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Customized air motors for the food industry

Fiam makes tailor-made solutions, even for short runs

The customer, one of European leading manufacturers of clipping machines, has chosen Fiam pneumatic motors for moving the conveyor belt inside the clipping machine, that are machines for the production and packaging of different sausages.

These machinery types are mainly used in food laboratories, such as industrial slaughterhouses and cheese’s factories, where fresh food products are processed.

Clipping machines run the following phases: wrapping the product with casings, moving with conveyor belts and then sealing.

Customer needs

The current regulations for food production in terms of hygiene require very frequent washing and therefore the operating environment of these machines is very humid. These conditions would be critical for electric components present into the clippers, therefore stainless-steel air motors are the most suitable as they guarantee waterproof features and great resistance to corrosion.

Air motors application

Air motor supply pressure is automatically regulated by the proportional valves connected to a PLC system which also determine conveyor belt speed based on product weight detected by a sensor installed inside the conveyor. In few words, air motor speed is self-adjusted according to the product weight.

3 advantages guaranteed by pneumatic motors use:

1. The stainless-steel finishing avoids formation of corrosion and makes the motor suitable to frequent cleaning and sterilization activities. On the other hand, an electric motor would fail continuously and set the entire electrical machine system at risk

2. The continuous start and stop of the motor, following the conveyor belt movement, does not generate any overheating nor usage limits. The operating cycle can be repeated continuously without any failures

3. Pneumatic motor control system is simpler and more effective than a brushless electric motor that involves the use of much more complex designs.

This case study also highlights Fiam's ability to satisfy customers with many customized solutions, for every application need, in any production field.

Información

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  • Fiam spa