AUGER FILLING SOLUTIONS Filling Every Expectation of Accuracy, Reliability & Support 610.942.4200 www.amsfilling.com
Our mission is to provide world-class filling equipment. Our goal is to exceed our customers expectations through superior quality service and craftmanship. Superior Quality Reasonable Pricing Continued Support Customer Satisfaction
ABOUT US AMS Filling Systems is a forward-thinking, design-driven equipment manufacturer. Since 1986, we have led the way in innovative design, manufacturing and servicing. For more than 30 years, we have worked with our clients to customize machines to fit their specific needs. From initial concept development, technical and product design, manufacturing, delivery and installation, and machine servicing we will take care of your needs. Since our founding, the AMS team and facilities have continued to grow and adapt to support our clients needs. Our team of more than 50 employees currently operates in our 40,000-square-foot facility. Our rapid growth offers enhanced satisfaction via larger inventory, modern manufacturing capability and strong engineering and service departments. At AMS, we value our customers and are dedicated to maintaining relationships to ensure continued satisfaction. PAGE 1
FILLING EVERY EXPECTATION Through 30 years of steady growth, AMS has earned a reputation for going above and beyond in creating custom technologies and fulfilling every customer expectation for reliable and high quality service. Expanded Capabilities As a leading packaging equipment manufacturer, AMS is committed to outstanding products, service and support. This drives our approach to satisfy our customers complex needs. Increased manufacturing, testing and inventory capabilities allow us to respond promptly to your requests. Trained Technical Experts When you work with AMS, your needs will always be met by a technically trained AMS representative who knows your equipment and your application. Our sales and service professionals have broad expertise filling systems and in-depth knowledge of your applications. To assure our customers the highest quality technical service, every member of our sales and service staff receives rigorous in-house training in machine design, engineering, construction and operation. Advanced, Custom Manufacturing Technology AMS equipment is built with the most dependable, heavy-duty components available. By combining CNC manufacturing technology with a commitment to quality and craftsmanship, we build equipment with top-of-the-line accuracy and reliability. In-House Programming Unlike many manufacturers, AMS creates all control packages in-house, including the PLC ladder logic and interface design. By doing so, we are able to manage costs and assure that each customer receives a control package matched to precise application requirements. Through the use of Allen Bradley controls, AMS creates all control packages uniquely designed for each application. By doing so customers are assured of the highest level of reliability as well as access to reasonably priced alternatives. The Industry s Best Service and Support AMS offers a service commitment unmatched in the industry. We respond within one business day to all inquiries, and our professionals oversee customer orders from the original request through engineering, manufacturing, testing, delivery and service. We maintain an extensive database of customers, machines and applications, so we can respond to your specific needs quickly and accurately. PAGE 2
THE AMS FOUNDATION AMS has earned its industry reputation by manufacturing a full line of quality engineered systems. AMS fillers are available as either volumetric or gravimetric systems. Both start as single-head semi-automatics and progress to multiple-head automatics. With a quick tooling change, each model can dispense products ranging from powders, granulars, flakes, liquids, gels and pastes. AMS is known and respected in many industries, including food, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, chemical and cosmetics. By steering away from proprietary parts, AMS provides its customers with alternate sources for reliable replacement parts at a reasonable cost. The A-100 filling head is an integral part of most AMS systems. Every model is available with options, including all stainless steel construction, and NEMA 4x rated electronics making them ideal for corrosive environments and wash-down applications. Custom Twin A-100 Filler A-100 BASE MODEL The A-100 is the foundation of AMS product line. This semi-automatic volumetric auger filler offers incredible versatility in an economical machine. It is designed to run efficiently and eliminates costly downtime. The A-100 can fill free-flowing and non-free-flowing dry products, as well as liquids, regardless of viscosity. Whether yours is a 100 mg pharmaceutical fill application, or a 50 lb. bulk product fill, the A-100 is up to the task. PAGE 3
SEMI AUTOMATIC FILLERS The A-100, along with all AMS machines, is completely customizable to meet your needs. A-100 Series Semi-Automatic Fillers Standard features include high performance PLC controls, stainless steel product contact parts and quick-and-easy cleanup. Options include: Foot switch operated All stainless steel filling heads Control boxes and floor bases NEMA 4 wash down electronics Two levels of PLC control upgrades Portable mounting frames with column jacks for head height adjustments Bottom-up fill lifts Hopper level controls Vibrators to assist product settling in the container Automatic conveyors Sensors for fill-on-the-fly SA-100 Servo Filler The SA-100 Servo Drive Auger Filler Head utilizes a true closed-loop servo control system. The servo motor is mounted above the auger shaft as a direct-drive system. It is ideally suited for the pharmaceutical industry s clean room environments. The servo motor is designed to run at much higher cycle rates, making the SA-100 perfect for applications that require both a high cycle rate and high accuracy. SL-50 Series Single Head Semi-Automatic Fillers The SL-50 can function as a standard revolutions-based volumetric filling system, or it can be upgraded to operate using a highly accurate scale to eliminate any concern of bulky density variation or high-fill accuracy requirements on small fills. Additionally, all AMS systems are completely customizable to meet your needs. PAGE 4
AUTOMATIC FILLERS A-400 Series Single Head Automatic Fillers The AMS A-400 series can fill virtually any rigid container at rates up to 120 cpm. This line offers a highly reliable, accurate and efficient way to automate rigid container packaging lines. A-400 Economy The economy model A-400E features the proven A-100 filling head, an open base frame with a mechanical jack, versatile pneumatic indexing and a 6 stainless steel conveyor. A-500 Series Dual Head Automatic Fillers The A-500 series can fulfill a variety of unique filling applications at high-end, in-line speeds. Utilizing its two-station design, the A-500 fillers can increase production rates, perform bulk and dribble fills or put two products in the same container. The economy model A-500E features two of the proven A-100 filling heads, with an open-base frame that has mechanical jacks, versatile pneumatic indexing and a 9 stainless steel conveyor. The A-500 features: An enclosed base cabinet with hinged access doors A stainless steel top Allen Bradley controls A built-in transformer An 8 stroke container for bottom-up fills Vibration to aid product settling A dust trough at each filling station on its 11 conveyor The model A-520 is a two lane, dual-twin-head, in-line automatic auger filler. This unique design provides much higher line speeds than traditional in-line automatics. The two lane design requires much less space than a single lane filler with the same number of stations. The A-520 is ideal for today s high efficiency packaging lines, where square footage is at a premium. PAGE 5
FILL BY WEIGHT SYSTEMS 10 Series Semi-Automatic Net Weight Fillers Our 10 series delivers high levels of accuracy and comes in any configuration for filling small containers, bags, boxes and drums. Utilizing digital scales and load cell components, all of our models become fill by weight systems. This makes the 10 series perfect for packaging high cost ingredients and products with density variations where product giveaway can impact profits. STA-110 Twin Servo with Bag Clamp A-110 Series Semi-Automatic Net Weight Fillers The A-110 series delivers extremely high levels of accuracy and comes in several configurations for filling small containers, bags, boxes and drums. Its modern digital electronic scale and controls panel produce net weight accuracies of +/- 0.1%- 0.25% on fills from less than 1 gram to 500 kg. This makes the A-110 perfect for packaging high cost ingredients and products with density variations where product giveaway can impact profits. The operational variable speed auger drive delivers optimum production rates and filling accuracies by utilizing a bulk and dribble fill. The A-110 can be equipped with a bottom-up fill container lift and dust collection shroud. The net weighers can be automated with several types of conveyor systems. A-100 Stainless Steel Package PAGE 6
A-610 Multi-Head Filler The A-610 features three or more filling heads designed to provide your company with the highest production rates, while maintaining unsurpassed accuracy. The A-610 will fill virtually any dry or liquid product and includes all of the features of the A-100. The A-610 can be configured with a variety of control packages utilizing scales, and features bulk and dribble operations, checkweigher feedback and product memory storage. Productivity options include lift and vibration capabilities, a complete stainless steel filling package and servo-driven units. This automatic multi-head filler is a powerful addition to any rigid container filling line. PAGE 7
HIGH SPEED FILLING LINES A-700 SERIES ROTARY FILLERS Our indexing and continuous motion rotary fillers solve difficult container handling and product settling problems at high line speeds of up to 400 CPM. The A-700 s continuous motion rotary filler offers higher operating speeds while providing a level of accuracy comparable to that of our 10 series. By design, continuous motion rotary fillers produce less wear on their parts than traditional in-line fillers. Features & Benefits: Stainless steel contact parts ensure easy removal and cleaning, are industrial strength and food grade, and resistant to most chemicals Variable speed turret drive and auger drive allows production at optimum speed while maintaining accuracy Product agitation inside hopper assures product consistency, maximum flow and consistent delivery Allen Bradley PLC and touch screen interface clearly shows information, enables easy transition through controls and has a global support network Heavy-duty head assembly with dust proof cover and 7 dia. infeed duct withstands the demands of daily production Fully-enclosed base with column jack to raise/lower full head has a clean appearance and provides storage for spare parts and tools Dust shroud over transfer funnels maintains clean work environment even at high production speeds Safety interlocked guarding automatically stops filler when doors open, minimizing risk to operators Tool-less change parts change from one container to another in just minutes PAGE 8
AMS Solutions in Action AMS Delivers a Unique Solutions for Gummy Vitamins, based on Our Popular A-700 Continuous Motion Rotary Filler. CASE STUDY Successful innovation often centers on delivering a familiar product in a more exciting or palatable way. Case in point: chewable vitamins have been on the market since the 1960s, but the introduction of gummy varieties has transformed the industry. The very characteristic that makes the product popular the chewy, stick texture poses a unique challenge in the primary packaging room. Here, equipment must minimize the product s tendency to adhere together, while loading ridged containers at high speed rates. Like many products on the market, gummy vitamins are filled by weight not by volume or count. Product is first weighed via a combination weigher, and then delivered through a transfer tunnel to a feeder. The feeder discharges the appropriate amount into containers, which enter the system on a conveyor. Typical machines are timed and indexed, with the containers pausing momentarily while being filled. Because it s such a sticky product, the gummies would clump in the tunnel. To separate the gummies, the machine would intensely vibrate the product. To ensure the product did not become compact when vibrated, AMS designed a continuous motion machine based on its A-700 rotary filler. After the gummies are weighed, they are dropped into a timing chute, then the product is delivered to a radical vibration feeder, which separates the gummies into a near single-file product stream before dropping them into a rigid container. To ensure the machine could fill 90 containers per minute, AMS oversized the machine. The first machine was so successful that the customer ordered a second system that was 25 percent larger than the first. For this type of packaging equipment, AMS has set a new benchmark for both speed and accuracy. PAGE 9
INFEED SYSTEMS Every packaging line needs a means of loading the filler s hopper in order to complete the installation. Overhead Bulk Bins We offer a variety of stainless steel overhead bulk bins for flood-feeding free flowing products into the fill hopper. They come in a variety of capacities, include covers and have optional vibration or agitation to aid in product flow. Cutoff devices are also available at the discharge opening. Flexible Screw Feeders We offer flexible screw feeders for floor-level-tofill hopper feeding of the free flowing and nonfree flowing dry products. These systems are versatile and can be adapted to your unique application. AMS does the complete system integration, assuring that your filling system runs smoothly. A-800 Horizontal Auger Feeder The A-800 provides consistent infeed flow control of most dry products. When combined with our level control, head pressure is evenly maintained, delivering the maximum accuracy from a volumetric filler. Delivered as a system, customers are assured of an integrated filler/feeder operation. Custom A-800 Twin Auger Bulk Meat Filler The unit is all stainless design, including stainless motors. Includes full wash down equipment. PAGE 10
CONTAINER HANDLING Several container handling accessories are available from AMS, including container lifts, container vibrators, container clamps, neck clamps, diving nozzles, container tappers, collector funnel tappers, vacuum-filling heads and dust collectors. We are always happy to design unique container-handling features to meet your needs. A-900 Series Rotary Tables Both unscrambler and accumulator versions are available in order to fully automate a rigid container filling line. The A-900U unscrambler table orients and feeds glass, plastic and metal containers into an automated packaging line at speeds of up to 120 CPM. The unscrambler version comes with custom outriggers to orient and stabilize difficult containers. The A-900A accumulator version is ideally suited to accumulate filled containers prior to case packaging. Both versions feature state-of-the-art Teflon Impregnated Aluminum table tops and variable speed drive controls for versatile line integration. Stainless steel tops and base cabinets are available. Stand Alone Conveyors Free standing and roll-up conveyors are available for use throughout your production facility. They can automate almost any semi-automatic machine, and are available in a range of lengths and chain types. Options include indexing, vibration and container lifts. PAGE 11
CUSTOM APPLICATIONS AMS understands that one size does not fit all when it comes to filling systems and components. We are committed to developing customized systems to meet the needs of any company. With 30 years of experience as an industry leader, We have the expertise and ability to design and manufacture custom systems whether than means the creation of entirely new systems or slight customizations to existing products. AMS welcomes the opportunity to work collaboratively with you on your most challenging requests. PAGE 12
TOOLING Powders: Non-Free-Flow Self-feeding auger with slow-speed agitator for positive dispensing of powdered and high-density products. Standard auger sizes: ¼ to 3 ¼ diameter. Uses: Ground coffee, ag-chem powder, toner powder, milk powder, spices, caulk, flour mix and more. Powders: Free-Flow Hopper assembly for granular materials shows spinner plate and collector funnel arrangement. May have multiple cavity divider heads up to 4 divisions. Uses: Silica, Epsom salt, drink mixes, whole spices, bubble path, pool chemicals and more. Liquids, Creams and Gels Progressive cavity pump rotor and stator shown with high-speed agitator. May be equipped with pump manifolds for dispensing through two or more nozzles. Uses: Lotions, shampoos, ointments, slurries, sauces, mascara, syrups and more.
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