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Vibratory Feeder preserves

fragile baked-good product

Organic food manufacturer and natural food co-packer acquired
a contract for the packaging of a line of flavored biscotti. Due to
the fragile nature of these baked goods, an All-Fill Model VF
Vibratory Feeder was quoted. The model VF line features con-
trolled vibration of pans used to incrementally move product to a
container – ideal for delicate and easily broken products such as
these cookies. The addition of a loadcell-equipped Weigh Bucket
design allowed precise weights to be controlled as the product is
dispensed.

Due to production rate requirements, a dual lane/dual stage
feeder was designed. Product is fed from a specially designed hop-
per to a pair of vibrating trays. A matching pair of trays down-
stream deposits product into the Weigh Bucket where a loadcell
compares product weight to a user-defined Target weight value.
When the content of the bucket attains the desired Target, an air
cylinder operates to empty product into the container. To avoid
possible contamination, a separately supplied Metal Detector com-
ponent was added to the product discharge and interfaces with
the feeder controls to halt machine operation if metal is detected
in the product.

Fill to weight application is implemented through the Touch
Screen Human/Machine Interface (HMI) panel and internal con-
troller. Multiple product recipes stored in memory allow important
control settings and selections for each container,… product,… or
application. A comprehensive set of Test screens allow individual
operation of each component for testing, adjustment and/or trou-
bleshooting. An array of on-screen indicators provide quick prob-
lem identification and machine status.

APPLICATION SUMMARY

Product Biscotti (4 varieties)

Container Foil Pouch

Fill Weights 5.5 and 16 oz.
Production Rate 15 pouches per minute

Accuracy ±7 grams

All-Fill: For All Your Filling Needs.

418 Creamery Way • Exton, PA 19341 USA
1-866-ALL-FILL • Fax: (610) 524-7346 • www.all-fill.com