Tetra Pak® Dip and Transfer unit 1000 M1
Pick-and-place system
Application
Operating principle
The Tetra Pak Dip and Transfer unit 1000 M1 pick-andplace system is intended mainly for use with Tetra Pak ®
Extrusion Tunnels M1/M2/A3 models, and maybe used
for wide range of products.
The Tetra Pak Dip and Transfer unit 1000 M1 (pick-andplace machine) is composed of the following main components:
Typical example of product types arethe following:
• Product transport with interchangeable lamellas.
• Product on stick handles (all types)
• Chocolate tank for products coating when required.
• Products without sticks (ball cones, wafer cups,
candy bars, bricket, sandwich, mini-bites, etc.)
• Product release group with interchangeable
gripper heads.
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• Product pick-up group with interchangeable
gripper heads.
• Electrical cabinet including operator interface panel.
• Pneumatic cabinet.
Tetra Pak Dip and Transfer unit 1000 M1 is synchronized
with Tetra Pak Extrusion Tunnel using a PLC. The products coming from the Tetra Pak ® Extrusion Worktable are
picked up and then transferred by rotation into the lamella
conveying system for coating application, then the products are released onto a pocket conveyor system for the
wrapping.
Tetra Pak® Dip and Transfer unit 1000 M1
Pick-and-place system
Standard design
Product pick-up
Product release group
The pick-up is designed with a horizontal movement to
follow the products on the trays and a vertical movement
with a rotating arm to move the products from the trays
of the Tetra Pak ® Extrusion Tunnel to the lamellas of the
Tetra Pak ® Dip and Transfer unit. Both movements are
controlled by individual servo motors to ensure synchronization with the production speed of the Tetra Pak Extrusion Tunnel M1/M2/A3.
The product release is designed with a horizontal movement from the lamellas to a pocket conveyor. The movement is driven by a pneumatic cylinder. After the extraction the products are released onto a pocket conveyor
system leading to the wrapping machine.
Product transport with interchangeable lamellas.
The products are transported to the chocolate dipping
tank for the coating operation and then moved to the
product release station. Each lamella carries 9 products
(in case of Tetra Pak Extrusion Tunnel M1) or 12 or 16 products (in case Tetra Pak Extrusion Tunnel M2). The lamellas
are interchangeable according to product types.
Control panel
All functions and movements are controlled by the PLC of
the central control cabinet. All production data can be adjusted through the operator panel.
Safety
The Tetra Pak Dip and Transfer unit (pick-and-place machine) is equipped with safety guards and emergency
stop.
Technical data
Capacities
9 lanes
12 lanes
16 lanes
Stick products
6 500
9 000
12 000
Ball-top cones
5 200
7 000
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Wafer cups
5 200
7 000
-
Candy bars
9 000
9 000
9 000
Sandwiches
5 800
8 000
10 000
Note: Above table of capacities is based on the production output of Tetra Pak Extrusion Tunnel M1 (in case of Tetra Pak Dip and Transfer unit 1000 M1,
9 lanes) and Tetra Pak Extrusion Tunnel 800 M2 (in case of Tetra Pak Dip and transfer unit 1000 M1, 12 lanes) respectively.
Pick-up, conveying and release group
9 lanes
12 lanes
16 lanes
Number of lamella
30
30
30
Number of lanes per lamella
9
12
16
Installed power (kW)
9
16
16
Compressed air supply (bar)
6
6
6
Utility consumption
Total compressed air consumption
Normal operation (NI/min)
300
300
300
Washing operation (NI/min)
1 000
1 000
1 000
3 x 220-440
3 x 220-440
3 x 220-440
50 - 60
50 - 60
50 - 60
Phase (V)
Frequency (Hz)
Standard equipment
Optional equipment
• Chocolate tank (9, 12 and 16 lanes)
• Multi-chocolate tank for multi-colour product coating
• Multi chocolate tank (12 and 16 lanes)
• Product turn function for wrapper facing away
• Juice tank
•Straightline
• Set of gripper heads for pick-up
according to product types
• Flat belt conveyor to transport products
(without stick) to be coated in the enrobing
machine (Tetra Pak ® Chocolate Enrober M1/M2/A2)
• Set of lamellas according to product types
• Set of gripper heads for release
according to product types
Dimensions
9 lanes
12 lanes
B: Length (mm)
2 600
2 600
16 lanes
2 600
A: Width (mm)
1 900
1 900
1 900
C: Height (mm)
2 300
2 300
2 300
Shipping data
Net weight (kg)
1 700
1 700
1 700
Gross weight (kg)
2 300
2 300
2 300
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