ChillMaster Standard Features
Every standard feature on the ChillMaster serves to achieve the following goals:
- Maximize product throughput
- Maximize machine uptime
- Minimize maintenance
- Minimize film loss
Each of the features stands on its own as a benefit, but when combined with other critical features, the above is realized year after year of continuous production.
Machine Housing
![ChillMaster-cropped ChillMaster Cropped](https://blackforestpkg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/ChillMaster-cropped.jpg)
Features
- IP65 heavy-duty, non-tubular, fully welded stainless steel machine frame and housing
- Cleaned and polished continuous welds
- No open holes or exposed threads
- Stainless steel fasteners throughout machine
- Stainless steel machine feet, no exposed threads
- Pressurized machine housing
Benefits
- Sanitary design prohibits bacterial growth
- Withstands aggressive sanitation procedures
- Pressurization helps prevent water ingress
Front Plate
![Standard Feature 3 Front Plate Standard Feature 3 Front Plate](https://blackforestpkg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Standard-Feature-3-Front-Plate.png)
Features
- One-piece 20mm thick stainless steel front plate
Benefits
- Extremely strong and stable platform for mounting the forming set, vertical seal station, film draw down belts, squeeze rollers, and horizontal seal jaws
- Eliminates flexing of the front plate due to the combined weight and inertia of the above components
- Increased bearing life
- Increased shaft life
- Minimizes preventative maintenance
- Maximizes machine uptime
Electrical Cabinet
Features
- IP66 washdown execution
- Pressurized
- Offset from machine housing
- Cabling runs through offset mounts
- Sloped top
- Top overhangs doors
- Channeled door openings
- Heavy-duty chemical resistant gaskets
Benefits
- Withstands aggressive sanitation procedures
- Pressurization helps prevent water ingress
- Offset mount prohibits bacterial growth between electrical cabinet and machine housing
- Superior design with overhanging sloped top, channeled door openings, and heavy-duty chemical resistant gaskets
Overhead Product Catch Tray
![Standard Feature 5 Catch Tray Standard Feature 5 Catch Tray](https://blackforestpkg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Standard-Feature-5-Catch-Tray.png)
Features
- Stainless steel construction, sloped, with drain
Benefits
- Protects machine, film, and printer during operation and clean-up
Powered Film Roll Unwind
![Standard Feature 6 Powered Film Roll Unwind Standard Feature 6 Powered Film Roll Unwind](https://blackforestpkg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Standard-Feature-6-Powered-Film-Roll-Unwind.png)
Features
- Laser-controlled
- Laser reads exact position of dancer bar and sends signal to ACVFD
- ACVFD accelerates or decelerates film spindle rotation
Benefits
- Positive control of the film spindle keeps precise tension on the film
- Reduces film stress and slippage
- Reduces out of specification bags
- Minimizes film loss
- Maximizes machine uptime
Film Spindle
![Standard Feature 7A Film Spindle Standard Feature 7A Film Spindle](https://blackforestpkg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Standard-Feature-7A-Film-Spindle.png)
![Standard Feature 7B Film Spindle Standard Feature 7B Film Spindle](https://blackforestpkg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Standard-Feature-7B-Film-Spindle.png)
Features
- 6” film spindle
- Cantilever design (280 machine)
- Low loading position of film roll
- Numerical scale for film roll positioning
- Film roll positioning locking collar
- Tool-less changeover
Benefits
- Fast, easy, and consistent film roll changes
- Ergonomic loading position of film roll
- Minimizes film loss
- Maximizes machine uptime
Low Film Detection
![Standard Feature 8 Low Film Detection Standard Feature 8 Low Film Detection](https://blackforestpkg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Standard-Feature-8-Low-Film-Detection.png)
Features
- IP66 sensor
- Detects when film roll is running low, a message is displayed on the HMI, and the yellow light on tower stack light is actuated
Benefits
- Alerts operator to low film supply condition
- Maximizes machine uptime
Manual Splice Table
![Standard Feature 9 Manual Splice Table Standard Feature 9 Manual Splice Table](https://blackforestpkg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Standard-Feature-9-Manual-Splice-Table.png)
Features
- Stainless steel execution
- If the film roll runs out, the tension on the dancer bar released, and the machine stops automatically
- The pneumatic clamping cylinders automatically fire the top clamping bar to hold the old film in place on the splice table so it does not run out through the machine
- Tape head and positioning arm for manually splicing the two film rolls
Benefits
- Fast and easy film roll changes
- Minimizes film loss
- Maximizes machine uptime
Printer Frame
![Standard Feature 10 Printer Frame Standard Feature 10 Printer Frame](https://blackforestpkg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Standard-Feature-10-Printer-Frame.png)
Features
- Stainless steel execution
- Tooless handwheel position adjustments with numerical readouts
Benefits
- No anodized aluminum
- Fast, easy, and consistent tooless changeovers
- Minimizes film loss
- Maximizes machine uptime
Print Registration
![Standard Feature 11A Print Registration Standard Feature 11A Print Registration](https://blackforestpkg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Standard-Feature-11A-Print-Registration.png)
![Standard Feature 11B Print Registration Standard Feature 11B Print Registration](https://blackforestpkg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Standard-Feature-11B-Print-Registration.png)
Features
- IP66 photoeye
- Capable of running printed/registered film
- Tooless handwheel position adjustment with numerical readout
Benefits
- Fast, easy, and consistent tooless changeovers
- Minimizes film loss
- Maximizes machine uptime
Automatic Film Tracking
![Standard Feature 12A Automatic Film Tracking Standard Feature 12A Automatic Film Tracking](https://blackforestpkg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Standard-Feature-12A-Automatic-Film-Tracking.png)
![Standard Feature 12B Automatic Film Tracking Standard Feature 12B Automatic Film Tracking](https://blackforestpkg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Standard-Feature-12B-Automatic-Film-Tracking.png)
![Standard Feature 12C Automatic Film Tracking Standard Feature 12C Automatic Film Tracking](https://blackforestpkg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Standard-Feature-12C-Automatic-Film-Tracking.png)
Features
- IP66 infrared sensor
- The entire film feed carriage from the film roll to the forming collar moves
- Instantaneous film tracking adjustments
- Tooless position adjustment for changeovers
- Drive motor mounted inside the machine housing
Benefits
- Minimizes out of spec bags by maintaining the integrity of the vertical seal to help eliminate leakers
- Fast, easy, and consistent tooless changeovers
- Minimizes film loss
- Maximizes machine uptime
Forming Set
![Standard Feature 13A Forming Set Standard Feature 13A Forming Set](https://blackforestpkg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Standard-Feature-13A-Forming-Set.png)
![Standard Feature 13B Forming Set Standard Feature 13B Forming Set](https://blackforestpkg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Standard-Feature-13B-Forming-Set.png)
Features
- Stainless steel execution
- 27° collar angle coming off last roller
- Tooless changeover
Benefits
- Gentle angle reduces film stress
- Gentle angle reduces film slippage
- Gentle angle increases collar life while running heavier gauge films typically found in liquid operations
- Minimizes out of spec bags by maintaining the integrity of the eye mark position when running printed film
- Fast and easy changeovers
- Less film waste
- Maximizes machine uptime
Film Drive Belts
Features
- Servo-driven vacuum-assist film drive belts
- Each belt is independently driven
- Piab vacuum pump
- Large contact surface area to film
- Automatic alignment with forming tube flats
- Tooless belt replacement
Benefits
- Precise film draw down
- Vacuum-assist is especially useful in wet environments, avoids film slippage
- Positive control of heavier gauge films typically found in liquid operations
- Minimizes film loss
- Maximizes machine uptime
Vertical Seal Station
![Standard Feature 15A Vertical Seal Standard Feature 15A Vertical Seal](https://blackforestpkg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Standard-Feature-15A-Vertical-Seal.png)
![Standard Feature 15B Vertical Seal Standard Feature 15B Vertical Seal](https://blackforestpkg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Standard-Feature-15B-Vertical-Seal.png)
Features
- Servo-driven, direct drive
- Synchronized with the film drive belts
- Open access design with tooless release mechanism
- Tooless adjustment
- Tooless band replacement
Benefits
- Quick and easy access for changeovers, maintenance, and cleaning
- Quick and easy band replacement
- Quick, easy, and consistent adjustment during changeovers
- Minimizes film loss
- Maximizes machine uptime
Horizontal Seal Station Continuous-Motion
![Special Features 3 Special Features 3](https://blackforestpkg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Special-Features-3.png)
Features
- Servo-driven (in/out)
- Servo-driven (up/down)
- Automatic jaw jam detection
Benefits
- Servo-drive/motor provides maximum and precise seal pressure
- Optimizing the box motion travel profile of the jaws provides maximum dwell times throughout the sealing cycle resulting in bags with excellent seal integrity to help eliminate leakers
- Minimizes potential for jaw damage
- Minimizes film loss
Tower Stack Light
![Standard Feature 16 Tower Stack Light Standard Feature 16 Tower Stack Light](https://blackforestpkg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Standard-Feature-16-Tower-Stack-Light.png)
Features
- Alerts operator and surrounding personnel to machine operating status and conditions
Benefits
- Safer machine operation
- Alerts can prepare operator for upcoming conditions (i.e. low film roll supply)
- Maximizes machine uptime
eWon Module
![Standard Feature 17 eWon Module Standard Feature 17 EWon Module](https://blackforestpkg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Standard-Feature-17-eWon-Module.png)
Features
- Provides remote diagnostic capabilities
Benefits
- Helps eliminate the need for a service technician visit
- Minimizes machine downtime