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The vertical form, fill, and seal machine, a typical FFS machine, requires extensive drive and control functions for automation. Here, we offer complete solutions with our MOVI-C® modular automation system. And all from a single source, including the standardized MOVIKIT® software modules. In this way, bulk materials such as those produced in large quantities in the food industry are placed in the bag fully automatically and with high throughput, safely and cleanly.
With our automation solutions for form, fill, and seal machines, we rely on object-oriented programming and time-saving parameterization. Thanks to the new approach to easy parameterization of pre-tested software, the machine sequence program can be created with a "code generator". This means that modular machines with complex processes can be completed and commissioned in the shortest possible time. What used to take several weeks or months can now be carried out in a few days (time-to-market).
Print mark control is used in the form, fill, and seal machine to synchronize the material feed, the rotating knives or the flying saw. Here, the fast processing makes it possible to respond in real time and carry out jerk-free motion changes. And all this without any great effort to develop the application software.
Our MOVIKIT® MultiMotion Camming software modules can be parameterized without taking up a lot of time, and offer correspondingly sophisticated electronic cam functions with position-related engagement and disengagement functions. Automation truly could not be simpler.
Unwounding of a white sealing film from a roll
Sealing film is unwound from a roll (coil) and fed into the packaging process in a controlled manner. The web tension can be controlled either directly and without sensors via the torque, or via the position of a jockey. Achieving this takes quick and easy parameterization instead of complex programming: The MOVIKIT® Winder software module is used for this purpose. Together with the MOVIKIT® AutomationFramework software module, it is immediately ready for use and very easy to integrate into the sequence program of your form, fill, and seal machine.
The print mark correction functions developed by us as part of the MOVI-C® automation platform process the print mark detected by the film drive and control the synchronized movement of the sealing bars. This control ensures perfect positioning of the print image on the bag and demonstrates the precise interplay between our servo drives. Automation of a machine could hardly be quicker or easier.
Automation made easy: The MOVIKIT® MultiMotion Camming software module ensures volumetric filling synchronized in real time – for example, using an auger. This is made possible by the simple parameterization of the filling variant combined with cycle-synchronous control of the responsible actuators.
Especially with continuously operating machines, the sealing bar must be synchronized with the sealing tongs for continuous film transport. And it must move synchronously with the print image on the film. Only after the desired sealing time has elapsed and the sealing tongs have opened can the bar return to the starting point.
With the MOVIKIT® MultiMotion Camming software module and the easily parameterizable engagement and disengagement functions, this is a breeze for our solution from the MOVI-C® modular automation system.
Our MOVIKIT® MultiMotion software module requires no complicated programming and can be parameterized very easily in a short time. It not only controls the opening and closing of the sealing tongs, but can also control the pressure when sealing the bags. Individual adjustment possibilities during sealing offer the user the greatest flexibility and quality.
The print mark correction functions developed by us as part of the MOVI-C® modular automation platform process the print mark detected by the film drive and monitor the synchronized movement of the sealing bars. This control ensures perfect positioning of the print image on the bag and demonstrates the precise interplay between our servo drives.
The correct temperature is decisive for the sealing quality of the bags. The material and the speed of the form, fill and seal machine have a direct influence on the rather complex control arrangement. With the software modules contained in the MOVIKIT® AutomationFramework, such control processes with large disturbance variables can be controlled and monitored with high precision. Parameterization without programming ensures fast and easy automation here as well.
Vertical FFS machines are ideally suited for filling bulk materials. Bag size, pack weight, and product characteristics play a decisive role in the automation of machine functions and movements. Our function libraries offer specially developed functions for print mark correction, enabling precise control of the print image on the film being processed.
Regardless of how many axes are driven or what power rating the machine ultimately requires, our modular machine packages always provide the right basic configuration for a complete solution.
Machine packages 524, 514, 624, and 626 are available for vertical FFS machines and provide an easy introduction to automation.
Regardless of the required controller power rating, all machine packages include the MOVIKIT® FormFillSeal bundle with a comprehensive, machine-specific function library.
The license bundle for form, fill, and seal (FFS) machines consists of software licenses for the application-specific implementation of typical horizontal or vertical FFS machines. It includes the MOVIKIT® AutomationFramework programming template, web visualization, an OPC UA data server, cams, fieldbus master support, and other machine-specific functions (winding, cutting, and sealing).
Stable temperature control is crucial for the sealing quality of the pouches. The material and the speed of the packaging machine have a direct influence on the closed-loop control process. The software modules included in the MOVIKIT® AutomationFramework allow such control processes—even those with large disturbances—to be precisely regulated and controlled. Combined with the MOVIKIT® MultiMotion Camming software module, the film print pattern can be perfectly synchronized with the sealing process.
Regardless of the required controller performance, the MOVIKIT® Bundle FormFillSeal includes a comprehensive library of machine-specific functions. Well-coordinated, with plenty of room for custom programming and a high degree of freedom, it provides the perfect introduction to the world of automation from SEW-EURODRIVE.
The StarterSET is the basic equipment package, which can be individually expanded to meet the machine’s basic requirements; it is flexible, modular, and independent.
| package | 524 | |
| Type | Vertical Form, Fill, and Seal | |
| power rating | advanced, recommended for 5 interpolating axes | |
| Open-loop control MOVI-C® CONTROLLER | | Type UHX45A (single-core CPU) with MOVIRUN® flexible, runtime on SD card, EtherCAT® master, and PROFINET |
| Visualization HMI WOP | | 10-inch HMI Web Operator Panel, capacitive touchscreen, web visualization |
| Software MOVIKIT® bundle | | FormFillSeal – License bundle for form, fill, and seal (FFS) machines, consisting of software licenses for the application-specific implementation of typical horizontal or vertical FFS machines. The main components of the MOVIKIT® Bundle are licenses for the MOVIKIT® AutomationFramework programming template, web visualization, OPC UA data server, electronic cam functionality, support for fieldbus masters, and other machine-specific functions (winding, cutting, and sealing) |
| Standard inverters MOVITRAC® advanced | | MOVITRAC® advanced with 4 A nominal current, 1.5 kW motor power, 100-ohm braking resistance, 0.1 kW power rating |
| Servomotor CMP50S | | 2.4 Nm standstill torque, single-cable technology, and DDI encoder |
| Precision planetary gearhead PxG® | | single-stage with i = 10, incl. adapter and mounting |
| Motor cable MOVI-C® DDI | | 7 m, highly flexible hybrid cable, single-cable technology |
| Bus coupler MOVI-PLC® I/O | | EtherCAT® coupler incl. end terminal, preconfigured with:
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The StarterSET is the basic configuration, which can be individually expanded to meet the machine’s basic requirements; it is flexible, modular, and independent.
| package | 624 | |
| Type | Vertical Form, Fill, and Seal | |
| power rating | advanced, recommended for 8 interpolating axes | |
| Open-loop control MOVI-C® CONTROLLER | | Type UHX45A (single-core CPU) with MOVIRUN® flexible, runtime on SD card, EtherCAT® master, and PROFINET |
| Visualization HMI WOP | | 10-inch HMI Web Operator Panel, capacitive touchscreen, web visualization |
| Software MOVIKIT® bundle | | FormFillSeal – License bundle for form-fill and seal (FFS) machines, consisting of software licenses for the application-specific implementation of typical horizontal or vertical FFS machines. The main components of the MOVIKIT® Bundle are licenses for the MOVIKIT® AutomationFramework programming template, web visualization, OPC UA data server, electronic cam functionality, support for fieldbus masters, and other machine-specific functions (winding, cutting, and sealing). |
| Power Supply Module MOVIDRIVE® MDP | | MOVIDRIVE® modular, 10 kW with braking resistance and line filter |
| SMPS MOVIDRIVE® MDS | | 24 V DC with AC and DC supply, 0.54 kW rated power |
| Double-axis module MOVIDRIVE® MDD | | MOVIDRIVE® modular, double-axis module, closed-loop controller for 2 servo axes, each with 4 A nominal current |
| Servomotor CMP50M | | 2.4 Nm standstill torque, single-cable technology, and DDI encoder |
| Precision planetary gearhead PxG® | | single-stage with i = 10, incl. adapter and mounting |
| Motor cable MOVI-C® DDI | | 7 m, highly flexible hybrid cable, single-cable technology |
| Bus coupler MOVI-PLC® I/O | | EtherCAT® coupler incl. end terminal, preconfigured with:
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The StarterSET is the basic configuration, which can be individually expanded to meet the machine’s basic requirements; it is flexible, modular, and independent.
| package | 626 | |
| Type | Vertical Form, Fill, and Seal | |
| power rating | Progressive,Recommended for 12 interpolated axes | |
| Open-loop control MOVI-C® CONTROLLER | | Type UHX65A (2-core CPU) with MOVIRUN® flexible, runtime on SD card, EtherCAT® master, and PROFINET |
| Visualization HMI WOP | | 10-inch HMI Web Operator Panel, capacitive touch, web visualization |
| Software MOVIKIT® bundle | | FormFillSeal – License bundle for form-fill and seal (FFS) machines, consisting of software licenses for the application-specific implementation of typical horizontal or vertical FFS machines. The main components of the MOVIKIT® Bundle are licenses for the MOVIKIT® AutomationFramework programming template, web visualization, OPC UA data server, electronic cam functionality, support for fieldbus masters, and other machine-specific functions (winding, cutting, and sealing) |
| Power Supply Module MOVIDRIVE® MDP | | MOVIDRIVE® modular, 10 kW with braking resistance and line filter |
| SMPS MOVIDRIVE® MDS | | 24 V DC with AC and DC supply, 0.54 kW rated power |
| Double-axis module MOVIDRIVE® MDD | | MOVIDRIVE® modular, double-axis module, closed-loop controller for 2 servo axes, each with 4 A nominal current |
| Servomotor CMP50M | | 2.4 Nm standstill torque, single-cable technology, and DDI encoder |
| Precision planetary gearhead PxG® | | single-stage with i = 10, including adapter and mounting bracket |
| Motor cable MOVI-C® DDI | | 7 m, highly flexible hybrid cable, single-cable technology |
| Bus coupler MOVI-PLC® I/O | | EtherCAT® coupler incl. end terminal, preconfigured with:
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Faster, more customized, and more flexible: True to this philosophy and based on the concept of a modular system, our machine automation packages offer you a complete and perfectly coordinated basic package of software and hardware.
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Complex processes such as these would not have been possible at all without close cooperation with SEW-EURODRIVE. Our machines are now more precise and reliable than ever before. As a result, they achieve a significantly better packaging quality than used to be the case. This is the basis of our success – a success that is clearly connected to our long-standing cooperation with SEW-EURODRIVE.Günter Wolf