The Edgepack Two-Lane Rotary Filling Machine

The standard tooling package features a carousel (which we call the dial) that offers twin lanes for cups. The following is a description of the equipment that serves the carousel, as it makes its way around to six indexed stops. (Note that the optional Stop 2 requires extra tooling, which is not included with the Standard Tooling Package.)

Stop 1 – A cup is dispensed from a nested stack into each lane.
Stop 2 – A pneumatically-driven piston deposits product into a
                  cup. (i.e. fruit)
Stop 3 – Another piston deposits a second product into the cup.
                        (i.e. plain yogurt)
Stop 4 – A vacuum plunger grabs a foil lid and places it on top of
                  a filled container.
Stop 5 – An induction heater lowers onto each cup and seals the
                  foil to it.
Stop 6 – Each cup is lifted to the carousel’s surface and swept
                  off by an arm onto the customer’s handling equipment.

Specifications

  • Dimensions: 30” x 30” base and 72” tall (at the highest point, depending on the fill configuration)
  • Weight & Mobility: 1,150 lbs, which is surprisingly easy to move on the machine's four wheels (two of which swivel and lock)
  • Power Supply: 30 Amps, 120 V, 60 Hz (customer must specify if different)
  • Compressed Air: 70 psi of clean, dry air (supplied by the customer)
  • Capacity: 1 to 24 ounces of total product can be dispensed at each of the two filling stops. (Thus, for the standard two-lane design, the maximum fill quantity is 12 ounces per cup at each stop.)
  • Cup Size: Cup diameters can range from 1.0 to 3.5 inches for a two-lane design. (Cups can be circular, oval, square, or other shapes.) A one-lane design can accommodate a much larger cup diameter, though other constraints may create limitations.
  • Lids: Pre-cut peel-off tamper-evident foil membranes are the only lids that can be applied. (The machine does not  install snap-on lids.)
  • Production Rate: 30 to 50 units per minute (depending on cup size, product type, and other parameters)
  • Controlling Fill Quantities: The simple turn of a nut adjusts the advance of the piston, thereby determining the amount of product dispensed.
  • Automatic Controls: Optical sensors detect the presence of a cup in each lane and then activate the respective filling  stations and foil loaders. This precaution effectively prevents messes and waste when an operator hasn’t replenished the cup supply.
  • Operator Controls: A computer touchscreen is conveniently located at counter height.


Pill bottles can be
filled and sealed too.
Edgerton Gear, Inc.
20 Gear Drive
Edgerton, WI 53534
Phone: 608-884-9445
Fax: 608-884-3862
Email: info@edgepack.com
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