rp760 rotoplant, high speed container handling solution filling machine

RP760 Rotoplant

The RP760 'RotoPlant' range has been designed for high speed container handling and filling particularly aimed at powder & particulate packaging industry sectors. This includes pharmaceutical, chemical, and food ingredient companies using glass or composite containers, requiring clean & compact filling.

In these cases, an auger filling machine would usually be employed for product dispensing. RP760 'RotoPlants' may also be used in conjunction with high speed counting / weighing machines for tablet packaging solutions, over-coming the problems associated in dispensing tablets through small container apertures at high speed. Due to the effective vibration of dispensed product and container while the container is cycled within the RotoPlant, high production throughput can be achieved that otherwise would be impossible.

Container and overflow chute agitation (vibration) is applied through the base of the containers while located within the central turret. Containers are held within a star-wheel centre turret and driven over a fixed, twin radial track arrangement. An independent radial track is positioned between the fixed tracks and is oscillated by an eccentric drive arrangement. This provides a harmonically controlled lifting of the container and in-turn, the overflow chute located above. On the down stroke the centre rail passes below the fixed rails, effecting a sharp tamping action. The frequency of vibration may be adjusted to suit individual product requirements, providing the optimum settling for product being filled.

Safety guarding is manufactured in 1Omm poly-carbonate. Hinged doors fitted to front & rear sides of machine to allow unhindered access during cleaning & tooling changeover. Safety interlocks prevent operation of the machine being started if any doors are not closed. For added protection, doors are automatically locked when the machine is cycling, and inhibited from opening until machine has stopped.

‘EasiFill’ EF-III/PB Gravimetric Siamese Auger filler

Featuring direct drive servo system for use in automatic bag / box presentation machines

The design shown is for use with a Vertical form Fill & seal machine where accurate weighing of portions is required to maintain productivity and remove the requirement of Re-Work. Each discharge is dynamically weighed during filling to ensure exact weight, and discharged alternatively from two filling points, into a collection tube with timing flap. This timing flap reduces the possibility of dust in the sealing area & enables good speed with accuracy on difficult to handle products such as food & Bakery ingredients.

As each portion is weighed, statistical data can be sent via an Ethernet connection to a networked PC or server reference & traceability. Data includes production speed, throughput KG, Batch Size, Standard Deviation, Average weight, min & max weight, no of discharges & CP (Control process data CP CPk+ CPk-). A high resolution colour touch screen continually shows the status of the machine, the weights of each discharged portion and current batch & shift filling statistics.

Recipe recall & bulk product feed set up can also be stored to a Bar code and subsequently selected using bar code reader. This ensures machine set-up integrity without the worry of human error.

The equipment displayed is capable of, but not limited to:-

Making weighed portions from 500 gram to 5000 gram.
Portions above 2500 gram based on double discharge, i.e. both weigh-pans.

- Capacities guaranteed to be:

25-30 portions/minute at 500 – 1500 gram
20-25 portions/minute at 1501 – 2000 gram
15-20 portions/minute at 2001 – 2500 gram
10-12 portions/minute at 2501 – 5000 gram

- Accuracies:

500 to 1500 gram -10 / +10 gram
1501 to 2000 gram -10 / +15 gram
2001 to 2500 gram -15 / +20 gram
2501 to 5000 grams -15 / +20 grams