Machine Builders & Design, Inc. 806 North Post Road Shelby, North Carolina 28150

Phone: (704) 482-3456 Fax: (704) 482-3000 E-mail: mbdusa@machinebuilders.com

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“Cookie Capper” Servo Control

For the base “Cookie Capper” there are 16 potential servo control axis (option for additional manifold deposit control)

1) In-feed belt 2) Main capper belt 3) Main cam shaft, drives: 4) Roto-dex #1 5) Roto-dex #2 6) Deposit horizontal motion 7) Deposit vertical motion 8) Secondary cam shaft 9) Capping horizontal

10) Vacuum manifold vertical 11) Manifold actuator 12) Gate #3 vertical 13) Primary gate 14) Slide late gate 15) Retracting gate 16) Flip late gate

Our modern machine concept demands compact & powerful motors

These motors allow us to further optimize production processes

Reducing the variety of parts

Maintaining minimum requirements on space

Guaranteeing ease of service

Option for servo controlled manifold valves. The standard actuators are driven by pneumatic rotary actuators

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Base Servo Package Included with all systems

1) In-feed belt 2) Main capper belt 3) Main cam shaft

Notes:

The main cam shaft drives: All roto-dex (2), the slide/flip area (4), depositing (2) and capping (3).

Cams, chains, sprockets and gears are required

Advantages (Why these drives are standard):

Virtual timing and motion control of all the critical drives through the main panel

Eliminate the need for encoders

Improve accuracy of timing: especially for small products

Eliminate long drive chains

Main Drive Belt

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Flexibility Servo Package Recommended for customers that expect future product flexibility combined with simplified changeovers

1) Roto-dex #1 2) Roto-dex #2 3) Deposit horizontal motion 4) Deposit vertical motion 5) Secondary cam shaft

Notes: The main cam shaft drives: the slide/flip area (4)

Advantages (Flexibility):

Ability to change the belt row pitch for different size products. With the standard design the row pitch is fixed and designed for a specific size range of products. Example: For a product range of 25 to 42-mm we would design with a 3-inch row pitch. This allows us to maximize the system efficiency by operating at the lowest possible belt speed.

With the flexibility package we easily change the row pitch (typically from 3 to 6-inches) to maximize efficiency for a wide range of product sizes.

Eliminate changing out Roto-dex drive components for different product size ranges (gears and sprockets)

Change deposit motion profiles from the HMI without the need for cam changes

Adjust general product row timing while the machine is in operation

Ability for long strip depositing

Ability to control deposit tailing (fold the tail back over the deposit): used for real chocolate, caramel etc.

Future option for “Double Decker”

Servo driven “Roto-Dex”

“Direct drive rotary” motor for deposit horizontal motion control

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Full Servo Package Opinion: Purchased by customers that want to eliminate mechanical components (Chains, sprockets, cams)

1) Capping area horizontal 2) Vacuum manifold vertical 3) Gate #3 vertical 4) Primary gate 5) Slide late gate 6) Retracting gate 7) Flip late gate

Notes:

With the “Flexibility Package” items #1, 2 and 3 are driving by a single servo with cams. With “Full Servo” the single drive is replaced with 3-servos and the cams are eliminated.

Items #4 through #7 are all located in the slide/flip area

Advantages:

Eliminate mechanical components with the exception of timing belts

Full servo capping allows for HMI panel adjustments for sandwich height

Additional timing control without moving cams

Changeover without any cam changes

Slide/Flip area drives

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Panel Location Through the “Flexibility Option” the customer has the option to locate the electrical panel either:

1) Below the in-feed (Standard) 2) Remote (Required when the number of servo drives required exceeds 13)

Advantages (of the standard location)

Lower capital cost

The capper system can be mobile (moved in and out of line)

Space savings (no need to locate a large panel on the production floor)

Standard panel location

Remote panel (location to be defined)