Automatic food process and packaging system for biscuit industry

1. Introduction of automatic horizontal wrapping equipment for  cookies biscuits

The flow packaging machinery for the biscuit industry can package the following types with one system:

1pile*1pic, 1*2,1*3,1*4, 1*4, 1*5, 1*6,2*2, 2*3, 3*3. The packing speed can be up to 250 bags per minute. This biscuit packaging system is a very hot sale in Europe, partly due to the high quality and after-sale service.

2. Main Function of cracker biscuit flow packing machine

Biscuit cracker packing line consists of distance controller, distributing conveyor, auto sorting unit, and packing machine. Cake, bread, and other products are separated first and then arranged by the feeding unit, after that the products are transmitted orderly to the packing machine for packaging. The packing line can achieve the effects of continuous and orderly production; low reject rate and beautiful appearance. 

Synchronous Alcohol spray and air charging are available for the bread automatic packaging system.

Single line packing speed can reach 80-180bags/min.

The whole system's total power supply adopts 220V, 50HZ, single phase. Total Power is 20KW (4 packaging lines)

Nitrogen maker is optional

This packaging solution is equipped with a weight checker, metal detector, and automatic tray sucking and loading unit.

3. Advantage of automatic food packing system for layer cake

The horizontal packing line is equipped with an auto aligning device and protective cover. The auto-correcting device is optional.

Simplified structure, easy operation, convenient cleaning, and maintenance. Easy adjustment for different products or parameter settings.

PU belt can be discharged without tools and equipped with a hopper to get product waste, which is easy for cleaning and maintaining the packaging system.

The Control system uses high-quality electronic, intelligent PLC, touch screen, and good HMI, operating more simply and conveniently.

The feeding and packing line is equipped with 304 stainless steel baffle, motive PU baffle, or nylon baffle, easy for operation and cleaning.

Dismantle the belts without tools in one minute, convenient cleaning and maintenance, it’s easy and fast to change films and setting when changing products with different sizes.

Simplified structure, easy operation, convenient cleaning, and maintenance. Easy adjustment for different products or parameter settings.

The packaging system equipped with a food-grade blue anti-microbial PU belt, anti-sticking belt, and white PU belt is also optionally available.

High-quality electric components are adopted in control systems, intelligent PLC, touch screen, and wonderful HMI make the operation easy and intuitive.

4. Application of automatic packaging machinery

his wrapping system is applicable for packing biscuits, cookies, walnut cake, crackers, digestive biscuits, and other regular shape objects. Connected with former production line by the automatic feeder, to achieve single-chip, overlay(2-4), multi-heaps packaging form.

5. Packaging samples

6. Drawing of automatic packaging solution

7. Packaging system details

(1)Distance controller

The main function of the distance controller is to pull over the product distance or keep them in rows.

(2)Distributing conveyor

This distributing conveyor of the packaging solution is used to deliver products into different packaging lines.

(3)C belt

The main function of the C Belt is to transfer products to the sorting unit and change product directions.

(4)Sorting unit

Sorting unit of packaging system introduction:

The sorting unit parts are consist of 2 conveyor belts and 5-6 sensors. 

The function of the sorting unit:

The main function of this sorting unit is to control the product feeding speed, located it, and connect it with the packaging machine automatically. Once it detected the product too much, the feeding speed will slow down, if lack of product, then the feeding speed will speak up soon. 

Advantage of the sorting unit:

Reducing human operation and making sure the packaging machine running at a stable speed with fewer product wastes.

The packaging machine model suggests

A. Rotary type packaging machine

B. Box-motion type packaging machinery

10. FAQ about packaging machinery

Q: What’s the difference between the rotary type packaging machine and the box-motion type packaging machine?

A: Difference as below:

①Cutter type: The rotary type packaging machine cutter is rotary one, The box-motion packaging equipment is the box-motion type cutter.

②Machine parts: The cutter jaw unit of the box-motion type packaging equipment is imported from Taiwan.

③Servo motor: The rotary type packaging machine is a step motor, single servo motor, 2 servo motors, and 3 servo motors are optional. The box-motion type packaging machine is 4 servo motors.

Q: Do we need a spare packing line?

A: Yes if you have enough space. Because it will affect your production if some machine needs maintenance, it’s better to have one spare packaging line.

Q: What’s the application of biscuit automatic packaging system?

A: It designed for packing biscuit industry, such as biscuit, cookies,walnut cake, cracker biscuit, sandwich biscuit and other regular shape objects. 

Q: What’s the difference between the sink type packaging system and the bread automatic packaging line?

A: The difference between the sink type packaging system and the bread packaging line is as below:

1) Structure different:  the sink type packaging system has the sink type conveyor, but the bread packaging line just have the transit conveyor.

2) Product application: The sink type packaging system is suitable for those products come out in order or soft product, such as the swiss roll, layer cake, steamed cake and muffin. The bread packaging line is for those products that come out disorders.

Q: Can the packing system pack two-layer biscuits, like 2 piles and each pile two-piece?

A: Yes. Add the biscuit lamination device.

Q: How many lines do we need for our biscuit production?

A: It depends on the production line capacity, and our single packing line maximum speed is 150-180 bags per minute per line. 

Q: Could our biscuit packaging solution package 4 pcs (1 pile*4)biscuit?

A: Yes, just add some laminating device.

Q: What’s size of our standard biscuit packaging lines?

A: The standard biscuit packaging system total is 4 lines, in order words, 4 sets of packaging machine. The total length need 9200mm, width needs 7240mm.

However, we can design the packaging system according to your biscuit size, character, biscuit package style, capacity and factory layout.

Q: What is the capacity of the biscuit packaging system?

A: Depends on the biscuit package style. If the package type is one piece per bag, the packaging speed of each line can be up to 100-180 bags per minute. And the standard 4 biscuit packaging lines are 400-720 pieces per minute.

Q: Could we add a metal checker and weight checker to our packaging solution?

A: Yes. 

Q: What information need to offer for the biscuit packaging solution?

A: Need the following information for the biscuit packaging solution:

1)Biscuit information, such as biscuit size, character, shape, and biscuit pictures.

2)Biscuit package style: how many pieces per minute? How them in the package?

3)Biscuit capacity.

4)Factory layout in CAD