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FDS4500

Fully automatic dual-lane trays, tubs, buckets filling / packaging / packing line

Features

• High speed
• PLC controlled
• True two by two lids & containers escapement system
• Trustworthy double air removing closing head
• All metal parts in stainless steel => long lasting, fully washable
• Control GMC - HMI: a user-friendly touch-screen machine/operator interface, with status, set up, a maintenance screen, and production statistics
• Control GMC - Safety operation & easy maintenance: this machine automatically stops the filler if no container has arrived or 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 GMC - Flexibility: simple & quick container size changeover, with an adjustable cleats conveyor, a preset lid & container denester head, and full height adjustable components

Options

• 1 or more double denester(s) head(s) for different container formats
• 1 or more double denester(s) head(s) for different lid formats
• 1 or more special double denester(s) head(s) for buckets with handle
• 1 or more double filler(s), or double mixer(s) & filler(s) (see the DV, DM, and DVM series)
• 1 or more transfer pump(s) to feed the filler(s) (see the PV series)
• 1 automatic double plastic-film sealer / lidder / sealing / lidding machine (see PL series)
• 1 "double hat": i.e. a vertical pneumatically actuated PRODUCT CONTAINMENT SYSTEM, at the filling position : to guide dry product in pieces down to the containers and avoid at the same time the product to bounce out of the containers
• 1 "double catcher": i.e. an option to the above "double hat", acting as a product's buffer: it will collect the right quantity of dry product in pieces, before the new empty containers arrive at the filling position, thus cancelling any delay in the product's chute
• 1 additional protection against BRINE, CHLORIDES and ACIDS (recommended for corrosive ambient)
• 1 double container lifting device at the filling position for BOTTOM FILL; for example to compact dry powder while filling, or for ice cream application to avoid air entrapment
• 1 lane concentrator at the exit of the filling line to concentrate the lanes into one lane (see the LC50)
• 1 accumulation turning table at the exit of the filling line (see the T50)

Specifications

• Range: 4 oz to 15 lbs
• Maximum speed per minute, up to: 100 for 1 lbs tubs, and 80 for 5 lbs buckets
• Electricity: 208-240 VAC, 10 amps, 60 Hz
• Compressed air: up to 4 cfm @ 80 psi
• Gearmotor: AC motor with dedicated gearbox and inverter drive
• Lids pile up height: 40"
• Containers pile up height: 60"
• Footprint, approx (L x W) : 135" x 45", with no option