BEHN+BATES Information Inline Valve Bag Filling Machines
Inline Valve Bag Filling Machines CONTENTS VALVE BAG FILLING TECHNOLOGY TAYLOR-MADE 3 PNEUMATIC PACKER 4 IMPELLER PACKER 8 AUGER PACKER 10 ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT 12 WEIGHING AND CONTROL TECHNOLOGY 13 AUTOMATION 14 Multiple food products that can be filled with the BEHN + BATES filling systems 2
Valve Bag Filling Technology Taylor-Made for the Food Industry The constant development and optimisation of the BEHN + BATES valve bag filling technology is the basic key to meet the various challenges in the packing industry. Advantages: clean and gentle product filling high weight accuracy ergonomic design clear and simple operation simple service and maintenance good access and easy replacement of all important components parts coming into contact with the product made of stainless steel explosion-proof designs according to ATEX Different microscope analysis of products in order to define the flow characteristics and bulk densities Each BEHN + BATES valve bag filling machine can be easily adapted to the specific project and product needs. BEHN + BATES valve bag filling machines can be used for outputs from 100 up to 2,200 bags per hour with filled weights from 1.5 up to 50 kg. We manufacture and supply manually operated standard machines as well as complex fully automatic high-output plants. Your product is the task BEHN + BATES provides the solution. The relation between the product, the bag material and the filling machine must correspond and this is precisely where BEHN + BATES has its main strengths 3
Pneumatic Packer Top picture: Filling chamber in electropolished stainless steel design Left picture: Pneumatic packer for manual operation The pneumatic packer uses the air filling principle and is designed for the filling of free-flowing and difficult-to-pack floury, powdery and gritty products, such as potato starch and fibres wheat starch corn starch dextrose maltodextrin cocoa powder flours soypowder proteins baking ingredients flakes meal etc. The product is filled according to the gross system, which means that the bags are weighed during the filling process. The filling product enters the filling chamber via a pneumatically controlled butterfly valve. The continuous product flow from the filling chamber is ensured by 4
Turbinenpacker the design of the integrated chamber bottom and top fluidisation air system, which provides an optimal product feed rate with a minimal air supply. The exact dosing of the filling flow in coarse and fine flow is controlled by a product-dependent adjustable dosing unit. During the filling, air is removed from the bag with the help of the special BEHN + BATES filling nozzle with deaeration channel and a cyclically operating ejector. To prevent contaminating the filled bag, the filling nozzle is cleared by a blast of air after each filling operation. Thus a high filling rate with a minimal air pressure within the bag, and a reduced product spillage are guaranteed. Machine output: up to 300 bags per hour per spout with filled weights from 10 50 kg Closed filling chamber bottom with central lock and product catching tray Opened filling chamber bottom for quick and easy cleaning 5
Pneumatic Packer Filling spout with inflatable sleeve and bag deaeration Advantages: inflatable sleeve for clean filling deaeration/aspiration nozzle for air evacuation of the bag product-specifically adjustable fluidisation air quantities simple dosing adjustment filling chamber with smooth polished walls minimised product residue, easy cleaning of the filling chamber integrated product catching tray under the filling chamber bottom simple and quick replacement of the aeration plate for easy cleaning level indicator for the productflow control Protected arrangement of all pneumatic components 6
Xxxxxxxxxxxlltechnik Metal detector arranged around the filling channel of the pneumatic packer Top aeration with changeable filter plate Project-specific configuration thanks to the industry-proven units from the BEHN + BATES modular system butterfly valve with inflatable pressure seal for coarse and granulated products fully aerated filling pot with additional aeration plates for poorly flowing products flexible rubber chamber for residual-building or bridging products automatic adjustment of the top fluidisation and bottom air by way of automatic control of the pressure and the air quantities air blower for the continuous fluidisation air supply metal detector around the filling channel to detect smallest metal particles Scheme of the air filling system 7
Impeller Packer Impeller packer with vertical impeller Sketch of the vertical impeller filling system BEHN + BATES pinch valve dosing The impeller packer offers a convincing solution for the reduced-air filling of free-flowing fine-ground products, such as baking flours or starch products. Depending on its characteristics, the product is filled with either a vertical or a horizontal impeller wheel. The diameter of the impeller wheel is chosen depending on the specific product properties with the goal of a reduced-air filling and optimal bag weights. A high filling pressure ensures a good product densification in the bag. Machine output: up to 300 bags per hour per spout with filled weights from 10 up to 50 kg Advantages of the vertical impeller filling system clean and gentle filling of fine-ground products bag filling with almost no air and simultaneous high filling pressure ring-aeration in order to reduce the friction in the filling channel minimal spillage easy access for maintenance and cleaning because of a removeable impeller cover economical operation because of a low-wear drive motor 8
Vorteile des Waagerecht-Turbinenfüllsystems: Sketch of the horizontal impeller filling system 2-spout impeller packer for corn starch Advantages of the horizontal impeller filling system clean, weight-accurate and gentle filling of difficult-to-fill powdery products continuous product feed because of a flexible special rubber tube (no bridging) large diameter of the product inlet, diameter: 290 mm high filling speed bag filling with almost no air and simultaneous high filling pressure Right picture: Vertical filling impeller 9
Auger Packer The auger packer is predestined for the clean, quick and weightaccurate filling of free-flowing floury, gritty and flaky products into valve bags. The product is filled according to the gross system. The steady product flow from the storage silo into the auger housing is ensured by the continuously operating agitator that is positioned above the dosing auger. For the exact fine flow adjustment of extremely free-flowing products, a butterfly valve is integrated in the auger housing, replacing the agitator. Advantages: low height of only 1,560 mm up to the auger housing product-specific design of the dosing auger high filling accuracy due to adjustable auger speed dosing auger with divided shaft for easy and efficient cleaning filling of paper and PE bags with low deaeration properties Auger packer with swivelling control panel Machine output: up to 150 bags per hour per spout with filled weights from 10 up to 50 kg Functional diagram of the dosing auger with agitator 10
Xxxxxxxxxxxlltechnik Options: butterfly valve with connecting funnel product catching device under the filling nozzle side-mounted maintenance openings in the auger housing frequency-controlled auger drive filling spout for open-mouth bags BEHN + BATES deaeration system For the compact filling of extremely fluidised products, a deaeration system can be integrated into the auger housing. Compression screw with de-aeration system For additional product densification the dosing screw can be configured as a compression screw. Advantages: high densification of extremely fluidised products special filter meshes that can be easily dismantled for an even de-aeration of the product during filling cleaning of the filter meshes before each filling operation reduced drum dimensions stable and easily stackable bags optional integration of an automatic vacuum regulation to achieve an optimum deaeration rate Top picture: Filling nozzle with product catching tray Left picture: Drive unit 11
Additional Equipment Customer-specific and project-dependent configuration thanks to the industry-proven units from the BEHN + BATES modular system Filling spout for open-mouth bags or buckets Filling spout with ultrasonic valve bag sealing station and bag vibrator filling spout for open-mouth bags and packing drums undercarriage for moving the filling machine stainless steel design special dust hoods for dust removal when filling very fine products special versions for the food industry integration of a metal detector sampling device integrated bag vibrator in the bag chair for product densification during filling automatic vertical bag ejection motor-driven height adjustment of the bag chair special versions for use in explosion-proof areas according to ATEX Automatic vertical bag ejection Belt control and check weigher 12
Weighing and Control Technology Project-dependent weighing and control systems in simple or complex version MEC III All the BEHN + BATES filling machines are supplied with the newest weighing and evaluation technology in the form of the MEC III. Advantages: high operating convenience easy to programme PTB and OIML authorisation 99 product type memories operator guidance via a clear text display with selection of languages Ethernet connection Operator terminal BT 15 for the operator guidance and malfunction analysis, protection system IP 65 Top picture: MEC III weighing electronics for the control of the weighing and machine functions Data processing system DPS Software for the graphical and spreadsheet analysis of the filling process Advantages: production of individual weight reports and weight diagrams complete recording of the products and batches optimum quality management aid Left pictures: Graphical and spreadsheet analysis of the DPS system Our experience your benefit! 13
Automation Fully automatic filling plant with empty bag magazine and FRONTLINE automatic valve bag applicator Automatic valve bag applicators for the automatic linear application of empty glued or sewn valve bags made of PE, PP or paper onto the filling spout of the filling machine. Compact and simple system solutions for 1 to 3-spout filling machines are as available as are user and maintenance-friendly variations for high-output rotary filling plants with up to 10 filling spouts. Machine output: 100-950 bags per hour in connection with inline filling plants 600-2,200 bags per hour in connection with high-output rotary filling plants Automatic linear valve bag application 14
Xxxxxxxxxxxlltechnik Valve bag sealing stations for the automatic sealing of filled valve bags with an ultrasound system The filled bag is automatically removed from the filling spout, sealed directly with cold welding tools and then discharged onto a conveyor belt. Due to the air-tight seal, no product can escape out of the valve. The entire filling area remains clean. Advantages: sealing carried out with cold welding tools self-cleaning effect in the welding zone explosion-proof design for the use in the dust explosion zone 21/22 according to ATEX clean bags, clean working environment, better storing properties Space and cost saving integration of the valve bag sealing station at the filling spout Bags without valve seal Clean bags with valve seal 15
BEHN+BATES Packaging technology for the modern food industry BEHN + BATES range of products Manually operated, semi and fully automatic filling systems with electronic weighing systems for filling free-flowing product of all types into open, valve and big bags with filled weights ranging from 1.5 kg up to 2,000 kg. Complete service, also after installation and commissioning BEHN + BATES Intelligent filling solutions. Rotoseal system for maltodextrine INTEGRA The turnkey concept: applying, filling and sealing in one system BEHN + BATES Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG Robert-Bosch-Straße 6 D-48153 Münster Tel.: +49 (0) 2 51/97 96-0 Fax: +49 (0) 2 51/97 96-2 60 E-Mail: sales@behnbates.com Internet: www.behnbates.com Contact in the USA: BEHN + BATES America P.O. Box 80937 Conyers, GA 30013 Tel.: +1-770-388-7886 Fax: +1-770-760-1181 E-Mail: project.usa@behnbates.com Internet: www.behnbates.com