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Description of sealing station
In the sealing station the filled packages are sealed with top film (see Figure 3.14).
The filled packages are drawn into the sealing station and closed by the sealing die bottom
part. The bottom part is raised by the same type of lifting system used in the forming station.
The process starts when vacuum chamber is closed: - the vacuum valve opens and creates a
vacuum outside and inside the packages to an adjustable value. Then, depending on the type
of packaging, a preservative gas is blown into the package and the package is sealed. To
achieve this a heating plate is pressed down on to the package(s) and the high temperature
melts both top and bottom films together. Also it is possible to produce vacuum packages, then
the sealing process will instead start directly after the vacuum process. This can be selected in
the “Operation Sequence“ menu (see Paragraph 4.2.2). The sealing station opens and is ready
for its next cycle.
top part
bottom
part
lifting gear
cylinder
Figure 3.14 Sealing station