Modular plant for filling ice cream

Formats:

Mug 120 ml to 460 ml

Output:

160 to 800 litres per hour

Dosing of dry ingredients 1 to 100 g per pack

Dosing of sauces 1 to 100 ml per pack

Stations in the line:

Cup/can dispenser

Filling station

- Must be able to handle pieces and sauces

- Must have a hopper between freezer and dosing unit with agitator

Weight monitoring

Foil sealing

Lidding station

Date station

Packing table / Packing belt

Design:

The design of the system is carried out according to food industry standards.

Special attention is paid to a high standard of hygiene, easy cleanability ("self-cleaning" by avoiding dirt corners), maintenance-friendly accessibility and functional reliability.

Container feed:

The different packs are stacked in a magazine.

A vacuum gripper (from below) separates the containers and places them in the carrier.

The filling line is currently equipped for three different containers

Ice cream filling

Volumetric dosing with a lifting piston driven by a servo motor.

A funnel with agitator is located above the slide valve.

Adding dry ingredients

The dry materials are added manually into the hopper. Optionally, this can also be done automatically at a later stage.

Checkweighing

In this station, the container is measured on a load cell.

The load cell is hermetically sealed.

Accuracy class according to OIML R60 (verifiable)

If the weight tolerance is not reached, the remaining steps on the filling line are not carried out.

Separating the film

The films are stacked in a magazine. The films are separated by vacuum grippers and placed on the packs.

The packs are fixed in position so that they do not lose their position while being moved.

Sealing films

The material fusion and sealing seam strength resulting from thermal sealing depend on several factors, including: the dwell time required for sealing, the sealing temperature and the sealing pressure.

The seal must be strong enough to withstand the rigours of transport and handling, while allowing the end customer to open the package with ease. The optimisation of the thermal seal as well as the consistent production of packaging with the appropriate seal strength are of utmost importance. Therefore, these parameters are monitored during the process and can be adjusted in the control system for each individual pack.

Place lids

The lids are stacked in a magazine. The lids are separated by vacuum grippers and placed on the packs.

In order not to lose the position during the movement of the container, it is fixed in position.

Press on lid / stamp date

The lids are now pressed onto the containers. At the same time, the date is stamped on the bottom.

The date stamp is a standard product, which is fixed on a slide.

Ejector

The finished packs are pushed onto a conveyor belt with an ejector.

Conveyor belt

The individual products are transported to the packing table on a conveyor belt.

Connection values:

Pre-fuse: 32 A CE socket approx. 10 kWh

Operating voltage: 3 L / N / PE / 400V / 50 Hz

Max. permissible deviation: + 6% / - 10