Product Description

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.

aluminum foil lid placing machine, heat sealing

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