Automatic portion volumetric feeder for biscuits and crackers

Streamline your biscuit and cracker packaging process with efficient portioning and gentle handling technology, ensuring product integrity and consistent feed rates for various shapes and sizes.

Portions and Feeds Bakery Products for Wrapping

The APVF, offered by IMA Group, is a vertical electronic slug feeder designed specifically for bakery product handling, ensuring precise portioning and feeding. It excels in supporting demanding packaging lines by smoothly transporting round, square, and rectangular biscuits and crackers to the wrapping stage. This versatile feeder, featuring three independent brushless motors, accommodates semi and fully automated configurations. Operating at speeds up to 25 cycles per minute, it maintains gentle product handling, reducing the risk of breakage during transfer. The modular design allows scalability, adapting to various lane numbers from processing lines, and ensuring seamless digital integration with wrapping machines. Constructed to support high-speed continuous operations, the APVF is ideal for bakery manufacturers seeking to enhance throughput without compromising product integrity.

Benefits

  • Enhances production efficiency by seamlessly integrating with existing wrapping processes.
  • Decreases product damage with gentle handling, preserving product quality.
  • Increases operational flexibility with configurable lane setups and automation levels.
  • Boosts packaging speed with a capacity of up to 25 cycles per minute.
  • Minimizes manual intervention, reducing labor costs through automated operations.

General


Applications
Bakery products,Biscuits,Crackers,Sandwich biscuits
End products
Salted crackers,Digestive biscuits,Round vienna biscuits,Buttery crackers,Rectangular water biscuits,Cream-filled sandwich cookies,Vanilla cream biscuits,Whole grain crackers,Chocolate-filled sandwich biscuits
Steps before
Biscuit Production,Baking,Cooling
Steps after
Wrapping,Packaging,Case Packing
Input ingredients
dry biscuits,sandwich biscuits,crackers,bakery products
Output ingredients
wrapped dry biscuits,wrapped sandwich biscuits,wrapped crackers,wrapped bakery products
Market info
IMA is known for its expertise in manufacturing automated packaging machines and solutions, particularly for the pharmaceutical, cosmetics, food, tea, and coffee industries, offering innovative, high-quality equipment and comprehensive customer service.

Technical Specifications


Product handling
Gentle
Product shape compatibility
Round,square,rectangular
Automation level
Semi and fully automated
Speed
Up to 25 cycles per minute
Motor type
Brushless

Operating Characteristics


Working mechanism
Vertical electronic slug feeder
Automation level
Fully automated / Semi-automated
Flexibility
Flexible configurations
Handling capability
Round,square,rectangular products
Cycle speed
Up to 25 cycles per minute
Brushless motors
Three independent motors
Integration level
Real-time integration between loader and wrapper

Material Compatibility


Density/particle size
0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm

Product type Characteristics


Product shape
Round / Square / Rectangular
Product type
Dry / Sandwich biscuits / Crackers
Automation level
Semi / Fully automated

Physical Characteristics


Feed/discharge method
Vertical electronic slug feeder
Product handling capability
Round,square,and rectangular shaped products
Speed
Up to 25 cycles per minute
Motor type
Brushless motors
Modularity
Modular conception for different applications

Custom Options


Control panel type
Digital HMI
Integration possibilities
Modular design with real-time connectivity
Motor type
Brushless motors
Operational configuration
Semi and fully automated configurations