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 SINGLE aluminum shuttle (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
• Seal Platen - precision machined Aluminum, Dupont Teflon Silverstone coating is included
• Electrical Requirements – 208v; 220/240v; 480v, w/1ph or 3ph, others available (specify at ordering)
• Sealing Pressure adjustable to over 10,000+ pounds, precision stationary nickel plated surface plate to support tooling shuttle
• Air reservoir included; 4.7 gallon ASME rated; includes ASME pressure relief safety valve
• Air Dump Safety valve, OSHA & CE approved.
• Floor Space – 55”W x 55”L (140cm x 140cm), no wasted space compared to old rotary types
• Machine mounted non-mar casters w/height adjustment
• Rigid welded 3/16” steel tubular framework w/special powdercoat paint; White or Steel-it standard (specify at ordering). NEMA 12 enclosure.
• 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) as well as standard 18:30 (1) tooling.
• Weight - 1370 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.
• Air filter included, 3/4"NPT
  

STANDARD FEATURES

• Mitsubishi E1032 programmable operator interface (OIT-HMI); stores multiple recipes
• Programmable Time and Temperature controls w/limits is standard
• Electronic process monitoring with temperature & air pressure sensor fail-safe alarms for   parameter settings, PW protected.
• Four (4) dual lead special grade thermocouples for control feedback & accurate individual temperature displays on OIT while providing signals to calibration ports for simultaneous reading.
• Alarm screen details and alarm warning LED’s on OIT.  Alarm screen readings.
  
• 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. 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”+ dia line min.
• Single exhaust port with muiffler-filter; or for connection to discharge line from room
  

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

Tooling nests not included, quoted separately.

18:30S OPTIONS AND ACCESSORIES

1. Auto Shuttle System; electrically operated for extremely smooth cycle, single speed with gentle acceleration and deceleration of shuttle.  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. 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.
4. Tri-color stack-light.  White=OK, Red=heat fault, Blue=air fault (note: LED on OIT screen is standard)
5. 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.
6. Stainless steel shelving at operator eye level for convenient staging of packaging materials (not available w/Class 3 guarding option)
7. Stainless steel framework, welded 3/16” rectangular tubing far superior to angle iron and sheet metal, includes stainless steel controls cabinet
8. Safety interlocking Lexan safety guard covers, hard wired interlocks. Class 3

18:30S PROCESS CONTROL & DOCUMENTATION OPTIONS

a)     Auto Pressure Process Control System including Mitsubishi PLC & E1032 operator interface, 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.

e)     Calibration Services, IQ, OQ, other

f)       Translations of PLC Screens and Manuals

g)      CE rating certification

h)     UL listing on controls cabinet

i)       Barcode reader & integration

j)       Printer; HP Laserjet P2015

12/15/11