Horizontal fill and seal machines are used for filling yogurt, pudding, and drinks into cups, glass containers, or buckets. To simplify the project planning of complex machines from the outset, SEW EURODRIVE offers mechanical engineers StarterSET 637.
When it comes to processing food, it is essential for machines to meet the most stringent hygiene standards, as laid down in machinery directives and EHEDG (European Hygienic Engineering Design Group) guidelines, and these standards are directly incorporated into the hygiene risk assessment. Depending on the setup and requirements for cleaning the machine, and the specific design of the machine itself, a whole range of different drive and automation components are required. Specially for this purpose, SEW EURODRIVE offers StarterSET 637 – a preselected basic package for horizontal fill and seal machines.
StarterSET Horizontal Fill and Seal “progressive” – Hygienic (637) is ideal for machines that are to be used in the food and beverage industries. It uses PSH..CM2H.. series stainless steel servo gearmotors. These stainless steel servo gearmotors have a hygienic design and meet the highest standards in terms of service life and ease of cleaning. The compact units (degree of protection IP69K), comprising a synchronous servomotor and a planetary gear unit, are resistant to high-pressure, hot-steam and corrosive cleaning agents and equipment. As a result, they are perfectly suited for clean-in-place (CIP) and sterilization-in-place (SIP) processes.
SEW EURODRIVE has developed specialist software functions for this type of machine. StarterSET 637 incorporates the award-winning MOVIKIT® AntiSlosh software module and is capable of reducing the sloshing behavior of liquids considerably by adjusting the travel profile accordingly. This reduces the amount of time a liquid needs to settle after it has been in motion. These slosh-reducing motion calculations are a core element of the MOVIKIT® FillSeal bundle