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The versatile MULTIVAC
automatic packaging machine:

MULTIVAC R 7000
efficient
flexible
economical
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With or without vacuum. Products of any
Non-vacuum packaging applications in
the food industry are: preserves, honey,
consistency can be
High efficiency
packaging.
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dairy products and bakery goods; in the
non-food sector, medical disposables and
packaged - hot or cold. The MULTIVAC R-7000 is a rollstock
packaging machine, the complete FFS
other technical items. The versatility of the R-7000 is remarkable
machine: it (thermo) Forms, Fills and Seals
and is especially apparent when you look
Vacuum is used to get a longer shelf life The result is a very attractive package
at the wide range of products which can
for the full range of foods whose color perfectly shaped to the product.
be packed on it. Basically there are no
texture or flavor are damaged by oxygen. limitations. With over 1,000 different packaging
There's no comparison between vacuum possibilities, the MULTIVAC R-7000 is the
packaged products and canned goods If packaging plays any part in your most versatile packaging machine in the
insofar as quality is concerned. business, you should know about the world. The smallest package size is
MULTIVAC R-7000. 0.79 in. x 1.87 in. (20 mm x 47.5 mm),
Products may be liquid, viscous, granu- the largest is 23.62 in. x 31.50 in.
lated or in chunks, large or small, hard or (600 mm x 800 mm).
soft, hot or cold. The R-7000's speed is outstanding.
Ask a qualified MULTIVAC representative For example, you can produce eight 44-lb.
if your product can be packed on the packages of fresh meat a minute, or up to
R-7000. Based on the size and consistency 900 packages per minute of syringes.
of your product he will tell you if a fully
automatic packaging machine is suitable
for your application.

The R-7000 packaging beef primals at the packing The R-7000 with an extended loading area for Cartoning of medical disposables after discharge
house level pree-cooked meals from the R-7000.

The MULTIVAC R-7000 The MULTIVAC R-7000

can be used with is used everywhere.
various packaging Applications in the food sector:
1. Nearly all areas of basic foodstuffs.
materials. 2. Important areas of the gourmet food
and dessert industries.
You can use flexible, semi-rigid or rigid Applications in the non-food sector:
films, single layer or laminated films, 1. Packaging of medical disposables.
to make either shallow or deep drawn 2. Packaging of instruments to prot.
packages. The type of film to be used them against dust, humidity or
depends on the product to be packaged. deformation or in order to offer them
Still other R-7000 applications include, more economically in sets.
for example, heat sealable cardboard Packaging - Processing
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Operating principle. Standard widths: variable from 13.39 in.
to 18.11 in. (340 mm to 460 mm), 15.75 in.
The distance to which the die opens is
adjustable up to 6.89 in. (175 mm), stand-

fit TIVAC fully automatic packaging

hines produce packages from two
separate rolls of film: the bottom web is
thermoformable material and is used to
to 20.47 in. (400 mm to 520 mm),
(19.69 in. to 24.41 in. (500 mm to 620 mm).
Packaging Material:
All thermoformable or heat sealable films.
ard up to 4.53 in. (115 mm).
The length of the complete forming station
can be adjusted up to 1.18 in. (30 mm)
in either direction.
make the pockets which hold the product. Film Roll Diameter: Speed:
The top web, which is often printed, Top web, maximum 15.75 in. (400 mm) Max. 30 cycles/minute depending on
forms the lid. Bottom web, maximum 19.69 in (500 mm) package size, depth of draw, film used
Roll core diameter 3 in. (76 mm) or and capacity of vacuum pump.
The bottom web is fed into the grippers
5.98 in. (152 mm) Electrical Data:
of the transport chain via a brake shaft.
Cut-off : 220 volt, 3 phase, 60 cycles, 50 amps.
By means of a drive motor the film is 4.72 in. to 31.50 in. (120 mm to 800 mm), Air Pressure:
moved forward at regular intervals, first standard up to 12.60 in. (320 mm). Maximum 22 cfm at 120 psi depending
going through the forming station, where Depth of Draw/Product Height: upon depth of draw and size of die.
pockets are produced by heat and air
pressure.
Up to 6.30 in. (160 mm), standard up to
3.94 in (100 mm) I
The bottom web then passes to the Dies:
product loading area, which can be from Each package size or type requires an
29.53 in. to 157.48 in. (750 mm to 4.000 mm) appropriate set of dies. A die change can
long. be made in about 15 minutes. Our die
charts comprehend about 1000 different
The top film, which is also advanced via
standard dies.
a brake shaft, may be imprinted with a
code dating device (Multiprint) before Loading Area:
being sealed to the bottom web in the Approximately 29.53 in. to 157.48 in.
sealing station. Photoelectric registration (750 mm to 4,000 mm). Also available in
can also be used for the top web if desired. knee-free style.
Once the two webs are fed into the Drive and Control:
sealing station, the packages may be Film advance via brake motor and change
simply heat sealed, evacuated and heat gears. All other functions electronically
sealed, or evacuated, gas flushed and heat and pneumatically controlled.
sealed, depending on your application.
ally the packages are separated by
main switch
ss cutting and, if necessary, longitudinal
tting and perforation. The individual vacuum gauge
packages are then discharged from the
machine for labeling and cartoning. dancer arm

Web Widths:
Minimum 10.24 in. (260 mm), maximum
24.41 in. (620 mm).

plug for photoeye

Air Disconnect
For Multiprint.

3/4' Pipe Air

Connection (NW 14)
squeezing knife
for longitudinal
5/16' Hose Connection cutting
For Water Inlet (NW 8)
cross cutting
punch
Water Blow Down

die travel adjustment

5/16" Hose Connection
For Gas (NW8)

5/16" Hose Connection

For Water Discharge.
(NW 8)

Packagmg

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Cooling Water:
Approximately 50 gal. per hr. depending Accessories: 7. Printing and code dating device
on water temperature and die size. 1. Infeed and discharge conveyors, (Multiprint) for hot stamping or color
Weight: synchronized or infinitely variable. foil imprinting.
Approximately 1,550 lbs. (700 kg) for Discharge conveyors variable in height. 8. Unit for transverse labeling with
standard machine including die. Up to 2. Photoelectric registration for printed adhesive-backed labels.
2,200 lbs. (1,000 kg) for extended machine upper web. 9. Filling and portion-measuring machine,
Construction: 3. Punch and corner rounding device for synchronized, for such items as pea-
To meet the demands of the food semi-rigid packages. nuts, granular products, viscous or
processing industry the MULTIVAC R-7000 4. Circular or oval cutting device for liquid products, certain medical
is corrosion resistant, easy to maintain round or oval packages. disposables.
and to keep clean, and has a number of 5. Vacuum regulator for hot, liquid 10. Vacuum pumps up to 375 c.f.m. with
safety features. products. special accessories.
Applications: Vacuum packages, gas 6. Trim strip removal system. 11. Compressor for air pressure.
flush packages, sterile packages.

control panel with video display forming die die adjustment

of individual electronic functions (horizontal)

photoelectric
register control dancer arm

upper web
adjustment

lower web
adjustment

loading area

0 Size A
2400 mm
3600 mm
4800 mm
2 5' (750 mm)

Size B
4137 mm (505 mm (942 mm)
5337 mm 1'7" 2 6"(795 mm) 3'1"
6537 mm

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vacuum connection (1200 mm) vacuum connection
for evacuation 2"
for forming 1"
connection for
cross cut
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There is a place for a MULTIVAC R-7000 He will advise you which accessories While the MULTIVAC R-7000
every packaging line. To find out how a you would need for your packaging can be up-dated in the future by the
ULTIVAC R-7000 could fit into yours, requirement. addition of new dies and other equipment,
get in touch with a MULTIVAC represen- it helps to plan ahead so that provision
tative. With his thorough knowledge and can be made at the factory for accessories
extensive experience he can tell you how you may need later on such as a code
a MULTIVAC R-7000 would be useful in dating device and punching units. This way
your operation. costs are minimized.

System -onfibsai, th the VaJLTIVAC R ""4‘1

Application Discharge End MULTIVAC Infeed End
R 7000
FOOD:
bakery goods cartoner transfer conveyor infeed conveyor

peanuts, cashew nuts cartoner, accumulator transfer conveyor volumetric filler

convenience foods autoclave,cartoner transfer conveyor volumetric filler

i.e. stew, gravy, soups

fish, crab cartoner, accumulator transfer conveyor infeed conveyor

meat or sausage, labeler, accumulator, transfer conveyor slicer, infeed

sliced or chunked cartoner conveyor

lesh fish, herring cartoner, transfer conveyor infeed conveyor

accumulator
fresh meat, labeler, cartoner heat tunnel, cutter, portioner
consumer cuts and H.R.I. transfer conveyor

poultry cartoner heat tunnel infeed conveyor

cheese, labeler, accumulator, transfer conveyor slicer, separator,
whole, sliced or chunks cartoner infeed conveyor

jam, honey accumulator transfer conveyor liquid precision filler,

-. Becker loader

dairy products, accumulator transfer conveyor volumetric filler,

butter, yogurt Becker loader

olives accumulator transfer conveyor it counting device

large hams discharge conveyor, heat tunnel infeed conveyor
cartoner
small sausages, accumulator, cartoner transfer conveyor Warrick loader,
i.e. franks, chubs infeed conveyor
dried fruits, cartoner, accumulator transfer conveyor exact weight loading
i.e. raisins, dates, pistachios unit

NON FOOD:
medical disposables sterilizer,accumulator cartoner automatic loader
i.e. syringes, catheters

tobacco accumulator transfer conveyor infeed conveyor

bandages accumulator cartoner forming punch,

infeed conveyor
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Our development department is continually working MULTIVAC main works in Wolfertschwenden/Allgau MULTIVAC user training programs attract trainees
on new packaging applications. from all over the world.

Program and Representation and Information and

know-how service training
The words "vacuum packaging"'and There are MULTIVAC sales and service The MULTIVAC line includes both semi-
"MULTIVAC" are inseparable and are organizations in 45 countries throughout automatic chamber machines and
known all over the world. Our big rollstock the world. MULTIVAC representatives are electronically controlled, highly efficient
automatic vacuum packagers are specially experts in the packaging field. They see fully automatic rollstock equipment.
designed for large volume production. to it that you receive the right machine With these machines you can packag
For large, bulky items of irregular shape, for your packaging needs. They install almost any product, whether it is soft
hard, warm or cold, large or small.
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our chamber machines are ideal. the machine and train your people to
All these units are the result of many years operate it. To them, packaging is more For many years we have been offering a
of thorough and extensive research and than just mechanically forming, filling and one-week training school as a service
development. sealing a package. to our customers. In addition to instruction
in operation and maintenance of the
machine we also give information on
packaging materials suitable for use with
the unit and advice as to how the machine
Packaging — Processing can best be placed in a customer's exist-
ing or projected packaging line in order
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