Automated Packaging Systems, LLC

10175 Philipp Parkway Streetsboro, OH 44241

FAS SPrint Revolution™ SidePouch® Food Bagger

FAS SPrint Revolution^™ SidePouch^® Food Bagger
High-speed food packaging equipment with easy wash-down

The FAS SPrint Revolution food packaging machine brings new levels of speed and versatility to demanding, high-productivity environments that require daily wash-down procedures. Operating at speeds up to 900 inches per minute, this state-of-the-art system offers maximum flexibility, functionality and reliability for food bag packaging.

This unique food grade packaging system presents a conveyor of pre-opened plastic bags that are staged for immediate loading. The 60" wide load area features a 6" pass-through, and tilts vertically for easy maintenance and sanitation. An innovative Coordinated Motion Seal Flattener is coupled with a band sealing system to ensure high quality, airtight, 3/8" bag seals. The SPrint SidePouch bagger operates in continuous, intermittent or batch modes, and cycles on pre-set parameters, or manually with a footswitch. This highly flexible design accommodates one or more operators or infeeds and a wide variety of products and bag sizes.

An integrated Allen-Bradley^® control package, featuring Kinetix^® Servo motors and drives, a CompactLogix^™ L45 PLC, and a large, 10" PanelView Plus HMI, is designed for ease of operation, serviceability, integration, and overall system reliability. A simple flash card programs all of the components. The AutoTouch^™ Control Software displays real time productivity data and provides easy access to job storage, job recall and on-board system diagnostics.

System-matched SidePouch plastic poly bags provide optimum performance, and offer a variety of special features, such as reclosable zipper bags, gussets, reinforced headers, tamper-evident perforations and more. SidePouch bags are pre-made and fan-folded in a box, eliminating the need for costly machine modifications to utilize their value-added features. In addition, these bags can be pre-printed in up to 10-colors with high-resolution graphics, text and bar codes for unique, attractive food packaging with a competitive edge.

FAS SPrint Revolution SidePouch Bagger Fast Facts

User Benefits:

Operates at speeds up to 900 inches per minute (bags per minute determined by bag size)
State-of-the-art components and operator-friendly Auto Touch^™ Control Software enhance system reliability and simplify the user experience
Accommodates a wide variety of loading methods, automatic infeeds, inline imprinters, products and bag sizes
Advanced sealing system ensures consistent, high-quality, airtight bag seals
Corrosion-resistant, stainless steel construction
Mounted on casters for mobility
System-matched SPrint SidePouch bags offer special features, such as reclosable zippers, resealable flaps, tamper-evident perforations and more
Operator-adjustable pass-through accommodates various product sizes

Technical Specifications:

Weight:	1134 lbs. (514 kg)
Electrical:	110/230 VAC; 50/60 Hz; 12/6 Amps
Air Feed:	5 CFM/80 psi of clean, dry air
Height:	63 in. (160 cm)
Depth:	47 in. (119 cm)
Length:	148 in. (376 cm) 177 in. (450 cm) with inline imprinter and support conveyor options
Pass-Through:	Up to 6 in.
Bag Thickness:	1.5 to 4.0 mil
Bag Sizes:	W 2 to 24 in. L 3 to 18.75 in.
Approvals:	USDA Accepted AIB Inspected facilities