PFM offers a full range of vertical form fill and seal packaging machines for high speed packaging of various kinds of food and non-food granular products. PFM VFFS machines are capable of more than 30 different types of packs, from traditional pillow bag, to stand up bag with square bottom and four seals and the open and recolse. PFM vertical packaging machines combine with MBP multihead weighers, dosing systems and linear weighers.
PFM SUPERNOVA
PFM Supernova is a vertical Form Fill Seal packaging machine that produces packs with three seals starting from a reel of heat-sealable film. Designed specifically for high speed packaging, the Supernova is an extremely compact, robust machine that uses highly developed electronics and simple, effective software.
Packageable Products
Crisps, Snaks, Pretzels, Sweets, Pet food
TECHNICAL DATA
Speed: 300 mechanical cycles per minute.
Operating System: Full servo controlled, completely automatic.
Sealing system: Long Dwell.
Film feed system: automatic reel splice.
Advantages
Packaging machine designed to work at 300 mechanical cycles/minute.
Long dwell crossways sealing system which prolongs the sealing time and produces hermetic seals.
Highly compact.
Automatic phasing of product between weigher and packaging machine without the need for any adjustment, at any packaging speed, including variable speed. This system guarantees high average production rates.
Particularly robust mechanical frame designed for 24 hour operation.
Single weigher-VFFS touch screen with guided programming logic.
VFFS+multi-head weigher can be connected to the LAN network, including wireless, for downloading/uploading data, recipes, statistics and outside connection to the on-line help system if required.
Software
The software developed exclusively by PFM for the Supernova includes some outstanding features. At the same time, the extremely high transmission speed of the hardware data, which is also extended to the MBP weigher, allows for perfect synchronisation between the weigher/ VFFS and precise control of print registration on the film. Main features of the Supernova software:
- Sealing time can be regulated (within the permitted range) independently of the other parameters whatever the production speed or length of pack. A special regulation parameter linked with the recipe is featured on the touch screen. This function, combined with the exclusive long dwell sealing system, ensures an extra long, consistently optimal sealing time which guarantees the quality and resistance of the seals.
- Automatic control of synchronisation between the multihead weigher and packaging machine irrespective of packaging speed. Synchronisation between the product arriving and the movement of the crimpers is therefore always perfect.
The combination of these two features reduces machine downtime to almost zero thereby increasing guaranteed average production rates to maximum levels.