OVERALL STANDARD FEATURES

• Heat Sealing Area - 18 in. X 30 in.  (45.7cm x 76.2cm)
• Tool height opening 4.5”; others on request
• Manually operated dual aluminum shuttles, clear anodized, on smooth 1” dia. stainless shafts w/non-lube linear bearings
• Two hand safety start sensors (not buttons), ergonomically correct Banner Opti-touch
• Emergency stops, includes stationary safety shields
• Heating Elements - 240v or 480v, Flat 1” heat plate w/internal heaters, 6000W
• Seal Platen – precision machined Aluminum, Dupont Teflon Silverstone coating is included
• Electrical Requirements - 208V; 220/240v; 480v, w/1ph or 3ph available (specify at ordering)
• Sealing Pressure adjustable to over10,000+ pounds, precision stationary nickel plated steel surface plate for correct support of tooling shuttle
• Air reservoir included; 4.7 gallon ASME rated; includes ASME pressure relief safety valve
• Air Dump Safety valve, OSHA approved.
• Floor Space – 59”W x 75”L (150cm x 190cm); no wasted space compared to carrousels
• Machine mounted non-mar casters w/height adjustment
• Rigid welded 3/16” steel tubular framework w/special powder coat paint; White or Steel-it standard (specify at ordering). NEMA 12 enclosure.
• Stainless steel operator guards on auto shuttle models.
• Quick change lift off tooling receivers to provide versatility and productivity; includes SS locator pins for tooling plates.  Includes extra shuttle plate mounting holes to fit standard AV 15:18 tooling (2) on each shuttle as well as our standard 18:30 tooling.
• Air filter included. 3/4" NPT
  
• Weight - 1470 pounds (667 kg); 2.72 lb/sq.in. of seal area; built to be rugged, durable (not made of angle and sheet metal), check the weight/sq. in. of seal area on other brands.

STANDARD CONTROLS FEATURES

• Mitsubishi E1032 programmable operator  interface (OIT-HMI); stores multiple recipes
• Programmable Time and Temperature controls w/limits is standard
• Redundant automatic over temperature safety cutoff control circuit (NEW)
• Electronic process monitoring with temperature & air pressure sensor fail-safe alarms for   parameter settings, PW protected.
• Four (4) dual lead thermocouples for control feedback & accurate individual temperature displays while providing signals to calibration ports for simultaneous reading.
• Alarm screen details and alarm warning LED’s on OIT. Alarm screen history.
  
• Pressure regulation w/precision manual adjustment regulator & liquid filled precision gauge
• Pressure validation port for easy calibration gage connection to pressure circuit. On screen calibration of pressure circuit.
  
• Individual thermocouple calibration connectors (4). On screen calibration of each (4) thermocouples.
  
• Timer calibration connector (1)
  
• Eye level controls including PLC screen, reset(s) and others.
• English or Metric units of measure readouts (specify at ordering)
• Password protection capable
• Air Usage 11-13 CFM @ 80 PSI at 4 cycles per minute.  Supply @ 100psi with 3/4”+ diameter line minimum,
• Single exhaust port with muffler-filter ; or for connection to discharge line from room

 Owner’s manual (1 copy) with operation instructions, maintenance information, reommended spares list, schematics, Atlas Vac calibration documentation, Atlas Vac PLC programs on CD ROM.  Sealer is ready for operation upon connection to air (3/4" line) and electric power; air filter included. 

 Tooling nests not included, quoted separately.

18:30 OPTIONS AND ACCESSORIES:

1. Auto Shuttle System; electrically operated shuttles for extremely smooth cycle, single speed with gentle acceleration and deceleration of shuttles.  Interlocked with Banner hand sensors for safe platen operation.  Includes stainless steel side guards over the shuttle bearings.
2. Direct Force Sensing System (patented) provides a digital reading of the force (lbs.-force) exerted by the tray sealer press against the tray or blister seal tool area (requires controls option a & b below, auto regulation).  Results from adjustments in press air pressure can be directly read on the PLC operator screen.  By knowing the lbs-f exerted across the tray sealing tool face, packaging engineers can more closely monitor design variables.  Defining the desired lbs-f in a tray sealing protocol can accommodate variations in air pressure, brands or models of tray sealers, and even tooling designs.  Speeds validation experiment settings with new package designs. For reference only, not a closed loop system.
3. Infrared Thermal Vision System sensors (4) to sense platen surface temp, calibrated at 240 degrees F nominal set point. PLC IR sensor readings individually displayed on screen, for ref only.
4. Seal Tool Recognition System; ID electronic sensing feature for accurate program changeovers, requires Process Control System option for pre-programmed menu selections matching the tool ID, no tooling mix-ups ever again.  RFID chip on the tooling verifies the use of the correct PLC recipe on every cycle.
5. Stainless steel shelving at operator eye level for convenient staging of packaging materials (not available w/Class 3 guarding option)
6. Stainless steel framework, welded 3/16” rectangular tubing far superior to angle iron and sheet metal, includes stainless steel controls cabinet (special option).
7. Safety interlocking Lexan safety guard covers, hard wired interlocks. Class 3
8. Safety light curtain system on each shuttle.

18:30 PROCESS CONTROL & DOCUMENTATION OPTIONS

a)     Auto Pressure Process Control System including Mitsubishi PLC & E1032 operator interface (OIT), pressure transducer using I/P transmitter for automatic programmed fine air pressure closed loop control with PLC controlled auto regulator. Standard AV digital pressure and temperature monitors with alarm system.  Enhanced screen.  Provides Auto Air Pressure Control settings on the screen in lieu of standard manually set regulator. Stores multiple recipes and can utilize optional tooling ID sensor system to prevent mix-ups and operator delay or errors on changeovers (see Tool ID System).

b)     Seal Parameter Documentation System with above Process Control System including Mitsubishi PLC & E1032, intelligent operator with USB output of pressure transducer, alarms and cut-off external signals in PCL5.  Provides communication channel to PCL5 printer for printing parameter information to labels or report document on every cycle (standard) or to a lot run report (optional). Printer not included (ex. HP Laserjet P2015).

c)      Allen Bradley Compact Logix PLC and PanelView Plus 700 systems in lieu of Mits PLC & E1032

d)     Atlas Vac Network System. LAN or PC communication system, requires option a & b above plus this upgrade of Mitsubishi Operator interface memory, uploads data to client network server for data storage and report functions.  Also enables the downloading of PLC recipe from secure file server. 

e)     Calibration Services, IQ, OQ, other

f)       Translations of PLC Screens and Manuals

g)      CE rating certification

h)     UL listing on controls cabinet

i)       Tri-color stacklight. white=OK, red=heat fault, blue=air fault

j)       Barcode reader & integration

k)      Printer; HP Laserjet P2015 or Zebra TLP-2844

TOOLING AVAILABLE, PRECISION CNC MACHINED: 

·  Simple lift off tooling, CNC machined aluminum rigid design that locks into place quickly

·  Design and retrofit services for non-Atlas Vac Machine units including Alloyd and others.

·  Aluminum tool nest assembly w/molded FDA silicone seal gaskets, easy change of gaskets

·  Aluminum nest assembly with optional die cut silicone seal gaskets for some configurations.

·  Aluminum tool nest assembly anodized standard

·  Relieved hot plate option to reduce heat transfer to product

·  Seal Tool Recognition System electronic ID sensing feature used with Process Control System providing special sensing feature to match tool with selected program in stored memory

12/15/11