Berkel BSFG, BSFM, BSFS, BSFT User Handbook Manual
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Introduction
Thank you for having bought one of our products, we would like to recommend that you read our manual carefully before using the slicing machine.
As regards safety against mechanical risks, the machines described in this manual follow the directive regulations 98/37/EEC - 73/23/EEC - 89/336/EEC and the
European norms EN 1974: slicing machines - hygiene and security norms.
We are at your complete disposal for any doubts that may arise when using the machine; for more information and any proposals to improve this manual so that it
can further meet the requirements for which it has been prepared.
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In the interests of your own safety and for the care of your slicer, take note of the following points:
As an employer
Instruct your personnel in the use of the slicer and draw their attention to the safety precautions, repeat this periodically and keep this manual near your slicer
for reference.
Who may operate the slicer?
Only properly trained and instructed personnel may operate the slicer.
Only Berkel - or authorised service engineers may rectify any faults.
No access for unauthorised persons!
Ensure that unauthorised persons and those who have not received any instruction do not operate or clean the slicer.
Authority to remove components
You are only authorised to remove the removable parts from the slicer, see the chapter "
Cleaning the slicing machine
".
You are
not
authorised to remove the remaining components and you are
never
authorised to distort or bend components.
Slicing products
Only use the slicer with those products for which it is designed, such as meat, cooked meats and cheese.
Do not use with frozen products, products on the bone or non-food products.
Slicing
Always follow the slicing instructions carefully, see the chapter on "
Loading the goods on the plate and cutting
".
The knife
Always remember that the knife is very sharp and therefore dangerous, even when the knife is stationary.
Do not operate the slicer thoughtlessly and never touch the cutting edge of the knife with your hand or fingers.
Sharpening the knife
Particular care should be exercised when sharpening the knife.
First read the instructions in the section entitled "
Sharpening the blade
" and follow these instructions carefully.
Avoid the area of the knife, especially with your hands.
Avoid touching the knife, even when the slicer is switched off, other than to clean it safely.
Thickness dial
Get into the habit of working as follows: only turn the thickness dial away from its safe setting when you are ready to begin slicing; in other words, after you
have placed the goods to be sliced on the meat tray. The same applies if you wish to reposition the product on the meat tray or remove it.
Safety precautions
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Turn thickness dial right back to safe - clockwise
After slicing always reset the thickness dial right back to safe first and switch the slicer off.
Dependent on the slicer setting, please be sure that the dial is turned all the way back.
Exercise particular caution when removing product scraps from the meat tray.
Only do this once the thickness dial has been reset to zero and the slicer has been switched off.
Connection to mains
Check whether the mains voltage matches that given on the slicer. A qualified electrician may only connect “400 Volt three-phase” current slicers.
Connection to the incorrect mains voltage can seriously damage the slicer.
What to do in the event of a malfunction
Switch the slicer off immediately if you hear and/or notice anything unusual. Check in the "
Locating and eliminating failures
” to see if you can rectify
the fault yourself. If not, contact your local service agent.
RSI (Repetitive Strain Injuries)
Continuous use of a slicer may cause Repetitive Strain Injuries or related injuries. Some studies suggest that long periods of repetitive motion coupled with an
improper work environment and incorrect work habits may be linked to certain types of physical discomfort or injury.
If you feel any aching, numbing, or tingling in your neck, shoulders, arms, wrists, hands, or fingers, consult a qualified health professional.
These suggestions can help to reduce your risk of RSI:
- Take frequent breaks from use;
- Be sure to change posture frequently;
- Stand on an anti-fatigue mat or use a standing support to reduce fatigue;
- Keep your hands, forearm and wrists straight and curl your fingers under slightly;
- Set up your workspace.
Cleaning the slicer
Only allow staff who have received appropriate instruction to clean the slicer. Proceed as follows:
-
Reset the thickness dial to safe;
- Switch the slicer off;
- Remove the mains plug from the wall socket;
- Do not use any aggressive and/or abrasive cleaning agents- do not use any steam or high-pressure cleaners;
- Clean the slicer thoroughly especially pointed, sharp and round components.
Careless cleaning can be dangerous for yourself and may invalidate the terms of the guarantee.
Environment
Keep your work place clean and dry, then you will always have a safe environment.
Workplace
Ensure that the slicer is installed in stable fashion on a solid work surface. Check yourself that there is no danger of the slicer sliding or falling.
Ensure that there is sufficient space around the slicer and keep the workplace clean and orderly. Do not use the slicer as a storage area. Place nothing on it
which does not belong there.
Transport
Remember that the slicer is very heavy. The slicer must always be moved by at least two people.
Always seek the assistance of colleagues when moving the machine.
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Contents
1. Premise
1.1. Purpose of the manual ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
1.2. Keeping the manual ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
1.3. Use of the machine .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
2. General information
2.1. Machine limits, safety regulations ................................................................................................................................................................................ 7
2.2. Guarantee and maker’s responsibility .......................................................................................................................................................................... 7
2.3. The user’s obligations ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
2.4. Marking-plates ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
3. Technical characteristics
3.1. Dimensions, BSFG series ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
3.2. Specifications, BSFG series ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 9
3.3. Dimensions, BSFM series ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
3.4. Specifications, BSFM series ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
3.5. Dimensions, BSFS series ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
3.6. Specifications, BSFS series ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
3.7. Dimensions, BSFT series........................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
3.8. Specifications, BSFT series ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
3.9. Furnished items and accessories .............................................................................................................................................................................. 13
3.10. Products that can be sliced .................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
3.11. Products that cannot be sliced ................................................................................................................................................................................ 13
4. Description
4.1. Unpacking ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
4.2. Main components .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
4.3. General description .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 19
5. Installation
5.1. Installing the machine ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 20
5.2. Command description .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 20
5.3. Electrical connection ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 20
5.4. Checking direction of rotation of the blade (only for machines with three-phase motors) ............................................................................................... 20
6. Using the machine
6.1. Loading the goods on the plate and cutting ............................................................................................................................................................... 21
6.2. Cleaning the slicing machine ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 26
7. Maintenance and repairs
7.1. General information .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 31
7.2. Sharpening the blade ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 31
7.3. Lubricating the guide bars of the carriage with arm and food plate support .................................................................................................................. 33
7.4. Lubricating the transversal guide rod/s of the plate and food press ............................................................................................................................. 33
8. Locating and eliminating failures .................................................................................................................................................................................... 34
9 . Electrical diagram .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 35
10. Dismantling the slicing machine .................................................................................................................................................................................... 37
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1. Premise
1.1. Purpose of the manual
This publication contains all the information necessary for the use and maintenance of the slicing machines to be used for food, with circular blade, models BSFGM-L-X (Futura gravity slicers, medium, large and extra large), BSFM-M-L-X (Futura straight feed ‘meat’ slicers, medium, large and extra large), BSFS-M-L-X (Futura
straight feed ‘salumi’ slicers, medium, large and extra large), BSFT-M-L-X (Futura straight feed ’top clamp’ slicers, medium, large and extra large).
The purpose of this manual is to allow the user, above all the direct user, to take every precaution and arrange all human and material means necessary for a safe
and lengthy use of these machines.
1.2. Keeping the manual
This manual must be given to the person who will use and maintain the machines and this person will keep the manual in a safe and dry place, ready to be used.
We recommend that a copy be kept on file.
For any correspondance with the maker or authorized personnel, please refer to the information on the plate and the machine serial number.
The manual must be kept for the entire life of the machine and in case of need (ex. any damage to even a part of the manual that makes consulting it difficult) the
user must acquire a new copy exclusively from the maker.
The user must let the maker know the address of any new owner of the machine.
NOTE: The terms Front, Back, Right and Left used in this manual refer to the machine as seen from the operator’s side in normal working conditions.
1.3. Use of the machine
The use and configurations of the machine are the only ones allowed by the maker; do not try to use the machine differently from the indications.
The indicated use of the machine is only valid for machines with a complete structural, mechanical and system efficiency.
The machines are to be used for cutting only food products of the type and size indicated in this manual.
The maker declines all responsibility derived from an improper use or use by untrained personnel, changes and/or repairs carried out on one’s own or by
unauthorized personnel, the use of spare parts that are not original or not specific for the type of machine.
For any explanation or doubts on the contents of this manual, please contact immediately the maker or an authorized technical assistance service and quote the
paragraph number of the required subject.
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2. General information
2.1. Machine limits, safety regulations
The machine has been designed and made to slice food products, with a continuous service, of the type and size as indicated in paragraphs 3.2, 3.4 and 3.5.
2.1.1. Environmental conditions for using the machine
- Temperature ........................................................................................................................................................................................... from –5 °C a +40 °C
- Humidity max ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................95%
The slicer cannot be used in opened places and/or atmospheric agents. It cannot be used in rooms with steams, fumes or corrosive and/or abrasive dusts with fire
or explosion risk and everywhere they are used anti-deflagration components.
2.1.2. General safety regulations
The slicing machine must be used only by an adequately trained person who has carefully read the contents of this manual.
The operators must be over 18 years of age, in perfect mental-physical health, have the right attitude and capacity and necessary knowledge for manouevering and
normal maintenance of simple mechanical and electrical components.
For a better use of the machine follow the instructions below:
- Install the machine according to the instructions in the paragraph ”Installation”;
- Install the machine so that it is far from people who must not use it, especially children;
- Do not become distracted while using the machine;
- Do not use loose clothing or open sleeves;
- Do not let anyone come close to the machine while in use;
- Do not remove, cover or change the plates that are on the machine and, if they are damaged, contact qualified and authorised personnel;
- Do not remove the transparent protection and do not change or exclude the mechanical and electrical protections;
- Only slice permitted products; do not try slicing any products that are not allowed;
- The area around the machine, where the food is laid and the floor where the operator works must always be kept clean and dry;
- Do not use the machine as a support surface and do not place any object on it that does not pertain to normal cutting operations;
- Do not use the slicing machine when, after a normal use, the distance between the cutting edge of the l blade and the blade protection ring is over 6 mm.
(see paragraph 7.2);
- Do not use the machine with electrical connections of a ”temporary” nature, with temporary or not insulated wires;
- Periodically check the state of the mains cable and the cable gland on the machine body, when necessary have it replaced without delay by qualified personnel;
- Immediately stop the machine in the case of a defect, anomalous function, suspected breakage, incorrect movements, unusual noise;
- Before cleaning or carrying out any maintenance, disconnect the machine from the electric mains supply;
- Use protective gloves for cleaning and maintenance;
- The goods to be cut must be placed on and removed from the sliding plate with the carriage in a retracted position and the thickness regulating knob in the ”0”
position;
- Only use the moving handle placed on the arm or the handle on the food press for moving the food plate during slicing;
- The use of accessories for cutting is not allowed unless supplied by the maker specifically for the machine;
- For any exceptional maintenance (replacing grindstones, blade, etc.) please contact the manufacturer or qualified and authorized personnel.
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2.2. Guarantee and maker’s responsibility
The guarantee of a good function and a complete conformity of the machines, that are to be used accordingly, depends on the correct application of the
instructions contained in this manual.
The maker declines all direct and indirect resposibility deriving from:
- Not following the instructions in the manual;
- Using the machine by personnel who has not read or well understood the contents of the present manual;
- Using the machine so that it does not conform to specific regulations in force in the country of installation;
- Unauthorized changes and/or repairs to the machine;
- The use of accessories and spare parts that are not original;
- Outstanding events.
If the machine is sold or given away, this automatically means that the maker is no longer responsible for the machine in question except for anything regarding the
EEC directive 98/37 (responsibility for any construction faults of the product).
2.3. The user’s obligations
The user must scrupulously observe the instructions in this manual for the maker’s guarantee to be valid and particularly:
- Always respect the limits of the machine;
- Always carry out a constant and diligent maintenance;
- Make sure the persons using the machine are qualified and able.
2.4. Marking — Plates
The following plates are installed on the machine:
- Maker’s identification plate, machine plate, technical data plate and EC marking; placed on the base, left- hand side.
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3. Technical characteristics
3.1. Dimensions, BSFG series
3.2 Specifications, BSFG series
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Models
BSFGM BSFGL BSFGX
Capacity (round) 198 mm 230 mm 269 mm
Capacity (rectangle) 260 x 149 mm 282 x 185 mm 318 x 225 mm
Maximum slice thickness 17 mm 17 mm 17 mm
Knife diameter
280 mm 315 mm 360 mm
0,18 kW / 230 V 50 Hz 1 phase 0,24 kW / 230 V 50 Hz 1 phase 0,55 kW / 230 V 50 Hz 1 phase
0,27 kW / 400 V 50 Hz 3 phases 0,27 kW / 400 V 50 Hz 3 phases 0,55 kW / 400 V 50 Hz 3 phases
Base dimensions 470 x 380 mm 524 x 427 mm 602 x 476 mm
Net weight 29 kg 35 kg 41 kg
Motor rating/Electrical specifications
Models
BSFGM BSFGL BSFGX
A 149 mm 185 mm 225 mm
B 260 mm 282 mm 318 mm
C 198 mm 230 mm 269 mm
D 418 mm 670 mm 690 mm
E 326 mm 377 mm 430 mm
F 466 mm 593 mm 630 mm
G 418 mm 510 mm 540 mm
H 413 mm 453 mm 534 mm
I 707 mm 714 mm 805 mm
L 762 mm 833 mm 926 mm
M 560 mm 698 mm 788 mm
G
D
E
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3.3. Dimensions, BSFM series
3.4 Specifications, BSFM series
Models
BSFMM BSFML BSFMX
Capacity (round)
213 mm 240 mm 272 mm
Capacity (rectangle)
253 x 178 mm 270 x 210 mm 320 x 232 mm
Maximum slice thickness
17 mm 17 mm 17 mm
Knife diameter
280 mm 315 mm 360 mm
0,18 kW / 230 V 50 Hz 1 phase 0,24 kW / 230 V 50 Hz 1 phase 0,55 kW / 230 V 50 Hz 1 phase
0,27 kW / 400 V 50 Hz 3 phases 0,27 kW / 400 V 50 Hz 3 phases 0,55 kW / 400 V 50 Hz 3 phases
Base dimensions
470 x 380 mm 524 x 427 mm 602 x 476 mm
Net weight
35 kg 40 kg 46 kg
Motor rating/Electrical specifications
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Models
BSFMM BSFML BSFMX
A 178 mm 210 mm 232 mm
B 253 mm 270 mm 320 mm
C 213 mm 240 mm 272 mm
D 505 mm 634 mm 650 mm
E 326 mm 377 mm 430 mm
F 590 mm 620 mm 667 mm
G 450 mm 497 mm 565 mm
H 413 mm 453 mm 534 mm
I 663 mm 726 mm 818 mm
L 690 mm 836 mm 962 mm
M 535 mm 777 mm 812 mm
A
C
B
G
D
E
F
L
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3.5. Dimensions, BSFS series
3.6 Specifications, BSFS series
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Models
BSFSM BSFSL BSFSX
Capacity (round)
211 mm 240 mm 272 mm
Capacity (rectangle)
251 x 176 mm 285 x 200 mm 310 x 245 mm
Maximum slice thickness
17 mm 17 mm 17 mm
Knife diameter
280 mm 315 mm 360 mm
0,18 kW / 230 V 50 Hz 1 phase 0,24 kW / 230 V 50 Hz 1 phase 0,55 kW / 230 V 50 Hz 1 phase
0,27 kW / 400 V 50 Hz 3 phases 0,27 kW / 400 V 50 Hz 3 phases 0,55 kW / 400 V 50 Hz 3 phases
Base dimensions
470 x 380 mm 524 x 427 mm 602 x 476 mm
Net weight
35 kg 40 kg 46 kg
Motor rating/Electrical specifications
Models
BSFSM BSFSL BSFSX
A 176 mm 200 mm 245 mm
B 251 mm 285 mm 310 mm
C 211 mm 240 mm 272 mm
D 445 mm 590 mm 610 mm
E 326 mm 377 mm 430 mm
F 538 mm 655 mm 758 mm
G 450 mm 497 mm 565 mm
H 413 mm 453 mm 534 mm
I 665 mm 740 mm 788 mm
L 765 mm 824 mm 874 mm
M 606 mm 693 mm 750 mm
C
A
B
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3.7. Dimensions, BSFT series
3.8. Specifications, BSFT series
Models
BSFTM BSFTL BSFTX
A 178 mm 200 mm 242 mm
B 253 mm 285 mm 310 mm
C 213 mm 240 mm 272 mm
D 560 mm 620 mm 700 mm
E 326 mm 377 mm 430 mm
F 538 mm 655 mm 758 mm
G 450 mm 497 mm 565 mm
H 413 mm 453 mm 534 mm
I 665 mm 740 mm 788 mm
L 690 mm 760 mm 810 mm
M 530 mm 590 mm 680 mm
Models
BSFTM BSFTL BSFTX
Capacity (round)
213 mm 240 mm 272 mm
Capacity (rectangle)
253 x 178 mm 285 x 200 mm 310 x 242 mm
Maximum slice thickness
17 mm 17 mm 17 mm
Knife diameter
280 mm 315 mm 360 mm
0,18 kW / 230 V 50 Hz 1 phase 0,24 kW / 230 V 50 Hz 1 phase 0,55 kW / 230 V 50 Hz 1 phase
0,27 kW / 400 V 50 Hz 3 phases 0,27 kW / 400 V 50 Hz 3 phases 0,55 kW / 400 V 50 Hz 3 phases
Base dimensions
470 x 380 mm 524 x 427 mm 602 x 476 mm
Net weight
35 kg 40 kg 46 kg
Motor rating/Electrical specifications
B
C
G
A
D
E
F
L
H
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