GENERAL TECHNICAL FEATURES
Description……………………………………………………….. 4
Main features…………………………………………………….. 4
Safety devices……………………………………………………. 5
Components description…………………………………………. 5
Overall measurements…………………………………………… 6
INSTALLATION
Packing check……………………………………………………. 6
Placing the machine……………………………………………… 6
Electrical connections……………………………………………. 6
Control panel…………………………………………………….. 7
Operating test……………………………………………………. 7
UTILITY
Loading the automatic paper attachment………………………… 8
Product thickness regulation……………………………………… 9
Loading the product and use……………………………………… 10
CLEANING AND HYGIENE
Complete cleaning………………………………………………… 11
Disassembly of the removable accessories………………………... 11
Disassembly of the paddle………………………………………… 11
Disassembly of the hopper………………………………………… 11
Disassembly of the conveyor belt…………………………………. 11
Disassembly of the regulation drum………………………………. 12
Disassembly of the scraper………………………………………… 12
Cleaning of the disassembled components………………………… 12
Assembly of the accessories……………………………………….. 12
The installation, the starting, and the operating of the machine must be performed by
skilled personnel only, who knows the machine. The personnel assigned to the assistance
and maintenance must always follow the instructions contained in the manual. The food
forming machine must be used by trained personnel only. If necessary provide for the
personnel’s training, to learn the usual operations in order to assure the correct use of the
machine.
ABM disclaims all responsibility in case of:
• Assembly of the components of the machine and the electric connection not
effected according to the established rules;
• Improper use of the machine;
• Tampering the controls or the security protection;
• Use of non-original spare parts;
The warranty does not cover the normal use of the parts.
RELIABILITY
In case of improper use of the machine, it is possible to have injuries and accidents.
The food forming machine must be used only by the personnel who must know the
machine and the content of the manual:
• Make sure that unskilled personnel – and especially children – do not operate the
machine;
• Do not modify or remove the safety devices (covers and protections), especially
those installed at the meat inlet;
• Never tamper with the electric system;
• Use the machine with concentration avoiding distractions;
• Before cleaning and maintenance, always disconnect the machine from the supply
system;
• Periodically check the main supply wire, in case of breaks or bad functioning,
provide for the replacement by skilled personnel.
• Never go near the machine with loose hair, clothes, bracelets, chains, rings, ties, etc.
to avoid the chance that they become tangled in the moving parts of the machine;
• Stop the machine whenever it makes strange noises during the functioning;
• Always keep the working area clean and dry;
• Do not deal with the repairs if you are not able to eliminate the possible breakdowns,
but contact the technical assistance;
• The machine is made of accessories and parts especially designed in order to reduce
the maintenance and minimum.
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GENERAL TECHNICAL FEATURES
Description
• The ABM Food Forming machine is characterized by:
• Compactness and small overall measurements and with special features, able to
satisfy the producing requirements of both the great and the small distribution;
• Reliability and safety in the operation and the cleaning processes;
• Hygiene of the parts in contact with the product through the use of innovative
materials conformed to the current regulations;
• Precision and compactness of the finished product;
• Strength, easy use, controls and working stationing especially designed to optimize
ergonomics.
Main Features
• The castings are made of anticorrodal thermically treated with innovative material
for food, while all the other components have been made of stainless steel. These
parts are particularly fit to resist the corrosive agents of the products used and are in
conformity with the hygienic regulations for food;
• The moving parts are started by an electronic motor and the movement transmission
operates through a chain and mechanism;
• The hopper, the paddle, the conveyor belt, the drum and the accessories are easily
disassembled to effect a regular cleaning.
• The thickness of the product is adjustable;
• The quantity of the hamburgers produced per hour can be varied on request in the
models with current continue motors;
• The hopper and the moving of the product operate in a continuous way and this
allows a homogenous dough;
• The controls are easily identifiable and suitable to prevent accidental starting;
• The transmission parts are located inside the crankcase;
• The machine is equipped with a device which allows the cleaning of the roll during
functioning (scraper) and permits the separation of the products;
• Different drums are available, suitable o the forming of products with different
shapes;
• On request, the machine can be supplied with electrical motors of different tensions.
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Safety Devices
The Food Forming Machine is equipped with the following protection and safety devices:
• Safety micromagnet on the hopper;
• Plastic cover servo-assisted by a micromagnet;
• Protection and front cover of the removable parts;
• Handle of the paddle optimized to avoid crushing and use of keys or particular tools;
• Starting of the machine through reverser for servo-assisted manual or automatic
control;
• Emergency button
• Materials in conformity with the food hygienic regulations and fit to guarantee the
good resistance to oxidation.
Components Description
CONTENTS
1. Cover
2. Hopper
3. Protection
4. Papering attachment
5. Drum stop ring nut
6. Drum
7. Scraper
8. Leading roll
9. Led roll
10. Conveyor belt
11. Footswitch
12. Speed variator for the mod. with current continuous
13. Manual/automatic switch
14. Stop button
15. Feeding signal light
16. Stop signal light
17. Transmission protection crankcase
18. Base
19. Cover shaft
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Overall Measurements
F2000/4000
Length (A) 620
Width (B) 500
Height (C) 610
Gross Created Weight – 72 kg.
Net Uncrated Weight – 67 kg.
Hopper capacity – 20 kg.
Optional Conveyor Belt – 1850 x 145
Hopper Power – see identification tag
Motor Power – see identification tag
INSTALLATION
Packing Check
• At the receipt of the machine, check the package to verify that the machine has not
been damaged.
The components of the package can be assimilated to the urban solid rubbish.
Placing the Machine
• It is advisable to place the Food Forming Machine
on a stable working table positioned on a height of
about 800mm from the ground.
• The installation area must allow the use of the machine
in an optimal and ergonomic way. It is advisable to
place it in a dry, breezy place, far from warmth sources;
it can be used without any special arrangement of a
normal working place.
Electrical Connections
• The machine is equipped with a feeding wire. Before
connecting it to the socket, verify the functioning tension
showed on the identification tag.
• In case the details do not correspond, contact the
distributor for the assistance service.
• The socket for the connection must correspond to
the current rules.
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Control Panel
• Starting switch (automatic/manual) (1)
• Red stop button (2)
• Machine operating signal lamp (3)
• Machine stop signal lamp (4)
• Handle for speed regulation (5)
(only for model at variable speed)
Note – in the Model F4000 the regulation of the speed and the quantity of hamburgers
is made by rotating the regulating handle with a quantity of products variable from… to a
maximum of 4000 pieces per hour.
Operating Test
• Before controlling the operation, if you
have not already done, you must assemble
the hopper, assemble the conveyor belt,
close the cover and the front protection.
• Connect the footswitch, inserting the control
pipe into the bush on the control panel side.
• Connect the plug to the socket.
• Position the switch handle (1) on automatic.
• Verify the rotation of the drum and the
conveyor belt (see the arrow).
• Verify the lighting of the light.
• Push the stop button (2), the machine must
stop and the light (3) must light up.
• Position the switch handle (1) on manual.
• Press the footswitch.
• Verify the rotation of the drum and the
conveyor belt (see the arrow).
• Verify the lighting of the light.
• Push the stop button (2). The machine must stop
and the light (3) must light up.
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• During the operation, when lifting the front
drum protection, the machine must stop.
• To continue, close drum protection,
turn the operating switch again.
• During the operation, when rotating the
hopper cover, the machine must stop.
• To continue, close hopper cover,
turn the operating switch again.
UTILITY
To obtain good results you must use fitted meats and doughs. Arrange the machine with
all the accessories disassembled.
It is advisable not to use and let the machine function without any product in the
hopper.
Loading the Automatic Papering Attachment
• Take out the papering attachment by pushing
the button (I) and slipping it off from the guide pins.
• Replace the pushing spring.
• Insert the paper block and take away the wrapper.
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• Reassemble the papering attachment in the guide pins,
until the stop click.
• Release the spring using the button placed under
the papering attachment (2).
• Position the papering attachment, freeing the
locking lever (2).
• Regulate the center of the paper, turning the
centering knob (4).
Before cleaning the machine, always make sure that the machine
Is stopped and disconnected from main supply.
Never use high pressure sprays during cleaning.
Never use solvents, thin ners , alcohol, etc. during cleaning.
Only use lukewarm water and some neutral detergent.
Product Thickness Regulation
The machine is regulated in the factory with a medium thickness; to obtain another
thickness, follow the instructions indicated below:
• Take out the regulation drum by operating on the
ring nut clockwise and taking out the drum.
• Loosen the stop knob of the gauging device (I).
• Turn the gauging device, to regulate the thickness (2).
• Lock the stop knob (1).
• Reassemble the drum, inserting it in the guide shaft,
until the stop click.
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Loading the Product and Use
• Open the cover and load the product in the hopper
and close the cover again.
• Connect the plug to the socket.
• Start the machine: push the automatic switch (1).
• Regulate the production speed with the regulation handle (2)
(only for model with selector).
• During the operation, operate intermittently, in order
to clean the drum from residual product.
• The product will come down on the conveyor belt and
will be moved to its end.
• To stop the machine, operate on the stop button (I) or
open the protections.
• To continue, release the stop button and turn the start
switch again (2).
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