Product transfer shuttle for filling applications

Efficiently manage product flow with precise, customizable filling solutions, designed to integrate seamlessly with your production line, enhancing accuracy and reducing waste across multiple fill positions.

Deposits Product with Precision and Flexibility

The Product Transfer Shuttle, a specialized solution in Heat and Control’s lineup, is engineered to enhance your packaging operations by precisely depositing dry, fresh, and frozen food products, as well as meat, poultry, and seafood, from multihead weighers to multiple filling positions. This shuttle utilizes customizable servo motor, stepper motor, or pneumatic drive options to align with your specific production needs, supporting automated and intermittent motion processes. Integrating seamlessly into existing lines, this equipment is ideal for producing cereal flakes, granola bars, frozen vegetables, fresh salad mixes, poultry nuggets, fish fillets, meat patties, and more. Designed to meet stringent USDA and AMI sanitary requirements, it offers the flexibility of floor mounting, overhead structure installation, or as a portable unit on casters. With options for varied pocket sizes and configurations, the Product Transfer Shuttle delivers efficient, precise, and adaptable product handling, essential for optimizing high-volume production lines across diverse food processing industries.

Benefits

  • Enhances packaging efficiency with precise product deposition to multiple filling positions.
  • Optimizes production flexibility with customizable drive options tailored to specific needs.
  • Minimizes installation complexity with versatile mounting configurations, including portable options.
  • Ensures compliance with health standards, supporting USDA and AMI requirements.
  • Increases production versatility with adaptable pocket sizes for diverse product types.

General


Applications
Meat products,Fresh food products,Seafood products,Poultry products,Frozen food products,Dry food products
End products
Poultry nuggets,Cereal flakes,Granola bars,Fresh salad mixes,Sliced deli meats,Frozen seafood medleys,Frozen vegetables,Meat patties,Fresh seafood cuts,Fish fillets
Steps before
Weighing,Conveying,Inspection
Steps after
Packing,Thermoforming Packaging,Change Parts Installation
Input ingredients
dry food products,fresh food products,frozen food products,meat products,poultry products,seafood products
Output ingredients
packaged food products,USDA compliant products,AMI compliant products
Market info
Heat and Control is known for its expertise in manufacturing food processing and packaging equipment, providing innovative solutions and high-quality systems for industries like snacks, prepared foods, and pharmaceuticals, with a strong reputation for reliability and technical support.

Technical Specifications


Capacity
Customizable multi-position filling
Drive options
Servo motor,stepper motor,or pneumatic drive
Installation options
Direct mounting on floor or from overhead structure
Unit type
Quick disconnect portable unit on casters
Application suitability
Dry,fresh,and frozen food products
Meat,poultry,and seafood products
Compliance Requirements
USDA and AMI sanitary requirements

Operating Characteristics


Automation level
Servo motor,stepper motor,or pneumatic drive options
Changeover time
Facilitate installation of change parts for additional pocket sizes
Batch vs. continuous operation
Multi-position filling on intermittent motion
Cleaning method
Compliant with USDA and AMI sanitary requirements
Energy efficiency
Adaptable to budget requirements

Material Compatibility


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

Physical Characteristics


Machine footprint
Customizable
Shuttle hopper design
Custom-engineered
Mounting options
Direct floor or overhead
Drive options
Servo motor / Stepper motor / Pneumatic
Discharge method
Multi-position filling
Portability
Quick disconnect,portable on casters

Custom Options


Control panel type
Servo motor / Stepper motor / Pneumatic drive
Mounting configuration
Floor / Overhead / Portable on casters