SERVO MOTORS • Largest range in the country. • Standard square flange or SEW geared motor connection options. • Full servo motor, reduction gear box and controller packages. Includes application design & support. 38 www.foodtechnology.co.nz STAINLESS STEEL MOTORS & GEAR BOXES Co-axial RES37 and KE37 right angle output with optional TorqLOC® options. Rated up to 200Nm Hygienic DAS range of motors have no fins, fan or cowl and are designed to prevent build-up of product and for ease of cleaning. We have epoxy paint options to withstand harsh chemicals and aggressive washdowns. DRN MOTORS New SEW DRN High Efficiency IE3 Asynchronous Motors meet the new international efficiency regulations. 0.75kW – 45kW available in stock locally. CHRISTCHURCH 30 Lodestar Ave, Wigram, Christchurch. Phone: (03) 384 6251 | Fax: (03) 384 6455 AUCKLAND 82 Greenmount Drive, East Tamaki, Auckland. Phone: (09) 274 5627 | Fax: (09) 274 0165 sales@sew-eurodrive www.sew-eurodive.co.nz DAS ASCEPTIC MOTOR SOLUTIONS FT001 tipping machinery that was to be part of the new production line. The company was selected because it specialises in the design and construction of state-of-the-art stainless steel conveying systems for the food industry, including customised package and box handling conveyor lines. Pro Ali’s Jon Ball says the main requirement was to improve efficiencies and remove the need to manually load biscuits from different shaped bins. Because Kiel’s bins had to be robust to withstand being picked up and moved around, Pro Ali incorporated a heavy-duty bin tipper. “We were working with very fragile product in both the contents and the packaging,” says Ball. “The consumer packs are highly decorated so cannot be scuffed during transport along the line.” The packaging line included elevated and radius conveyors, so Ball had to ensure that there were minimal junctions, bends, lips and edges in the line on which packets of biscuits could be caught. Feeder hoppers all include a laser level, which sends an alert when the biscuit level is low and requests another bin be decanted into the packaging line. The line has four units operating on a continual basis to ensure that it is conveying a regular, constant stream of product. The processing line design incorporates a number of safety features to protect workers, including light curtain safety lock-outs. “Safety was paramount and our design had to reflect this,” Ball added. “When the beam of one of the light curtains is broken, the system shuts down and must be manually reset in order to start the process again.” One feature of the project was that the new production line be built on a blank floor area dedicated to the bin tippers and conveyor system; not around or over existing machinery as is often the case. “This allowed us to have a lot of straight runs to ensure nothing got stranded high up on an elevated section,” Ball said. “In the past, it was possible to get the contents of different packs mixed because some got caught at a junction and dislodged on a later run.” Gaining access to the area – a clear, open expanse – was not a simple matter. “We had to remove a wall and then unbolt, raise and reconnect a number of conveyors,” Ball says. Pro Ali was given approximately six weeks to design and build the bin handler and conveyor system, with more time spent during the design phase because the snack biscuit manufacturer requested numerous reviews before signing off on the system. www.kielindustries.com.au www.proali.com.au C O N V E Y O R S A N D M AT E R I A L S H A N D L I N G
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