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We are pleased to introduce
our latest and most innovative development, THE AUTOMATIC RINSE-FILL-SEAL
MACHINE , for bottling non carbonated mineral water in standard
range (200 to 2000ml) PET bottles . This is
a FULLY NECK HOLDING machine where the bottle is held by the neck on all
rotors during the operating cycle . This NECK HOLDING technology is being
offered by us for the first time in India . It offers several advantages
when handling delicate PET bottles and due to the absence of outer guides
and starwheels associated with conventional bottling machines. TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
AUTOMATIC MINERAL WATER
FILLING MACHINE
SALIENT FEATURES:
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FULLY NECK HOLDING , hence bottle with very low preform
weight can also run without suffering any distortion or scratch marks
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Rotary , monoblock construction having SS304 fully cladded platform and
housings .
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NO CHANGE PARTS involved for running different bottle
sizes .
Machine is infinitely adaptable for all sizes ranging from 200 to 2000
ml . Changeover time from one bottle size to another is the bare
minimum .
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VENT PIPE filling,
without spillage for consistent level filling .
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PICK & PLACE principle - followed by two stage progressive
capping .
Automatic cap elevator / orientator with SS304 ground level hopper
provided .
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NO BOTTLE - NO RINSE
/ NO FILL / NO
CAP, absolutely no wastage of precious
inputs .
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Air conveyor on infeed side for operation without
vertical height
adjustment .
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SS304 housing pumps with internal SS piping provided with the
machine .
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Electrical control panel with all necessary safety
features .
OPERATING CYCLE
INFEED AIR CONVEYOR
The empty bottles are loaded
manually onto the infeed air conveyor where air at high pressure from a
blower is used for conveying bottles supported at the neck upto the infeed
bottle transfer rotor . The air conveyor permits different bottle sizes to
run without making any adjustments . Hence there is no wastage of time in
conveyor adjustment on the infeed side .
INFEED BOTTLE TRANSFER
ROTOR
The bottles are transferred to
rinse rotor by the infeed bottle transfer rotor . Bottles are held at the
neck during transfer .
RINSE ROTOR
The automatic rinse rotor
has spring loaded grippers mounted radially which pick up bottles one by
one from the infeed transfer rotor . The bottle is inverted against a lever
on the rinse valve to start the rinsing operation . Thus we have NO
BOTTLE - NO RINSE . Bottles are washed for upto three seconds
each , before draining ( for removal of residual water ) and uprighting
for transfer to the filling rotor . The rinsing medium is generally
product water.
FILLING ROTOR
The internationally accepted and approved VENT PIPE filling principle
ensures accurate level filling without spillage . The filling accuracy is
± 5 ml . The fill tank level is regulated automatically by a PLC
controlled electronic probe which reduces the machine speed in the vent of
disrupted input product water supply . The machine speed is then restored
to normal once the water supply is replenished.
OUTFEED TRANSFER ROTOR
After completion of the filling operation, bottles are transferred
to the capping rotor by the outfeed transfer rotor . On this rotor, the
bottles activate a pneumatic valve, for releasing the cap onto the cap
pickup rotor . This arrangement provides the feature NO BOTTLE - NO CAP
which safeguards against unnecessary cap wastage .
AUTOMATIC CAP
ELEVATOR
Caps are stored in a SS304 ground
level hopper mounted at the base of the elevator column . The caps are
elevated / orientated and they are diverted into the cap chute leading to
the filling machine . The operation of the elevator is controlled
automatically by a control panel mounted device called the cap monitor,
the cap monitor which receives a signal from a pair of chute mounted
sensors, stpos the cap elevator automatically once the chute gets filled
to capacity and restarts it on the caps get consumed . Another set of
sensors , automatically activates a small vibrator motor in the event of a
bridge formation inside the cap hopper . The cap vibrator motor ensures
that the caps keep moving up steadily at the desired rate without any
interruption .
ONLINE CAP WASHER
(optional)
The online cap washer , automatically washes the caps diverted from
the cap elevator , before feeding them into the chute leading to the
filling machine . The online cap washer has a high pressure jet directed
onto the cap inner cavity which removes any suspended air / fragments
present . Caps flowing into the filling machine through the chute , are
exposed to UV light for online sterlization .
CAPPING ROTOR
Torque adjustable , magnetic
capping heads mounted on the capping rotor , complete the capping
operation using the extremely dependent PICK & PLACE mechanism .
Capping head descends to push up the cap in two stages and then descends
onto the bottle neck to complete capping operation . The torque on each
capping head can be adjustable to achieve optimum capping results without
cap damage / leakage . A unique anti turn device prevents bottle rotation
during capping for positive capping .
OUTFEED SLAT CONVEYOR
Bottles after the completion
of the rinse - fill - seal cycle are discharged on to the outfeed DELRIN
SLAT
conveyor . The bottles are visually inspected against fluorescent background
light for detection of irregular bottles . Mounted on the inspection lamp
box is an emergency switch which when pressed trips the main motor for safety .
Also the bottles are counted with the help of a sensor which gives digital
count on the control panel indicating finished bottles . There after the
bottles are picked up manually for cartooning . Automatic rotary turntables
for bottle accumulation can be provided optionally . The outfeed conveyor
has to be adjusted vertically depending on the bottle size being run .
Online combination shrink tunnel coupled to the outfeed slat conveyor can
be offered optionally . Heat shrinkble cap sleeves / body labels have to
be loaded manually onto the finished bottles discharging from the filling
machine . The bottles pass through the online shrink tunnel , after which
the finished bottles are picked up manually for cartooning.
ELECTRICAL CONTROL PANEL
The panel has superior quality control devices with variable speed AC DRIVE for regulation of
operating speed during production . All electrical motors are protected
individually by OVERLOAD THERMAL RELAYS FOR safety . The main MCB
has inbuilt ELCB which safeguards against live contact externally .
The panel facia has clearly marked cam switches indicating
functions for ease of operation . A detachable remote control device is
provided for facilitating maintenance and brief test runs .
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
AUTOMATIC MINERAL WATER
FILLING MACHINES:
| Sr. No. |
Model |
VP25 |
VP50 |
VP75 |
VP100 |
| 1 |
Output / hr
(ref. 1 litre size) |
1500 |
3000 |
4500 |
6000 |
| 2 |
COnfiguration
rinse-filler-capper |
6 . 4 . 3 |
12 . 8 . 6 |
16 . 12 . 8 |
16 . 16 . 8 |
| 3 |
Bottle size range |
200 to 2000ml |
200 to 2000ml |
200 to 2000ml |
200 to 2000ml |
| 4 |
Min. Bottle diamater (mm) |
55 |
55 |
55 |
55 |
| 5 |
Max. bottle diameter (mm) |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
| 6 |
Min. bottle ht. (mm) |
125 |
125 |
125 |
125 |
| 7 |
max. bottle ht. (mm) |
340 |
340 |
340 |
340 |
| 8 |
Infeed Air Conveyor
(meters) |
2.5 |
5.0 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
| 9 |
Outfeed Slat Conveyor
(meters) |
5 |
7.5 |
10 |
12.5 |
| 10 |
Capping |
Magnetic Torque Adjustable |
Magnetic Torque Adjustable |
Magnetic Torque Adjustable |
Magnetic Torque Adjustable |
| 11 |
Connected Load HP |
12.5 |
12.5 |
12.5 |
15 |
| 12 |
Compressed air required |
5kg at 10cfm |
5kg at 10cfm |
5kg at 10cfm |
5kg at 10cfm |
| 13 |
machine speed control |
PLC based AC drive |
PLC based AC drive |
PLC based AC drive |
PLC based AC drive |
| 14 |
Auto lube pump |
Automatic PLC based |
Automatic PLC based |
Automatic PLC based |
Automatic PLC based |
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