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Many products are packaged in metal, paper or plastic cups. These can range in size from less than an ounce to a pint or more. They are typically closed with a foil, plastic or paper lid, heat sealed to the cup.
Common products include margarine, dipping sauces, potato and egg salads, dry soup, household chemicals, candy, toys and anything else that can fit into a cup. Single head rotary cup fillers are intermittent motion and generally limited to rather low speeds, around 20-40ppm.
The turret of the cup filler consists of a plate with holes. The holes are sized and profiled for the specific cup to be filled. Cups and lids are stacked in a magazine ready for dispensing.
This picture from the Frain website shows the various stations of the filler. This machine is a bit unusual since it has two product hoppers and two filling heads, both filling into the same cup.
The first step is indexing an empty station under the cup magazine. The pair of screws dispenses 1 cup which drops into the pocket on the turret.
The turret indexes to stage the cup under the filling nozzle. The cup is then filled using piston fillers driven by air cylinders. Fill volume, a function of piston stroke length is controlled by physical stops, set by turning the black adjustment knobs in the picture.
After filling the turret indexes to position the cup under the lid dispenser. In the machine shown, there is a blank station where the filled cup is staged for one cycle prior to lid placement. At the lidding station, the lid is pulled from the magazine and placed on the cup. Note in the picture how the cup is recessed slightly and includes a recess to match the tab on the lid.
After placing, the filled cup with lid is indexed to the sealing station. There a heated element, sized to the cup, presses the lid against the cup. The heat of the element melts an adhesive layer of plastic which seals to the cup
In the final station, a pedestal below the turret pushes the cup up. When the bottom of the cup is flush with the turret, a sweep arm pushes the cup from the turret to the discharge track. The cup is removed by hand or conveyor for further packing.
Modern Model SR8DC, automatic, 8 pocket, intermittent motion, stainless steel, rotary cup filler, roll stock film and heat sealer rated from 10 to 40 cups per minute – depending on materials and application. Fill range: 1/2oz to 14oz. Container size up to: 3" in diameter (with proper change parts). Equipped with 24" OD rotary turn table and has (8) 4.5 ID cup stations, screw cup despencer, 16"OD x 18" long product hopper, single head piston filler with 1-1/2" OD x 5" long single piston and 1-1/2" positive cut off nozzle, no container / no fill and roll stock film applicator, single head pneumatic heat sealing head and sweep arm reject to 36" long x 5" wide discharge conveyor. Control panel has A/B Micrologix controller, with touchpad, (touch pad needed) and liquid level controls with start, stop, reset, e-stop and statis light bar. Mounted on stainless steel base with height adjustable locking legs and swing door safety guarding.
OAD: 84" L x 64" W x 103" H
Gold Cup, Model GFC-6, automatic, stainless steel intermittent motion, rotary cup filler and heat sealer. rated from 6 to 25 cups per minute – depending on materials, application, environment and machine configuration. Fill range: Fill range: 1/2 oz to 8 oz. Cup size up to: 4" Dia x 4-1/2" High, with proper change parts. Equipped with 16" OD rotary turn table with (6) cup pockets, screw cup denester, pre-cut foil lid magazine with pic n place, pneumatic heat sealing head and sweep arm reject station. A/B controller with start, stop, jog, fill, vacuum, and heat, on / off switches and e-stop. Mounted on stainless steel base frame with casters.
OAD: 38" L x 34" W x 60" H With Hopper
World Cup, Model 8-80, automatic, 8-pocket, intermittent motion, stainless steel, rotary cup filler and overlidder rated up to 40 indexes per minute with number of cups – depending on materials and application. Fill range: up to 80 oz. Container size up to: 6.5" Diameter (with proper change parts). Equipped with 30" OD rotary turn table has (8) 4-1/4 OD cup stations, 24" long empty cup magazine and denester, (choice of liquid or dry type fill station per application), roll-stock film, 36" long, automatic, dual roller lid magazine and denster with pnuematic lid closer and sweep arm reject. Control panel has fill, table, lidder and jog / on / off switches with e-stop. Mounted on stainless steel frame with locking casters
OAD: 80" L x 58" W x 73" H
World Cup Model 12-32, automatic, stainless steel, 12 pocket rotary cup filler, die-cut applicator, sealer and over lidder with number on cups per minute – depending om materials and application. Fill range: 1oz to 32 oz. Container size range: up to 4-3/4" in Diameter. Equipped with 12 pocket, 30" rotary turn table, with filler per application, roll stock film heat sealing station, 36" long roller lid magazine, lid applicator and sweep arm reject. Control panel has A/B PLC controller with dropper, heater, filler, bottom up fill, dropper, sealer, lidder and speed on / off switches and digital temperature controller, with variable speed controls and e-stop. Mounted on stainless steel base frame.Speed dependant on materials, application and machine configuration.Change charts required to accommodate size ranges.
OAD: 70" L x 70" W x 64" H
World Cup Model 12-32, Automatic, stainless steel, 12 pocket rotary cup filler, die-cut applicator, heat sealer and over lidder with number of cups per minute – dependent on materials, application and machine configuration. Container size: up to 4-3/4" OD. Fill range: 1oz to 32 oz. Equipped with 16" x 24" deep product hopper, 30" rotary turn table, cup magazine, piston filler with 1-1/4" OD positive cut off nozzle, bottom up fill, no container / no fill, die-cut seal magazine, heat sealing station, 36" long lid magazine, lid applicator and sweep arm reject. A/B PLC controller with dropper, heater, filler, bottom up fill, dropper, sealer, lidder, variable speed, digital temperature controls and e-stop. Mounted on stainless steel base frame with casters and interlock safety guarding. Change parts required to accommodate size and fill range.
OAD: 90" L x 46" W x 88" H With Hopper
World Cup, Model 8-12, 8 pocket, intermittent motion, stainless steel rotary cup filler with pre-cut foil applicator and heat sealer. Fill range: 1 oz to 10 oz. Container size up to: 3.18" in Diameter. Equipped with 16" ID x 22" deep stainless steel product hopper, 14" OD rotary turn table, cup magazine with dual screw cup denester, fill station (filler per application), pre-cut foil lid magazine with single head pic n place, pneumatic heat seal station and sweep arm reject. Control panel with fill, foil, heat, table and jog on / off switches, temperature controller and e-stop. Change parts required to accommodate size range. Speed dependent on materials, application and machine configuration.
OAD: 43"L x 38"W x 75"H
World Cup Model 12-32, automatic, stainless steel, 12 pocket rotary cup filler, die-cut applcator, heat sealer and over lidder with number on cups per minute – depending om materials and application. Fill range: 1oz to 32 oz. Container size up to: 4-3/4" Diameter. Equipped with 30" rotary turn table, 24" cup magazine with pull down cup denester, piston filler, positive cut off nozzle, bottom up fill, no container / no fill, roll stock film, pneumatic heat sealing head, lid applicator and sweep arm reject. Control panel has an AB controller with on/off switches for guard by pass, dropper, heater, filler, bottom up, sealer and lidder. Digital temperature controller, variable speed control dial and e-stop. Speed dependant on materials, application and machine configuration.Change parts required to accommodate size range.
OAD: 88" L x 60" W x 90" H
Gold Cup, Model GC6-16, automatic, stainless steel intermittent motion, rotary cup filler and heat sealer. Cup size: up to 4" in Diameter; up to 4-1/2" in Height. Fill range: 1/2 oz to 8 oz. Equipped with a 6 pocket 16" diameter turn table, cup denester, piston filler, pre-cut foil lid magazine, heat sealing head and sweep arm reject. Controller with start, stop, jog, fill, vacuum, on / off, temp heat seal and e-stop. Rated from 6 to 25 cups per minute – depending on materials, application, machine configuration and environment. Change parts required to accommodate size and fill ranges.
OAD: 32" L x 32" W x 79" H
World Cup Model 2 up, 16 pocket, rotary cup denester, filler, heat sealer and lidder, with number of cups per minute depending on materials and application. Stainless steel and anodized aluminum components. Container range: up to 4¾" OD. Equipped with 40" turn table, cup magazines, dual pistons, bottom-up fill, 3/4" OD positive cut off nozzles, film roll stock feeder and rewinder, heat sealing heads, 40" long roller lid magazines, lid applicator and sweep arm reject. Mounted on stainless steel frame with locking casters.Change parts required to accommodate size ranges
OAD: 100" L x 62" W x 85" H
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