COMPACT Horizontal Form Fill and Seal (HFFS) machine
These machines use heat sealable printed laminated roll stock for making filled pouches in different formats; three side sealed with bottom fold or four side sealed. These may be with tear notches/slots for hanging. The machine is ideal for low weight packs (<30 g/ml).
These are horizontal linear machines, of modular design, which comprise independent sections, each placed on the machine frame as follows:
Un-winder section
It holds the laminate roll and folds the laminate which is pulled to subsequent stations.
Pouch making and filling section
Here the folded laminate is sealed from bottom as well as sides. Thus, the laminate is converted into a pouch. The pouch opening mechanism operates in the direction of film travel, inside the folded web, to keep the pouch open, for easy entry of the product feeding chute to insert the product in the pouch
Pouch finishing section
Here the filled pouch is sealed at its mouth, cut from the web and is placed in the delivery conveyor or drop off chute
Mechanical drive and controls
These are housed in a panel. All the operations and drives are controlled through a PLC and all the parameters are set / monitored through the HMI. All the heaters are also controlled by the PLC through solid state relays with display on the HMI. All the alarms are also displayed on the HMI.
Machine Features
- The straight horizontal flow through design of the HFFS machine allows the operator to see all stations, at a glance, from the operator side.
- The HFFS machine can make pouches, depending upon pouch width, in simplex or duplex operation. In case of duplex operation, one can have perforations between the two pouches. Also, it is possible to have the pouches connected in a string.
- In the HFFS machine, one can change the pouch size, in the given range of the machine specification, simply, by changing the machine settings.
- With special attachments, the HFFS machine can also be used for making packed pouches with tear notch, re-closable zippers, slots / rounds for hanging the pouches.
- The HFFS machine prevents contamination of the seal area as the filler enters inside the open pouch before dispensing the product.
- Machine interlocks, such as “no web no fill” and “no product no web feed”, are provided to avoid wastage and downtime for cleaning. The operator is signalled when the interlocks are actuated and at the end of the roll.
- Facility for data storage and downloading to PC, for production statistics, is provided
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Technical Specifications
| Compact | PC-90 | PC-110 | PC-140 | PC-180 |
| PACKAGING MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS | ||||
| Packaging Material | Heat Sealable Laminate | Heat Sealable Laminate | Heat Sealable Laminate | Heat Sealable Laminate |
| Max Roll Diameter (mm) | 450 | 450 | 450 | 450 |
| Max Roll Width (mm) | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 |
| Core Diameter (mm) | 70/75 | 70/75 | 70/75 | 70/75 |
| Pouch Making | ||||
| Speed (Strokes/Min) | 80 | 80 | 80 | 70 |
| Pouch Styles | 3 / 4 Side Sealed | 3 / 4 Side Sealed | 3 / 4 Side Sealed | 3 / 4 Side Sealed |
| Fillers | Depending on the Product to be filled | Depending on the Product to be filled | Depending on the Product to be filled | Depending on the Product to be filled |
| POUCH SIZES | ||||
| Simplex: | ||||
| Min (W x L) mm | 55 x 60 | 55 x 60 | 55 x 60 | 100 x 100 |
| Max (W x L) mm | 90 x 150 | 110 x 150 | 140 x 150 | 180 x 150 |
| Duplex: | ||||
| Min (W x L) mm | 50 x 60 | 55 x 60 | 60 x 70 | |
| Max (W x L) mm | 55 x 120 | 70 x 120 | 90 x 150 | |
| BASIC TECHNICAL DATA | ||||
| Electrical Supply Data | 415 V, 3Ph N+E, 50 HZ | 415 V, 3Ph N+E, 50 HZ | 415 V, 3Ph N+E, 50 HZ | 415 V, 3Ph N+E, 50 HZ |
| Air Supply @ 7 bar Pressure |
200 litres / minute | 200 litres / minute | 200 litres / minute | 250 litres / minute |
| Dimensions ( L x W x H) mm |
2300 x 1400 x 1600 | 2500 x 1400 x 1600 | 3000 x 1400 x 1600 | 3500 x 1400 x 1700 |