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S440-S560-S560N-S560NA-S870 Use and maintenance manual USE AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL Semiautomatic or manual angular packaging machine S440 - S560 - S560N S560NA - S870 MANUAL CODE: DM210231 CREATION DATE: 03.03.2006 RELEASE: RELEASE DATE: 20.12.2010...
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FOREWORD In thanking you for the preference given us, SMIPACK S.p.A. is glad to welcome you to its wide circle of Clients and wishes that the use of this machine will be for you reason for full satisfaction. S440, S560, S560N, S560NA, S870...
(BG) Italia e uffici amministrativi in Via Piazzalunga, 30 San Giovanni Bianco (BG) Italia. The company SMIPACK S.p.A., with production site in San Pellegrino Terme (BG) - Italy, Via Tasso, 75 and head-quarters in San Giovanni Bianco (BG) - Italy, Via Piazzalunga 30...
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e alle norme armonizzate di buona pratica costruttiva, tra cui: and with Harmonized Standards: Sicurezza del macchinario. Concetti fondamentali, principi generali di progettazione. Terminologia di base. EN ISO 12100-1 Safety of machinery. Basic concepts, general principles for design. Basic terminology. Sicurezza del macchinario.
WEIGHT AND DIMENSIONS OF THE MACHINE ................12 2.3. TRANSPORT AND UNPACKING...................... 12 2.4. ASSEMBLY OF MACHINE S440, S560, S560N AND S560NA ............13 2.5. ASSEMBLY OF MACHINE S870 ...................... 14 2.6. POSITIONING OF ROLLER UNIT (S560N E S560NA) ..............15 2.7.
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Tav. 1 Tank group ......................38 Tav. 2 Outlet product carrier group ................39 Tav. 3 Cooling group ......................40 Tav. 4 Hood group(S440 - S560 - S560N - S560NA) Tav.1..........41 Tav. 5 Hood group (S440-S560-S560N-S560NA) Tav.2 ..........42 Tav. 6 Hood group (S870) Tav.1 ..................43 Tav.
We would like to thank you in advance for all the suggestions that you may want to forward to us in order to bring about further improvements to the machine. SMIPACK S.p.A. - Via Piazzalunga, 30 - 24015 S. Giovanni Bianco (BG) - ITALIA - Tel. +39.0345.40400 - Fax +39.0345.40409 1.2 WARRANTY CONDITIONS...
Do not install the machine in areas posing a risk of explosion or fire. • Do not temper with, remove or modify the safety devices; in such cases SMIPACK S.p.A. declines any responsibility on the safety of its machines. •...
S440-S560-S560N-S560NA-S870 Use and maintenance manual ATTENTION! The operator, the maintenance and cleaning personnel must scrupulously adhere to both the regulations for the prevention of accidents and the safety regulations of the Country of destination of the machine and the plant, besides the instructions, warnings and general rules concerning the safety included in this manual.
167 Kg 2.3 TRANSPORT AND UNPACKING SMIPACK S.p.A. in function of the means of transport and of the type of products to be shipped utilizes packagings adequate to guarantee the integrity and preservation during transportation. It is recommended to handle with great care the machine during transport and positioning.
S440-S560-S560N-S560NA-S870 Use and maintenance manual • (S440, S560, S560N and S560NA) : remove the reel holder 2. • Remove the pack 3 containing four legs and four wheels. • (S560N and S560NA) Remove the roller unit 4 . • Unscrew the four clamping screws 5 to the pallet and the 4 feet 7.
For the positioning of the reel holder operate in the following way: • Position the reel holder 3 in its guides. • Climb over the stopper 4 by a screw-driver. Fig. 2.4.2 2.5 ASSEMBLY OF MACHINE S870 Unscrew the bolts from the pallet, lift the machine by means of a lift, remove the plates 1, then assemble the four wheels 2, as indicated in the picture.
S440-S560-S560N-S560NA-S870 Use and maintenance manual 2.6 POSITIONING OF ROLLER UNIT (S560N E S560NA) • nsert the roller unit in the couplings 1 of the conveyer belt locking it with the roller 2 in its holes 3. • During the assembly and disassembly operations avoid to laterally push the roller unit since...
In the case which someone wants access to the electrical system, remember to turn off the power supply and wait at least 5 minutes before operating. 2.9 TECHNICAL DATA FOR THE ELECTRIC CONNECTION S560 / S440 S560NA S870 S870 S560N...
Use and maintenance manual 3. INFORMATION ON THE MACHINE 3.1 MACHINE PERFORMANCE The SMIPACK S.p.A. packaging machine is equipped with a simple but complete control panel connected to a microprocessor system guaranteeing high level performance and great autonomy to the operator.
S440-S560-S560N-S560NA-S870 Use and maintenance manual µm poliolefin) with a thickness varying from 10 to 30 , also carrying drawings and personalised wording, as long as the same comply with the provisions of the laws in force. The film, used in the one-fold execution, can be micro-punched, going through the micro-punches of the machine itself.
It increases the value of the selected parameter It decreases the value of the selected parameter 4.2 MACHINE S440-S560-S870 SWITCH ON Turn the main switch of the control panel ON. At first, the electronic board of all packaging machines will display the machine model and the...
S440-S560-S560N-S560NA-S870 Use and maintenance manual shrinking), as well as the memory in use and the number of processed products. 4.3 START-UP OF THE SEMI-AUTOMATIC MACHINE (S560N) AND OF THE AUTOMATIC MACHINE (S560NA) Turn the main switch ON and then press the key If you press the emergency button, situated on the machine front side, the cycle will stop.
2 • Heat-shrinking mode : the product is packaged in a clinging packet Press the key ; the following message will be displayed: Fig. 4.4.2 In heat-shrinking mode, if the word "heating" is displayed and the led of the key intermittent, the machine can only carry out sealing cycles (the mode AUTO is not operating) until the oven heating elements reach the set temperature (see the parameter "oven temperature"...
S440-S560-S560N-S560NA-S870 Use and maintenance manual 4.6 PARAMETERS MENU Press the key in order to enter the Menu of the machine adjustment parameters. If you press the key in the menu, the following parameters will be displayed: 1 • Sealing temperature Menu to adjust the sealing temperature (value 0-10) Fig.
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4 • Shrinking waiting time Menu to adjust the waiting time between the sealing end and the heat-shrinking start. (value 0-1) Fig. 4.6.4 It must be used with values different from 0 if there are problems due to the film tear along the sealed side.
S440-S560-S560N-S560NA-S870 Use and maintenance manual If a value higher than 0,5 is set up, the bell unit descent time is delayed from the moment which the conveyor stops. Therefore, if you increase the value "auto cycle" the bell opening and closure speed decreases.
8 • Bar pressure (S560NA) By pressing the key the following message will be displayed: Fig. 4.7.3 This parameter increases or decreases the sealing pressure. The keys allow you to modify the value by 1 unit (value 0 to 10). 9 •...
S440-S560-S560N-S560NA-S870 Use and maintenance manual 4.9 LEGEND OF THE DISPLAYED SYMBOLS AND MESSAGES Insert the packet Film sealing in progress Heat-shrinking in progress Heat-shrinking fans on (S560N/S560NA) Exiting package (S560NA) Bell closing movement (S560NA) Bell opening movement 4.10 FILM REEL INSERTION •...
The number of punches to be used depends on the width of the packets to be packaged. For small packets, one punch can be enough. In the machines series S440-S560-S560N-S560NA two punches are available, whereas there are three of them in the S870. It is possible to adjust the punches (A) at different distances from the contrast (B) by turning the punch (see Fig.
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S440-S560-S560N-S560NA-S870 Use and maintenance manual Fig. 4.12.1 (S440, S560 and S870) The screened plate 7 has to be adjusted through controls 5-6 according to the height of the product to be packaged. For a good packaging, film sealing must take place at half the product height...
4.13 BELL ADJUSTMENT To adjust the bell opening width act on the retainer 1 making it slide in its guide (except for the S560NA). To adjust the bell opening force operate on the special variator 2: • rotate anticlockwise to reduce it. •...
S440-S560-S560N-S560NA-S870 Use and maintenance manual 5.3 FIRST FILM SEALING The operation to be performed, before starting products packaging, is the introduction of the film for about 10 cm 1 in the packaging tank (Fig. 5.3.1), then lower the bell 2 and press it on the...
Using your left hand, pull the film and with your right hand bring the product inside the packaging tank, positioning it on the netting, and being careful to leave 1-2 cm of space from the sealing blade. Lower the bell and, the second it touches the sealing blade, press with a pressure of 10-15 Kg (except for the S560NA fig.
S440-S560-S560N-S560NA-S870 Use and maintenance manual • Inflammable products. • Explosive products. • Aerosol bombs of any kind. • Loose powders and volatile products. • Loose products with a format smaller than the netting holes. It is not possible to package anything that is not foreseen which can in any way be dangerous to the user and damage the machine itself.
Inspection of the key-board 6.1 ELECTRONIC BOARD REMOVAL If it is necessary to replace the electronic board, please proceed as follows (see Fig. 6.2.1): Disconnect the voltage and wait for at least 5 minutes before starting any operation. • Remove the connector 1 by pressing by the sides, as indicated on the label. •...
S440-S560-S560N-S560NA-S870 Use and maintenance manual 7. ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PRECAUTIONS DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. Before starting any maintenance operation, described in this chapter, unless otherwise required, switch the machine off, switch the voltage off, acting on the main switch and pull out the power supply cable from the mains.
7.2 RESIDUAL FILM REMOVAL AND MISCELLANEOUS Before removing any film residues and impurities deposited on the hot parts of the machine wait until the machine has cooled down For the cleaning of the lower bell, remove the netting and the larger residues, then go over using a vacuum cleaner.
S440-S560-S560N-S560NA-S870 Use and maintenance manual 7.5 COOLANT CONTROL (S560N, S560NA and S870) Fig. 7.5.1 Every month check that the level of the coolant liquid is included between the min. valve and the max one; on the contrary unscrew the cap 1 and top up with antifreezing liquid.
7.7 LIST OF SPARE PARTS In order to be able to appropriately carry out routine maintenance, it is necessary to always have available the following set of accessories and spare parts: 1 • Tank group S560N Description S440 S560 POS. S560NA spare parts MY020013...
S440-S560-S560N-S560NA-S870 Use and maintenance manual 6 • Hood group (S870) Tav.1 S870 POS. Description spare parts MY700026 HOOD GROUP MH100003 PLATE MA212645 PIVOT MA107045 SPRING MA105986 SUPPORT MA600291 LIMIT SWITCH EF010050...
S440-S560-S560N-S560NA-S870 Use and maintenance manual 14 • Elevating system group S560N-S560NA POS. Description spare parts MY110001 SHAFT MA105864 BUSH MF800237 HAND WHEEL MA900540...
S440-S560-S560N-S560NA-S870 Use and maintenance manual 8. ANOMALIES AND FAILURES - HOW TO REMEDY 8.1 PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS Tab. 8.1.1 PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTION SMOKE DURING REDUCE SEALING HIGH TEMPERATURE SEALING TEMPERATURE CHECK THAT THE WORD HEAT- HEAT-SHRINKING SHRINKING APPEARS ON THE...
8.2 AUDIO WARNING OF PROBLEMS Cyclically, the program performs a number of controls. If there are any anomalies, the electronic board will emit an acoustic signal (beep) and the number of the problem is displayed. Once the problem is solved, it will be possible to reset the electronic board display by pressing the key or any other key.
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S440-S560-S560N-S560NA-S870 Use and maintenance manual • Check the correct operation of the board cooling fan. • Check the correct operation of the cooling fan of the boards zone, in the machines that are equipped with this fan. If the problem persists, stop the sealing and heat-shrinking operations, switch the machine off and call the servicing centre.
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ERROR 14: Open bell micro error Solution: • Check the operation of the open bell micro (EF010049). • Check the correct connection of the bell automatism motor. • Check the fuses F2 and F3 situated on the bell inversion module. If the problem persists, switch the machine off and call the servicing centre.
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SMIPACK S.p.A. is absolutely not responsible for any direct or indirect consequences due to the proper or improper use of this manual or of the system software. SMIPACK S.p.A. has the right to make technical modification on their system and in their manual without...
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