A.M.P-Rose Super 42HSF/Stickpack Cut & Wrap Machine

The Super 42HSF is a high speed cut and wrap machine, which has been designed for strength and durability as well as ease of operation and low maintenance. The machine sizes, shapes, cuts to length and wraps toffee, chewy candy, bubble gum or high boiled sugar in end or under fold style. When coupled to the Stickpack machine it completes an integrated system for manufacturing confectionery ‘sticks’, made up of between 2 and 17 individually fold wrapped pieces, in either ‘flat’ or ‘on edge’ presentation.

The machine is capable of up to 1000 individual pieces/minute, or 250 sticks/minute.

Sequence of operations
The rope of confectionery product is fed from an A.M.P Rose batch roller/sizer or an extruder to the infeed section of the machine. Three pairs of sizing rollers feed the rope into the infeed rollers and size it to the desired width and thickness. The presence of the rope is detected by a sensor which signals the paper feed to engage at the correct time, thereby avoiding wrapper wastage.

Paper feeding rollers provide the correct length of paper, which is cut-off by an easily detachable rotary knife. The candy rope is cut to the desired length by a pair of water-cooled guillotine type knives and then pushed with the cut wrapper into the primary wrapping wheel.

The folds are initiated in the wrapping wheel and completed in the rake discharge.

The individually wrapped pieces are transferred through a collation unit, which gathers them into groups of the required number of pieces per stick. The outer wrapper starts to feed as the ‘stick’ of products enters the second wrapping wheel. The required length of wrapper is provided by feeding rollers and cut-off by the rotary paper knife. The ‘stick’ is then cross-pushed with the outer wrapper into the wrapping wheel where the stick-pack tube is formed. Double point end folds are made by ploughs and a rake discharge.

The longitudinal and end folds are sealed using heater blocks, with subsequent water-cooling. The heaters have digital controllers for accurate temperature control. The complete end-seal and folding unit can be easily accessed due to its hinged design, so any blockages or incorrectly wrapped packs can be removed.

Finished packs are discharged onto a belt conveyor. 

Features

Long, efficient life
The machines have been designed to withstand the rigours of high-speed confectionery production. Precision-machined components are housed in solid frames and are constantly lubricated. External parts are designed for easy removal for cleaning and maintenance purposes. The machines therefore require little servicing, maintenance or spare parts.

Simple yet sophisticated control system
Control of the machine is achieved through a PLC system, which has diagnostic features such as warnings of paper ruffles or guards incorrectly positioned. All electrical and electronic components are of the highest international standards and are housed in sealed control panels with hinged doors for access. Operation of the machine is via the conveniently located operator interface unit.

Health and Safety assured
Interlocked sound-proofed guards are used, affording protection to the user from noise and movement hazards. The machines meet current health and safety and ‘CE’ standards.

Automatic operation
The machines require minimal operator intervention – a sensor detects the presence of the incoming candy rope and automatically activates the paper feeding mechanism, ensuring no wrapping material wastage. In addition, an automatic reel splicing unit on the individual piece wrapper again ensures minimal labour requirements. This is also an option for the stick wrapping section of the machine if desired.

To ensure that only complete packs are wrapped, on start-up and shut-down of the machine any pieces not making up complete sticks are removed by an air blast mechanism.

Reduced cleaning/maintenance times
The design of the guards makes it easy to access all internal and external areas of the machine cutting the time required for routine cleaning and maintenance to a minimum.

Versatility
The ‘Super 42HSF/Stickpack’ can handle a wide variety of confectionery products, such as hard candy, caramel and toffee, chewy sweets and bubble gum with the minimum of adjustments.

Wrapping styles and Specifications

The individual piece can be wrapped in end or under fold packing;

 *Products outside this range can be considered.

Product size change
The machines have been designed with inherent flexibility. This allows the size of the individual piece or the number of pieces in a stick pack, and the stick pack size, to be changed at any time after initial supply of the machine. The simplest adjustment is in changing the stick count, and involves adjustment of the collator (or replacement with a spare pre-set unit) and fitting change parts to the stick pack section of the machine. A change in individual piece size would require additional size change parts for this section of the machine. The complexity of this operation and time required for it depends on the significance of the change.

Wrapping materials
Individual pieces:
Waxed paper, cellophane, PVC, suitable polypropylene or paper backed aluminium foil.

Stick wrap:
Various types of heat-sealing laminates, cellophane, PVC, waxed paper.

The wrapping reels are fixed to the reel shaft using a pneumatically operated grip and release system.

Reel sizes
Standard core sizes of 57mm and 77mm. Other sizes available if required.
Maximum reel diameter for individual wrapper – 355mm
Maximum reel diameter for outer wrapper – 300mm

Options
Heated candy feed for use with high boiled sugar
Photo Electric Cell Registration on individual wrap (Standard for outer wrapper)
Special paper feed on Super 42HSF if inner wrapper is required on individual piece. (with auto splicing)
Tear Tape unit on the outer stick wrap
Automatic splicing of outer wrapper (standard for inner wrapper)
Date coder for outer wrapper
Electronic link to up or downstream machinery
Product/pack counter

Floor Plans (click to enlarge)

Technical Specifications
 

A.M.P-Rose
Heapham Road North, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 1QU England.
Telephone:    +44 (0) 1427 611969                  Fax: +44 (0) 1427 616854    E-Mail: info@amp-rose.com

Due to the company policy of continuous improvement we reserve the right to change any or all specifications without prior notice.