ApplicationThe Tetra Pak® Dip and Transfer unit 1000 M1 pick-and-place system is intended mainly for use with Tetra Pak® Extrusion Tunnels M1/M2/A3 models, and maybe used for wide range of products.

Typical example of product types arethe following:

• Product on stick handles (all types)

• Products without sticks (ball cones, wafer cups, candy bars, bricket, sandwich, mini-bites, etc.)

Operating principleThe Tetra Pak Dip and Transfer unit 1000 M1 (pick-and-place machine) is composed of the following main com-ponents:

• Product pick-up group with interchangeable gripper heads.

• Product transport with interchangeable lamellas.

• Chocolate tank for products coating when required.

• Product release group with interchangeable gripper heads.

• Electrical cabinet including operator interface panel.

• Pneumatic cabinet.

Tetra Pak Dip and Transfer unit 1000 M1 is synchronized with Tetra Pak Extrusion Tunnel using a PLC. The prod-ucts coming from the Tetra Pak® Extrusion Worktable are picked up and then transferred by rotation into the lamella conveying system for coating application, then the prod-ucts are released onto a pocket conveyor system for the wrapping.

Tetra Pak® Dip and Transfer unit 1000 M1Pick-and-place system

Standard designProduct pick-up

The pick-up is designed with a horizontal movement to follow the products on the trays and a vertical movement with a rotating arm to move the products from the trays of the Tetra Pak® Extrusion Tunnel to the lamellas of the Tetra Pak® Dip and Transfer unit. Both movements are controlled by individual servo motors to ensure synchro-nization with the production speed of the Tetra Pak Extru-sion Tunnel M1/M2/A3.

Product transport with interchangeable lamellas.

The products are transported to the chocolate dipping tank for the coating operation and then moved to the product release station. Each lamella carries 9 products (in case of Tetra Pak Extrusion Tunnel M1) or 12 or 16 prod-ucts (in case Tetra Pak Extrusion Tunnel M2). The lamellas are interchangeable according to product types.

Tetra Pak® Dip and Transfer unit 1000 M1Pick-and-place system

Product release group

The product release is designed with a horizontal move-ment from the lamellas to a pocket conveyor. The move-ment is driven by a pneumatic cylinder. After the extrac-tion the products are released onto a pocket conveyor system leading to the wrapping machine.

Control panel

All functions and movements are controlled by the PLC of the central control cabinet. All production data can be ad-justed through the operator panel.

Safety

The Tetra Pak Dip and Transfer unit (pick-and-place ma-chine) is equipped with safety guards and emergency stop.

Capacities 9 lanes 12 lanes 16 lanes

Stick products 6 500 9 000 12 000

Ball-top cones 5 200 7 000 -

Wafer cups 5 200 7 000 -

Candy bars 9 000 9 000 9 000

Sandwiches 5 800 8 000 10 000

Pick-up, conveying and release group 9 lanes 12 lanes 16 lanes

Number of lamella 30 30 30

Number of lanes per lamella 9 12 16

Utility consumption

Installed power (kW) 9 16 16

Compressed air supply (bar) 6 6 6

Total compressed air consumption

Normal operation (NI/min) 300 300 300

Washing operation (NI/min) 1 000 1 000 1 000

Phase (V) 3 x 220-440 3 x 220-440 3 x 220-440

Frequency (Hz) 50 - 60 50 - 60 50 - 60

Note: Above table of capacities is based on the production output of Tetra Pak Extrusion Tunnel M1 (in case of Tetra Pak Dip and Transfer unit 1000 M1, 9 lanes) and Tetra Pak Extrusion Tunnel 800 M2 (in case of Tetra Pak Dip and transfer unit 1000 M1, 12 lanes) respectively.

Technical data

Standard equipment• Chocolate tank (9, 12 and 16 lanes)

• Multi chocolate tank (12 and 16 lanes)

• Juice tank

• Set of gripper heads for pick-up according to product types

• Set of lamellas according to product types

• Set of gripper heads for release according to product types

Optional equipment• Multi-chocolate tank for multi-colour product coating

• Product turn function for wrapper facing away

• Straightline

• Flat belt conveyor to transport products (without stick) to be coated in the enrobing machine (Tetra Pak® Chocolate Enrober M1/M2/A2)

Dimensions 9 lanes 12 lanes 16 lanes

B: Length (mm) 2 600 2 600 2 600

A: Width (mm) 1 900 1 900 1 900

C: Height (mm) 2 300 2 300 2 300

Shipping data

Net weight (kg) 1 700 1 700 1 700

Gross weight (kg) 2 300 2 300 2 300

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