CARTONING MACHINE:A: Feeding convey

CARTONING MACHINE:
A: Feeding conveyor for product
B: Cardboard boxes stack and extraction
C: Infeed attachment for product
D: Closing station for boxes
E: Discharge of finished cardboard boxes
Figure 24 Automatic cartoning machine
- Approximate dimensions of a rack are 760 mm, width 838 mm and height 1 400 mm wheel.
- The material used in construction is either galvanized or black iron
- Two workers are used to fill the baskets and load the cooker.
5.2.2 Baskets for cooking tuna
Baskets filled with tuna are placed in racks and loaded into the cooker.
The main characteristics of baskets often used for pre-cooking tuna are given below:
The holding capacity of each basket is approximately 15-16 kg fish.
Dimensions of the baskets used for the racks described above are 810 mm x 380 mm x 100 mm and the net weight of each basket is 4 kg.
Galvanized wire is often used .to construct these baskets.
Two workmen can fill the baskets and load the cooker.
5.2.3 High speed tuna filler
A high speed tuna filler is a fully automatic machine designed to cut and fill pre-cooked tuna meat into round and/or oval cans.
The main components are the feeding unit, the cutting unit and the filling unit.
Length of the machine is 3 600 mm, width is 1 700 mm and height is 1 250 mm.
All contact parts are made from stainless steel.
Only one person is required to feed tuna loins into the machine.
5.2.4 Exhaust box
Exhaust boxes are used for heating cans to ensure that when sealed and cooled a vacuum is produced in the container.
The main characteristics for a typical exhaust boxes used for tuna are given in the following:
- They are equipped with can feeding and discharge belts and electric motor.
- The capacity of the exhaust box should be approximately 10 tons per 8 hours with an exhausting time varying between 1-10 minutes in steam open to the atmosphere.
- Length of the box is 3 600 mm and width is 600 mm.
- The motor will consume approximately 25 kWh per 8 hours. Consumption of steam is 70-80 kg per hour.
- Material used in construction is mainly stainless steel.
- The machine can be operated by one or more worker, depending on the degree of automation used at the infeed and exist stations.