1.2m (48”) TruClean™ Servo Wirecut

Current location: Grand Rapids, MI

For further information, or to request a quote for this machine, please contact Kari Patton:

email: [email protected]

Tel: +1 616 785 7503

Specification

Standard Sanitation Feature Guidelines Include:

Product zone components

• Level 1 Base:  Mild steel, coated
• Level 2 Head:  303/304 stainless steel

Non-product zone components:

• Level 1 Base:  Mild steel, painted
• Level 2 Head:  303/304 stainless steel

Stainless steel guarding
Stainless steel conduit with flexible conduit as needed
Non-Washdown rated motors in base

• Wireframe
• Internal Belt Circuit

Washdown rated motors in head

• Feed Rolls

Standard double sealed steel bearings
Sloped surfaces for drainage and use of stand-offs for cleaning access
Joints continuously welded
Hollow areas sealed or eliminated
Minimal liquid collection points
Minimal loose parts or niches
Sealed enclosures
Generous clearance under machine
Minimal exposed screw threads
Die components are excluded from this list

Machine Head

The machine head consists of the components above the product conveyor, including the hopper, feed rolls, side plates, and bearings.

Quick Release for removal from Machine base.

Feed Rolls

• Two (2) 303/304 stainless rolls, 265mm diameter
• Each feed roll separately driven by a shaft mounted gear motor with VFD
• Fixed roll position with 8mm gap

Side Frames: 303/304 stainless steel (bead blasted finish)
End Plates (feed roll seals): HDPE

Clam Shell Feature:  Easy die and filler block removal with pneumatic lift system for access to the die assembly

• Head lifted pneumatically via manual switch

Hopper:  Inverted sides to eliminate product bridging
Filler Block Rails:  Adjustable up and down (manual)

Machine Base

The machine base consists of the main frame and the items below the product conveyor including wirecut mechanism, drives and legs.

Stationary Unit:  Adjustable height footpads

Adjustable Discharge Height:  47” to 49”

Side Frames, Cross Members:  Mild steel painted light grey RAL7039

Wirecut Mechanism:  303/304 stainless steel components

• Cutting Direction: Programmable (forward or backward)
• Wire Stroke and Speed
• Controlled by servo motors
• Adjustable from 49mm up to 124mm (2” up to 5”) via HMI
• Maximum effective cut length 89mm (3 ½ “) dough piece on 121mm (4 ¾”) die plate
• Up to 200 cuts per minute, product dependent
• Wire Drop
• Controlled by servo motor
• Adjustable from 1mm up to 25mm via HMI
• One piece aluminium (anodized) wireframe with integrated tensioner to be included in this assembly

Band Raise Mechanism

• Servo controlled single dynamic plate with height adjustment via HMI
• 303/304 stainless steel
• Up to 140 cpm (product dependent)

Internal Belt Circuit

• Materials of Construction:  303/304 stainless steel and nylon roller
• Conveyor:  Servo driven for positive speed control and potential future gapping requirements
• Belt Tracking:  Eckels-Bilt
• Product Transfer Height:  Manually adjustable +25mm (1”)
• Belt Take-Ups:  Pneumatic cylinders
• Belt Cleaning:  Scrapers with removable tray
• Removable endless belts
• Removable conveyor rollers: 303/304 stainless steel and one nylon

Electrical Controls

Operator friendly, PLC controls for ease of operation and use of stored recipes

Machine Functionality:

• Allen-Bradley Compact Logix PLC
• Up to 20 recipe selections, recipe create & memorize functions
• Machine auto start/auto stop and individual jog functions
• Machine & drive alarms
• Machine status display on HMI

Operator Controls

• Panel View Plus touch-screen color graphic operator interface
• Pushbuttons On Operator Station
• Safety relay reset
• Alarm silence
• Control side E-stop
• Non-Control side E-stop with NEMA 4X angle mounted enclosure

Main Electrical Enclosure:  Floor mounted Stainless steel

• Category 3 safety circuitry
• Main panel E-stop
• Allen Bradley Power Flex variable frequency drives with safe-off functionality
• Ethernet communications for VFD control
• Air Conditioner Not Included

Junction Box(es):  NEMA 4X stainless steel, Sloped top

Machine Mounted Electrical Devices:  Non-contact guard safety switches

Conduit:  Stainless steel

General

• Covers and Guards:  304 Stainless steel with sloped angles for drainage and stand-offs for cleaning
• Die Sets:  To be confirmed and quoted separately
• Machine quoted “As Is”

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