The FAS SPrint Revolution™— Transforming food packaging flexibility, performance and productivity
The FAS SPrint Revolution™ Bagging System brings new levels of speed and versatility to demanding packaging environments that require daily washdown procedures. Operating at speeds up to 900 inches per minute, this state-of-the-art packaging system is designed for the ultimate in bag packaging flexibility, functionality and reliability. Engineered to satisfy high-productivity requirements, the FAS SPrint Revolution presents a conveyor of pre-opened bags that are staged for immediate loading. The 60″ wide load area features a 6″ pass-through, and tilts vertically for easy maintenance and sanitation. An innovative Coordinated Motion Seal Flattener is coupled with a band sealing system to ensure high quality, airtight, 3/8″ bag seals. The system operates in continuous, intermittent or batch modes, and cycles on pre-set parameters, or manually with a footswitch. This highly flexible design accommodates one or more operators or infeeds and a wide variety of products and bag sizes. An integrated Allen-Bradley® control package, featuring Kinetix® Servo motors and drives, a CompactLogix™ L45 PLC, and a large, 10″ PanelView™ Plus HMI, is designed for ease of operation, serviceability, integration, and overall system reliability. Programming of all components is done with a simple flash card. The AutoTouch™ Control Software displays real time productivity data and provides easy access to job storage, job recall and on-board system diagnostics. Genuine SidePouch® bags are system-matched for optimum performance, and offer a variety of value-added features, such as re-closable zippers, resealable flaps and tamper-evident perforations. Since the bags are pre-made, costly machine modifications are not needed to utilize these features. SidePouch bags are available in an assortment of materials that can be pre-printed in up to 10-colors with high-resolution graphics, text and bar codes for unique, attractive packaging with a competitive edge.
User Benefits
- Operates at speeds up to 900 inches per minute (bags per minute determined by bag size)
- State-of-the-art components and operator-friendly AutoTouch™ Control Software enhance system reliability and simplify the user experience
- Highly flexible system accommodates a wide variety of loading methods, automatic infeeds, inline imprinters, products and bag sizes
- Advanced sealing system ensures consistent, high-quality, airtight bag seals
- Corrosion-resistant, stainless steel construction for daily washdown procedures
- Mounted on casters for mobility
- System-matched bags offer special features, such as reclosable zippers, resealable flaps, tamper-evident perforations and more
Standard Features
- Adjustable, 60″ load area accommodates multiple infeed configurations
- Coordinated Motion Seal Flattener and band sealer produce consistent, high quality seals
- AutoTouch™ Control Software enables easy access to job set-up and storage with advanced user access to system diagnostics
- On-board memory stores data for up to 25 jobs for easy recall
- Integrated Allen-Bradley® control package for reliability
- NEMA 4X enclosures ensure safe operation in washdown environments
- Entire system mounted on casters for mobility
- AutoThread™ feature simplifies and speeds bag changeovers
- Footswitch for manual bag indexing
Typical Applications
- Frozen and IQF food products
- Meat, poultry, fish and meat by-products
- Fresh produce, fruits and vegetables
- Fresh and dried pastas
- Fresh and frozen snack foods
- Pet food products
Options
- Washdown-compatible Inline Imprinter
- Product Load Table
- Product Support Conveyor
- Bag Deflation
- Nitrogen Flush Tie-in
- Additional Operator Footswitches(Up to two)
- Positive Entry Dunk Funnels
- Spare Parts Kits
- Custom Engineering & Integration
- Design and Support