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FDS1800

Fully automatic filling / packaging / packing line for buckets and industrial pails already denested

The FDS1800 is a lidding & closing automatic packaging line made with two motorized conveyors mounted on the same frame, equipped with a double pneumatic air burping wheel, and specially designed for the closing of the industrial type pails and buckets.

The first conveyor has a slippery tabletop plastic belt that brings already filled or empty containers to the optional filling position, or directly to the lid denesting & lid depositor unit. 

The second conveyor has a rough top belt for traction to pull the containers under the pressure rollers closing head equipped with a double pneumatic air-removing wheel.

This  lidding & closing packaging line, or filling line, can manage liquid and semi-liquid products, as well as dry, viscous or sticky products, and is made for round, square or rectangular open mouth pails or buckets, either tamper evident or not.

Features

• High speed
• PLC controlled
• Reliable pick and place unit for lids distribution
• True one by one lids escapement system
• For industrial type pails, a dual wheel pneumatic lid air removing system, one wheel pressing on the lid of the container, while the second one is pushing up the bottom of the container.
• All metal parts in stainless steel => long lasting, fully washable
• Control GMCTM - HMI: a user-friendly touch-screen machine/operator interface, with status, set up, a maintenance screen, and production statistics
• Control GMCTM - Safety operation & easy maintenance: this machine automatically stops itself if the lid denester head is jammed. Easily accessible mechanical parts , simple open design. On-screen error detection and diagnosis. In-house programming & support. NEMA 4X wash down fibreglass control box, with temperature control when use in cold environment
• Control GMCTM - Flexibility: simple & quick container size changeover with preset lid denester head, and full height adjustable components

Options

• 1 or more denester head(s) for different lid formats
• 1 gating system for when the containers arrive without any space between each other`s
• 1 filling position
• 1 conveyor's extension to allow empty or full containers accumulation at the entry side of the equipment
• 1 additional protection against BRINE, CHLORIDES and ACIDS (recommended for corrosive ambient)

Specifications

• Range: 2 lbs to 5.2 Gal
• Maximum speed per minute, up to: 45 for 5 lbs buckets, and 30 for 5 USGAL pails
• Electricity: 208-240 VAC, 5 amps, 60 Hz
• Compressed air: up to 3 cfm @ 80 psi
• Gearmotor: AC motor with dedicated gearbox and inverter drive
• Lids pile up height: 40"
• Footprint, approx (L x W) : 125" x 45"