EFS-L Series Cup & Tub Filling and Sealing

Machine overview

Endless flexibility for filling, sealing and closing of conical or parallel-sided cups.

This filling and sealing machine for pre-made cups offers endless flexibility for filling liquid-to-pasty products. The machine is easy to operate and maintain. Using the latest technologies and a modular design with a stainless-steel construction and servo drives, it offers flexibility at the filling stations – pre- and post-filler – for liquid or dry ingredients. The chainless solution for cup transportation allows format flexibility and precise positioning throughout the machine.

Production plant

IMA Erca

Machine highlights

  1. Flexibility

    Format flexible (quick release, tool-free).

  2. Modularity

    Modular design.

  3. Chainless drive

    Chainless drive (no chain stretch,no regular adjustment, fewer cup cassettes).

  4. Hygiene class

    Hygienic design (EHEDG).

  5. Hygiene options

    Improved hygiene options (UVC, Pulse light, H2O2).

  6. Functionality

    Recipe functionality.

  7. Multiple filling

    Multifill possibilities (overtrack or remote fillers).

Chainless solution

The chainless solution for cup transportation enables format flexibility and precision index positioning throughout the machine.

Machine details

Machine video trailer

Cup destacker

Filler

Pick & Place seal lid application

Conduction heat sealing

Pick & Place snap-on lid application

Cup discharge

Cell plate with cups

Magazine

Lid application

Filler

Snap-on lid magazine

Technical information

TECHNICAL DETAILS
ConfigurationMax. outputRound Cup ØSquare Cup
EFS-L 1 x 49,600 cups/h130 mm127×104 mm
EFS-L 2 x 419,200 cups/h
EFS-L 1 x 614,400 cups/h130 mm127×104 mm
EFS-L 2 x 628,800 cups/h
EFS-L 1 x 819,200 cups/h95 mm95×104 mm
EFS-L 2 x 838,400 cups/h
TYPICAL MATERIALS
CupsPre-made cups made of PET, PLA, PP or PS, carton, aluminium
LidsPre-cut lids made of embossed or plain aluminium foil or made of PET, PP or paper
Snap-on lidsPre-made snap-on lids of PET or PP
STANDARD EQUIPMENT
Basic functionsCup destacker, cup control, lid destacker, sealing, lid control, coding station, snap-on lid destacking
Cup dischargeOn conveyor (1 or 2 lanes), with integrated case packer
TYPICAL OPTIONS
HygieneClean*, Ultra-clean*
Hygiene optionsCup decontamination (UV-C, Pulsed light), lid decontamination (UV-C, Pulsed Light), cup cassettes cleaning and drying
Efficiency optionsAutomatic cup buffer loader, lid loading sledge, automatic snap-on lid buffer loader, seal integrity control, reject station
FillersNumber and technology depending on request

*Depending on customer specification

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