AFS300 Advanced Feeder - Servo drive

The AFS-300 AdvancedFeeder Servo version is the replacement of the very successful LHP Servo Feeder used to accurately feed out cards, leaflets, CD’s etc onto moving webs, carton blanks or other products. Based on the AdvancedFeeder construction it has the added benefit of servo drive and control for precise positioning of dispensed items to an accuracy of +/- 1.5mm.

Design features:

• Feeding width 300 mm standard
• Product feeding single and optional counting
• Precise product placement position and/or attachment
• Exact and easy air gap adjustment by micrometer screws and electronic displays
• Two setting points for the complete product gap setting from 0 to 30 mm, exit extension included
• Counter rotating separating rollers, giving equal abrasion of the friction rolls
• Missing sheet detection by monitoring run time
• Min. stack monitoring in the magazine
• Product magazine 600 mm easily accessible for loading, with integrated signal lamp
• Individual adjustable and tiltable stack support
• Pneumatic vibrator in stack support
• 300mm exit extension with flat belt, width 20mm and knife edge for precise feeding
• Infinitely adjustable feeding speed
• Highly dynamic and accurate drive via AC servo motor
• Vacuum module in friction belts
• Intermediate belts for products smaller than 60mm
• Adjustable upper section of exit extension
• Adjustable lateral guides in outfeed exit extension
• Spring mounted pressure bar and rollers, tiltable with upper part of exit extension
• Adjustable preesur roller at end of exit extension
• Product sensor for external start signal
• Reinforced side plates for rigidity
• Ruggedly designed machine frame, anodised aluminium, non-corrosive steel 
• Low noise level
• Specification according to EC machinery directive, CE-conformit

Control:

• PLC Control
• Touch screen operator guidance and status display with graphics capability
• Function test for self-diagnosis
• User guidance and status display in 9 languages (German, English, French, etc.
• Batch counter facility with SET / ACTUAL comparison
• Selectable operation mode - cycled or continuous
• Fault message indication by way of signal lamp and display
• Adjustable product length setting for doublesheet control
• Adjustable product stop position
• Blowing air follow-up time settable from 0 to 300 ms
• Plug-in electrical and electronic connectors
• External synchronization of belt speed by incremental encoder