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Handling of Trays at Chocolate Machine

Task: Conveying and Handling of trays after chocolate production

Hollow chocolate products are produced on a chocolate machine
The chocolate products are removed by a robot in a cycle time of approx. 4 seconds and are to be deposited in provided, empty trays. Alternatively, it should be possible to deposit individual products directly on a conveyor belt (without tray)
The filled trays or individual products are to be checked by a metal detector for possible contamination. If metal is detected, the tray/product in question should be automatically ejected.
Subsequently, the trays/products are to be made available to manual packing workstations. There, the trays/products are manually removed from the conveyor belt along an approx. 30m long conveyor section. The emptied trays are manually placed back on the conveyor line.
At the end of the packing stations, the emptied trays are to be returned to the starting point on a second level and made available again at the loading station.

Solution: Two parallel lifting stations with conveyor belt system and metal detector

Two vertical tray transfer units with upstream separation stations, consisting of double chain guided parallel lift stations with horizontal transfer unit. The total stroke between the lower and the upper level is 460mm and allows the intermediate storage of trays.
Filling conveyor with metal detector and separation station. The metal detector is designed as a closed tunnel metal detector due to the necessary sensitivity.
Pneumatic separation and supply station for trays in the filling position
Completely enclosed discharge station with connected roller conveyor for metal-contaminated trays or drop-out hopper and container pick-up for contaminated individual products
Conveyor belt transfer with rolling knife edge Ø8mm to allow transport of unpacked products without tray
Separation station for trays before entering the vertical tray transfer units
Complete control technology incl. interface to the higher-level control system of the chocolate machine
Run-off test incl. complete functional check at MTF Technik

Watch the device in action

This application video illustrates the handling of the trays with chocolate forms.