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Vibratory Feeder improves accuracy, appearance on

Cheesecake Line

Multinational food manufacturer was looking
to improve operating efficiencies of its cheesecake
packaging line, as well as improving the appear-
ance of various toppings applied to the cheese-
cakes. Experience with conventional auger fillers
for the toppings produced unsatisfactory results.
The fills were inaccurate and toppings were not
uniformly spread throughout the top. Based on a
similar application at the same facility, All-Fill pro-
posed a Model VF200-ST Vibratory Feeder.
The Model VF200-ST includes dual vibrating
pans that distribute product into loadcell-
equipped Weigh Bucket assemblies. When the
required weight is attained, the weigh buckets
open and empty product through a Discharge
Nozzle. A Diffuser mounted to the discharge noz-
zle distributes the product in an even, uniform
pattern on the top of the cheesecakes. Two differ-
ent sized diffusers are supplied matching the dif-
ferent diameters of cheesecake containers.
Operation and control are provided from a single
board controller and color touch screen
Human/Machine Interface (HMI) mounted at the
rear.
Unique to this application is a software modi-
fication made to initialize a fill cycle in correct
timing to deposit the topping on the cheesecake
without stopping the conveyor. A photoelectric
sensor supplied with the feeder is used to
remotely actuate a fill. Due to different sizes of
APPLICATION SUMMARY the cheesecakes (6” & 9” dia.), the sensor was

supplied with a remote mounting bracket, avail-
Products Cheesecake Toppings (nuts, able for placement on the frame, or on the con-
chocolate chips, sliced almonds) veyor. A parameter was added to the software to
Containers 6” dia. and 9” dia. trigger a fill after a user-selected time period to
Fill Weights 0.25-11 oz. allow the fill to occur as the cheesecake is cen-
Accuracy ±1% tered directly under the discharge nozzle.

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