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Form Fill Seal Packaging Machine - 8000MH Overview

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The 8000MH Thermo Form Fill Seal Machine is an American made high speed solution ideal for high production output rates in excess of 30 cycles per minute. Formerly known as the Mahaffy & Harder SureFlow Model 8000, it has the ability to produce a variety of package types including Flexible Packaging, Foil-Foil Packaging, Semi-Rigid Packaging, Rigid Packaging, Ambient Packaging, Vacuum Packaging, Modified Atmosphere Package (MAP), Recloseable Packaging and more.

The 8000MH is built with movable inner frames to accept any web width up to 24 inches (610mm), chosen to maximize the customer's package configuration and to minimize waste.

Form Fill Seal Packaging Machine - 8000MH Features & Benefits

• American made
• High production capability - Three axis servo motion controls allows for precision overlapping of web movement, forming press movement, and sealing press movement to maximize package output.
• Designed and built in accordance with the AMI Sanitary Principles
• Ability to run various materials
• Maximum cycle rate of 30 cycles per minute standard, up to 35 cycles per minute for special applications
• Fully adjustable web widths, with maximum web width of 24"
• Maximum index length: 24"
• Zero Trim Adjustable Web Widths - an exclusive clip chain feature that in many cases allows for zero edge trim, and can add up to thousands of dollars of savings in packaging materials every year
• Trim options include rounded corners, peel flaps, and contour trim
• State-of-the-art Allen Bradley PLC controls
• Can accommodate 3" and 6" cores for supply mandrels
• Easy open tooling system with a compressed air cylinder assisted lifting mechanism allows for quick access to dies for cleaning and maintenance
• Individual web chain clips means minimal cost and downtime for bent clips
• Quick change cross cut knives - easy tool-less blade changes to minimize cost and downtime
• Full web width cross cut system - institutional bulk packages can be sent without wasted film. Cross cut knives cut between the chain clips to allow for "no-scrap" packages
• Designed for maximum hygiene
• Total application range
• Servo driven chain
• Recloseable Packaging Attachment
• Pneumatically operated forming and sealing presses
• Optional higher force forming and sealing presses
• Opposite hand packaging machine
• Dual unwind stand with automatic edge guide for bottom web reduces downtime by providing quick web splicing and reduced material waste
• Special bottom web unwind mandrel for rolls up to 39" in diameter
• Low noise scrap removal and chopper systems for semi-rigid edge trim removal
• Stainless steel construction built for use in a washdown environment, performs exceptionally well in any environment

Options

• Allen Bradley Control Logix for machine controls
• Allen Bradley color touch screen Panelview 1250+ or Versaview
• Remote monitoring and diagnostics available
• Integration and supply of thermal transfer printers, inkjet printers, labelers, etc.
• Integration and supply of product feeder/loaders, fillers, etc.
• Integration of outfeed and pack off systems
• Outfeed extensions to permit use of auxiliary equipment located after sealing station
• Low web supply warning

Package Types

• Flexible Packaging
• Foil-Foil Packaging
• Semi-Rigid Packaging
• Rigid Packaging
• Ambient Packaging
• Vacuum Packaging
• Modified Atmosphere Package (MAP)
• Recloseable Packaging

Package Change Parts

• One and two preheat stations using contact heating from one side or both sides
• One and two preheat stations using non-contact radiant heat
• Thermoforming around a male plug
• Thermoforming into a female die with and without plug assist
• Temperature controlled plug assist
• Contour trimming using air operated knives
• Improved air operated cross cut knife
• Round corner trimming of S/R packages using male-female punch and dies
• Quick Change feature

Specifications

• Length: 318" (with standard loading area and outfeed conveyor)
• Height: 82"
• Width: 54"
• Electrical: 220/230/240V, 3 Phase, 50/60 Hz standard
• Loading Area: 8' standard, can be extended in 4' increments

  

Form Fill Seal Packaging Machine - 8000MH Gallery

Videos:

8000MH Form Fill Seal Machine Video
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8000MH Form Fill Seal Machine Video
(Windows Media Player Version)

Images:

Clam Shell Opening for Forming Change Parts
Cylinder assisted opening feature provides quick and easy access to forming and heating tools for changeover or maintenance

Clam Shell Opening for Sealing Change Parts
Cylinder assisted opening feature provides quick and easy access to sealing die and seal bar for changeover or maintenance

  

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