Adaptation to provide Cleaning in Place and Sterilisation in place (CIP/SIP)
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