The Linotech Food Press

The Titan-Based Press for Pressing Food Products

 

General Description:

Rotary press for pressing 1 layer tablets with 2 outlets or 2 layer tablets with one outlet. This machine was developed in 2004 in response to recent trends in the food industry for reduced sodium and fat recipes, and is based on the proven Titan series. This press incorporates patented innovations to reduce sticking and improve dwell time under high compression while retaining the features, such as economy and reliability, that made the Titan press an industry standard.

This press is capable of pressing tablets up to 55 mm in diameter. Depending on tablet size, it can press over 200,000 single layer tablets/hour through both discharges.

Standard penetrating tooling can be delivered or special (patented) tooling which incorporates a twisting movement to reduce sticking. Custom pre-compression cams can be delivered to de-aerate powder and improve compression.

The Titan Food press is the answer to your food powder tableting issues.

The Titan series was first developed in 1997 and is now an industry standard for tablet presses. This robust machine has an established reputation for reliability and economy, and has proven to be ideal for long production runs as well as for short production runs by contract manufacturers  

The PLC based press controls are customized to each customer’s requirements. Linotech Presses employ Siemens PLCs with 12 inch touch screen HMI with different access levels for operators and supervisors. 

Surfaces are made of stainless steel or coated with application-specific corrosion resistant coatings. The enclosures are safety interlocked with a smooth fit and finish for product containment. The compression chamber can be kept under negative air pressure to reduce operator exposure to dust.  

The turrets have hard chrome plating on the working surfaces. Punch holders ride in lubricated bushings. The turrets are driven by powerful AC motors coupled with frequency inverters. The turret drives have enough torque so that the presses can be restarted under full load without any problem. 

 

The presses are designed to use as many readily available, off-the-shelf components as possible. Most of the major components in the compression zone can be removed without any tools for easy cleaning. The modular design makes it easy for technicians to remove major sub-assemblies without having to disassemble the entire press. A simple tool is supplied to facilitate de-tooling.