U1-DCW+F

Folding type

Primary packaging:

• Bottom Fold
• Side Fold
• Envelope Fold

Secondary packaging:

• Stick packs on edge
• Flat stick packs

Products

• Hard and Soft Caramels
• Toffees
• Chewy Sweets
• Chewing Gum

Utilities

• Connected load: 22 kVA
• Compressed air consumption: 1.5 m³/h; 600 kPa

Cooling water consumption:

• 0.15 m³/h
• Temperature: 10 … 15°C
• Pressure: min. 200 kPa

Measurements

Machine:

• Length: 3377 mm
• Width: 3200 mm
• Height: 2382 mm

Switch cabinet :

• Length: 1800 mm
• Width: 500 mm
• Height: 2200 mm

Weight

• Machine: 5500 kg
• Switch cabinet: 350 kg

Special features

• cutting and wrapping of products in fold wrap with simultaneous overwrapping in stick packs

U1-DCW

• two pieces are cut simultaneously by means of a double knife, wrapped in a dual track wrapping head and sealed in twin-lane discharge
• three stage stainless steel in-feed rope sizing and calibrating unit for precise adjustment of the rope dimension
• one pair of sizing rollers driven by an independent servo drive for precise adjustment of the rope speed
• water-cooled guillotine knife with intermittent rope feed for precise cutting
• longitudinal cutting device for twin lane processing of wrapping material reels of double web width
• automatic splicer to change wrapping material reels without stopping the machine
• Pneumatic core locking and reel tensioning devices
• servo-driven wrapping material feed rollers and wrapping material knife
• stationary unit for cycle precise sealing / tacking and cooling of the wrapping material fold
• central lubrication system of all gear parts with oil pressure control

F3

• photo-electric print registration
• tear tape device
• ejection of incomplete stick packs before wrapping
• automatic splicer to change wrapping material reels without stopping the machine
• pneumatic core locking and reel tensioning devices
• servo-driven wrapping material feed rollers and wrapping material knife
• Ejection device for incomplete, “spliced” respectively mal-registered stick packs
• stationary unit for cycle precise sealing / tacking and cooling of the wrapping material fold

General

• servo control with PLC functions
• all electrical and electronic components are located in a separate common switch cabinet
• excellent accessibility for operation, maintenance and cleaning purposes
• easy operation due to the touch screen
• depending on local conditions, one operator is required
• system of protection: IP 54

Combinations

• Depending on the product, the machine can be synchronized either with a batch roller and rope sizing machine (toffees, hard and soft caramels) or an appropriate extruder and cooling tunnel (chewing gum, bubble-gum, chewy candy).

Optional extras

• electronic rope speed control to match the machine and rope speed
• photo-electric print registration for singel products
• air support to stabilise wrapping material transport and transfer by valve bank with high precision throttle valves for exact and reproducible air support setting
• turning device 90° or 180° for stick packs at the discharge
• automatic wrapping material web tracking control for the secondary packaging to center the wrapping material feed in direction of travel