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High speed plus flexible format changes in vf/f/s machine

Intermittent-motion vf/f/s machines make it relatively easy to change over to a new package format. Now MBP offers an intermittent-motion vf/f/s machine that’s also fast.

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MBP, a specialist in designing and building combination scales and vertical form/fill/seal machines, has developed a vf/f/s machine that combines the high-speed commonly found in continuous-motion machines with the fast and flexible format change capabilities of intermittent-motion machines. The design is based on PC-based control and an automation architecture from Beckhoff.

To appreciate what this new machine represents, it’s important to recognize that a conventional intermittent-motion vf/f/s machine can pack between 80 and 100 small bags/min. But the new R-Series from MBP puts out as many as 150 bags/min in test mode. “We have already shipped more than 30 R-Series machines, all of which package 120 bags/min with maximum reliability,” says Andrea Fioravanti, CEO of MBP. He adds that the decision to use a PC- and EtherCAT-based automation solution was an important step in the development of the new R-Series.

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