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KP foods

TASCOL SHORE OPTIMISES PERFORMANCE OF KP FOOD'S IN LINE BOX FILLING SYSTEM.

There are times during multi packing where it is necessary to divert some or all of the KP on-line snack production into store. The rate of production is up to 900 bags per minute from each line and the product is stored in reusable boxes containing up to 190 bags. The bag number is dependent upon the bag size and may be as low as 170 bags for the higher volume bags.

Previous box filling had been achieved by the discrete placing of product sensors above the boxes and forward movement of the box whilst being filled. Product would be fed into the box from a chute, which in turn was fed from an in line moving belt continuous storage feeder complete with vibrating discharge tray. A reliable continuous feed could not always be achieved at the higher rate of 900 bags per minute and hence the number of bags per box was not consistent. The sensors had to be set to ensure that any flush feeding i.e. up to 25 bags, could be boxed without spillage.

Tascol Shore the Nottingham based process weighing company were asked to look into the problem and advise whether a more reliable bag count and control system could be developed.

A net direct loadcell weighing scale with quick release discharge was used to show that an accuracy of +/- 1 bag in 200 could be detected on bag weights averaging about 17 grammes. The weigh hopper was mounted on three 25Kg shear beam loadcells and the discharge opening was approximately the same surface area as the top of the box (The photograph shows the arrangement)

The net weighing approach increases the time available to fill and move the boxes as once the product is discharged from the weigher by gravity a further box count can be initiated whilst a new box is automatically moved into position. The discharge from the weigher is inhibited until a contact is made to indicate that an empty box is in position.

Having established that the bags could be counted accurately by weight Tascol Shore were asked to provide a control system that would optimise the box fill, by controlling the feed system to provide a preset number of bags per box. This was achieved in conjunction with KMG at Gamlingay by controlling the output of the continuous inline box feeder to provide a fast and slow speed.

The slow speed of feed was achieved by lowering the product depth of bags by the location of product sensing probes on the vibrating tray discharge. Provision was also made for reducing the amount of vibration if required.

Programmable in-flight compensation completed the control philosophy.

As the bag weights can vary according to size of snack produced, the control system was expanded to allow operators to change required bag count and via a serial interface all information is made available to the Siemens overall plant control and data storage facility.
In order to reduce site time the complete system was erected at the KMG factory. KP Foods provided sufficient product for the system to be fully evaluated prior to installation and site commissioning.

 

The advantage of the Tascol Shore system is that all the boxes of snack bags are now filled to their optimum level which reduces both warehouse space and ensures that an accurate accountability of bags can be maintained. Further machines are under review.

1 Year trading

TASCOL SHORE ENGINEERING COMPLETE 1 YEAR OF TRADING.

Tascol Shore Engineering, founded as a subset of T.A.Shore Co Ltd in April 2001, is proud to announce successful completion of their first year of trading. Tascol Shore Engineering is a Nottingham based manufacturer of process weighing and control systems.

Order values in the last year have ranged from £ 2,500 for a simple T33 bag filling system, up to a single order value of £ 410,000. End user industries are varied and include mining and quarrying, food, animal feed and chemicals.

The sales team is headed by the following: Mr Peter Shore B.Eng, Director, having wide experience of the company's products acquired over the past 15 years, and Mr Roger Marshall B.Sc, Product Manager, an expert in continuous and belt weighing systems.

Tascol Shore have also been supporting former T.A.Shore Co Ltd customers, in terms of spares and service support, and also upgrades and new machinery sales. Continual investment in the future means that Tascol Shore Engineering are definitely here to stay.

Fly Ash Controllers

CHINA JOB FOR TASCOL SHORE ENGINEERING LTD

GAME Engineering Ltd of Lincoln have been awarded a contract by DPA Electrical Power Plant, Heilongjiang, China, for three constant rate feeding systems. Due to excessive amounts of Fly Ash (PFA) produced from fossil fuel powers stations, the Chinese Government has produced a mandate to turn Fly Ash into low cost breeze blocks for the building industry.

GAME have awarded the contract for the three control systems to Tascol Shore Engineering Ltd, Nottingham Based Manufacturers of Process Weighing, Feeding and Control Equipment.

The Tascol Shore controllers will feed Fly Ash through a heavy duty screw feeder and agitator device at a constant rate between 1 and 15 TPH. A 5.5 kW Frequency Inverter operating under 'closed loop' conditions will keep system accuracy in the order of 0.25%. The controllers can be operated locally or remotely, with data from the process being fed to a mainframe computer.

Forthcoming exhibitions

PPMA Show

24th - 26th September, 2002. NEC Birmingham, England.
Tascol Shore are in Hall 9, Stand 9544.

Products on display

  • Single idle belt weigher and controller.
  • Vibratory weigh feeder.
  • T33 low cost sack filling.

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