Food

Functional description

The film forming and sealing machine FFV 80 is an example for a customer-specific special solution which has been developed and manufactured within only short time for a sweets manufacturer. Particular requirements had to be considered at packaging of the chocolate product:

• Exceptional shape of the product
• Chocolate triangle with concave shape
• Wrapping with water-thin film
• Airtight sealing without harming the product’s quality

The packaging machine has been structured to arrange all operating tools, which are required for processing of the final product, at the operator’s side. Automatically the product is fed into the compartment belt. The wrapping material, consisting of bottom film and top film, is provided in reels by arbors. By several operating tools the top film is processed in a certain way to achieve the three-dimensional contour of the product in the film.

At insertion position the product is pushed to one of the already prepared negative forms of the surface. Simultaneously it is placed on the bottom film. Now the chocolate triangle is sealed airtight between the two films, thereby it is cooled by air in order to avoid fusing of the chocolate coat.

Next the product with a circumferential 5 mm seal is punched out of the films. Finally the finished product is discharged out of the machine on a conveyor.

Functional description

Chocolate coconut flakes (or similar shapes) are supplied out of a cooling channel at 19 pieces per lane. The products are taken over and, by special acceleration and direction belts, arranged to 5 groups before they are finally separated.

Now the products are transferred in a row. A distribution unit directs the products as preparation for the even filling into blisters. A blister unstacking unit separates the blisters and provided them to the dosing station.

Special developed weighing cells with extremely short settling phase weigh the blisters. Complex data acquisition and control software represents the heart of the system. It is capable of controlling the counting processes on the basis of average filling weights which are permanently collected, updated and processed. According to the principle of a preliminary dosing followed by a piecewise secondary dosing, a very high accuracy is achieved.

After the weighing process the blisters of the three parallel working stations are brought together and finally provided to further packaging.

Functional description

The strewing system is suitable for all-around bestrewing of priory chocolate-coated candy or waffle products with dry, grainy and pourable strewing materials such as granulated sugar or chopped nuts.

It is compatible with various upstream systems and may easily be integrated into complete production lines for sweets.

Application

• Bestrewing of priory chocolate-coated candy or waffle products

Technical Data

Additional modules

• Feeding unit for product reservoir

The system described here, consisting of carton erector, filler and closing unit with integrated image processing, has been developed and manufactured for a manufacturer of deep-frozen foods.

Functional description

The disordered product flow coming from the upstream deep-freezer is separated and arranged in rows before transfer to conveyors. Now the deep-frozen products are quality-checked by image processing at which size, shape and color are monitored. In case of failure, a rejection mechanism is activated and faulty products are automatically rejected off the process. The quality inspection is followed by separation of product flow to a bigger amount of conveying lanes.

Product groups with defined quantities are formed. Optionally the system offers different kinds of packaging – carton and pouch – as well as their combination.

Execution versions

• Application as complete packaging system for top-load and front-load packages respectively pouch packages
• Implementation of existing carton erectors, carton closing machines or complete cartoning machines
• Checkweigher for the filled and closed packages
• Marking & coding to customer specification
• Integration & synchronization or downstream case packers and palletizers

Functional description

The complete production line from oven up to the finished tray consists of linking facilities and corresponding single packaging machines. The system is a fully automatic operating line which firstly separates the cookie chains coming continuously from the baking process. Then the cookies are sorted, aligned, channeled and stacked in order to supply them to the single packaging.

The single packages are placed in units at case packer and thus, inserted into wholesale cartons (trays) and closed with a lid.

With only minimum conversion effort the whole system is suitable for cylindrical as well as rectangular shaped single packages. Even the cookie format may be changed.

Application branches

• Bakery product industry
• Candy manufacturing industry

Additional modules

• Automatic palletizing and pallet stretching

Technical Data

Functional description

This system is the final packaging step of a deep-frozen production line. Seven different pack sizes with maximum 10 kg are transported, arranged, stacked onto transfer pallets and finally stretch-wrapped. Four packaging lines are connected to the layering palletizing system.

To address difficult transportation routes, different conveyors are used which are combined with each other:

• Slatband chain conveyor
• Belt conveyor
• Vertical conveyor
• Accumulating roller conveyor
• Telescoping conveyor

Several stations are present to align, erect and precisely position the transfer units during transport of products. The palletizing scheme is recorded at the PLC and in charge of the functions of the telescoping conveyor as well as the chain conveyors. In case of format change a corresponding palletizing scheme is loaded.

Fifteen standard Euro pallets (1.200 x 800 mm) can be stored and provided at the pallet magazine. Automatically the pallets are delivered to the transfer carriage of the layering palletizer. An automatic stretch-wrapper fixates the products on the pallet. The whole system operates smoothly at still great flexibility.

Application branches

• Food industry
• Mechanical engineering / consumer goods production

Functional description

The packaging system for spices and mixed spices fulfills the following functions:

• Transfer of the provided jars within the system
• Dosing of a defined product quantity
• Filling of jars with spices and mixed spices
• Putting on screw caps and closing the jars

A rotary table provides the jars to the filling station. After filling the set quantity of product, the jars are automatically closed with a screw cap. Finally the jars are forwarded to a labeling station. In this case the label is a tamper-evidence closure.

Additional modules

• Labeling and marking systems
• Automatic filling level control
• Automatic secondary packaging at different batch sizes

The SmartPac PF 270 filling machine has been developed for precise filling of free flowing powders & granules into PET jars.

It meets highest demands to filling accuracy, quality and performance. The powder filler is equipped with an aspiration unit for dusty products and thus, avoids potential dirt at the jar’s outsides during filling. Completely executed in stainless steel and corresponding plastics this machine is ideally suitable for applications of food and pharmaceutical industries.

Empty jars are provided by a feeding conveyor. A pusher distributes the jars to two parallel belts and thus, supplies the jars to the dosing station. Next the jars are placed underneath the metering screws by an indexing star and lifted against the aspiration covers. Now the filling tubes of the metering screws automatically move downwards inside the jars. During filling the jars are lowered and potential dust is automatically aspirated. Then the filled jars are transferred further while new empty jars are fed to the dosing unit. The finished jars are finally discharged by a conveyor.

Because of its modular design the powder filling system is capable of both individual operation as well as to be integrated into existing production lines.

Overview

* dependent on filling quantity, product behavior and machine configuration