FRM-1010 Instruction Manual 2013 DougCare
FRM-1010 Instruction Manual 2013 DougCare
FRM-1010 Instruction Manual 2013 DougCare
Distributed By:
Doug Care Equipment, Inc.
PO Box 1058 Springville CA 93265
559 539-3076 FAX 559 539-3077
email: doug@dougcare.com
Version 1.0_2013
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General Information
Thank you for purchasing our FRM-1010 Impressé band sealer.
This owner’s manual contains information relating to your band sealer machine. The manual will
provide you with basic information concerning both operation and maintenance of your new machine.
Please read it carefully as failure to do so may result in bodily injury and/or damage to the equipment.
Please fill in the information below. You will find the information on the machine identification plate.
You will need this information when ordering replacement parts or making technical inquiries.
No part of this manual may be duplicated, reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, translated, transcribed, or
transmitted in any form without the express prior written permission of Sealer Sales.
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Table of Contents
Safety Instructions ...........................................................................................1
Introduction......................................................................................................2
Operating your Band Sealer............................................................................7
Maintenance....................................................................................................15
Parts Diagram.................................................................................................19
Troubleshooting.............................................................................................34
Spare Parts List...............................................................................................37
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Safety Instructions
Below are general safety precautions and warnings that should be understood prior to setting up or operating
your equipment.
Never operate or service your band sealer until you have read this manual completely and
understand it fully.
To provide protection against the risk of electrical shock the power connection must be properly
grounded at all times.
Do not leave the sealer unattended when in use. Disconnect the sealer from the power source
before leaving the work area.
The band sealer is not water resistant or water proof. Spraying down the machine will damage
machine or cause electrical shock.
Always keep the machine clean, lubricated and in good working condition. Follow any
maintenance and lubrication procedures outlined in this manual.
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Introduction
FRM-1010 is equipped with an electronic temperature controller and variable speed conveyor to seal all
types of thermoplastic materials (PP, PE, stand up pouches, gusseted bags, moisture barrier bags, etc.).
Seals are created using PTFE bands which maintain high seal quality and produce consistently strong,
clean seals on all heat sealable bags. Because bags are placed on a conveyor system, the width of the bag
does not matter. These versatile machines offer several adjustments which allow them to be used for a
wide range of applications. These machines are used extensively in the food, medical, chemical, cosmetic,
and electronic industries.
The FRM-1010 band sealer adopts dry ink coding designed to print date and lot codes at the seal line.
Ink dries instantly upon contact with packaging materials and produces clear and legible characters.
Standard font size is 18PT which allows for two-line printing. An optional 10.5PT font size which allows
for three-line printing can be purchased separately. Please ask your distributor for more information.
There are two configurations for the FRM-1010 band sealer. The horizontal configuration (FRM-1010I)
is primarily used for sealing dry materials and when you can lay flat your pouch. The vertical
configuration (FRM-1010II) typically seals small solid products (ex: powders, grains, coffee) and liquids.
In addition, sealing using the vertical configuration also works best with stand up pouches.
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The motor drives the sealing belts, drive belts and conveyor simultaneously.
Specifications
FRM-1010I (Horizontal) FRM-1010II (Vertical)
Power 110V/60Hz
Motor Power 60W
Sealing Speed 0-472 inches/minutes
Sealing Width 15mm
(Optional 20mm width unit available via special order)
Temperature Range 0-300˚C (572˚F)
Conveyor Size 42” x 8”
Max Conveyor Load 6.6lbs
Min/Max Height of Bag (Vertical Only) N/A 7.9” / 12.6”
Printing Heating Power 40 x 2 (W)
Character Size 3x4x9mm / 18PT – 2 lines
2x3x7mm / 10.5PT – 3 lines (additional option available)
Printing Colors Black, Blue, Green, Red, White, Yellow
Dimensions 42” x 18” x 14” 42” x 16” x 27”
Net Weight 119lbs 132lbs
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FRM-1010 Diagram
Figure 1. Horizontal Band Sealer - FRM-1010 (1) Guide, (2) Driven Wheel Seat (Adjusting Block),
Block) (3) Driven Wheel,, (4) Control Panel, (5) Heating Block, (6)
Pinch Roller (7) Heating/Cooling Block Seats,, (8) Cooling Block, (9) Block Control Knob, (10) Driving Wheel (11) Embossing Wheel,
Wheel (12) Silicone Wheel for
Embossing (13) Photoelectric Sensor, (14) Printing Wheel, (15) Ink Roller, (16) Ink Roller Heating Block, (17) Guide Wheel (Small)
(Small), (18) Conveyor Table, (19)
Silicone Wheel
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Figure 3. Horizontal Band Sealer with Stand. Optional stand available for FRM-1010. Please ask your distributor.
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Operation Set-up
1. Our machines are equipped with a three-prong
three prong grounded plug. Make sure the plug is well-
well
connected in the socket to ensure safe operation.
2. Make
ke sure the circuit breaker is in the “ON” position.
position. (Levers pointing up)
4. For some materials, an adjustment to the clearance between the upper heating block and the
bottom heating block may be necessary.
necessary. The clearance can be adjusting by turning the block
control knob (Figure 6,, Item #1).#1) Turning the knob clockwise will raise the upper heating
block (increase the clearance) and turning the knob counter clockwise will lower the upper
heating block (decrease the clear
clearance).
ance). Similar adjustments should also be made with the cooling
blocks. The clearance should be equal to the thickness of one layer of your material to be
packaged. This will ensure high seal quality and embossing. Please note that the majority of
materials sealed will NOT need adjustments.
Figure 6. (1) Control Block Knob, (2) Adjusting Nut, (3) Nut, (4) Upper Heating Block, (5) Lower Heating Block, (6) Block Holding Plate
Plate, (7) Spring, (8) Guide Post
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Figure 7. (1) Adjusting Knob, (2) Foot Rest, (3) Gimbal Assembly, (4) Conveyor Belt.
6. Adjust the guide to adjust seal width and position of seal line on your material.
To adjust the position of the seal line, move the guide forwards or backwards.
Moving the guide forward (left) will move the seal line towards the top of the bag and
moving the guide back (right) will move the seal line towards the bottom of the bag.
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Operation
1. Turn Start, Seal (Heater), Fan, and Printer switches to the “On” position. Belts and conveyor
will begin to move simultaneously.
3. Adjust the temperature controller to the temperature desired to seal your material. Temperature
settings will vary based on bag material and thickness. If you are unsure what temperature setting
to use,, we recommend starting at a low temperature and gradually
gradually increase to a temperature that
will seal your material. The PV value (red
( light) is the actual temperature
emperature and the SV value (green
light) is the desired temperature setting.
b. Press the <AT (auto tuning) button to move from the ones, tens, and hundreds place.
Adjust the value using the up and down arrows.
c. Press the SET button to save the temperature settings. Your desired temperature
settings should appear in green in the SV Value.
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4. Adjust the pressure knob on your band sealer depending on the thickness of your bag material.
5. Place material
erial on the guide (Figure 28, Item #1) and allow the band sealer to pull your material
through. Make sure your material is flat on the guide. While the material is moving through the
band sealer, do not push or pull the
the material as this will cause irregular sealing.
Figure 11. (1) Driven Wheel Seat (Adjusting Block), (2) Driven Wheel Seat (Adjusting Block), (3)/(4) Adjusting Screws, (5) Springs
7. Emergency Stop – Press the emergency stop to turn off the machine. In order to restart the
machine, you must release the emergency stop by turning the knob 120˚˚ clockwise.
8. To shut down, turn off the heater switch and allow the temperature of the machine to drop
before turning off ff the power and fan switches. Following this shut down procedure will significantly
prolong the life of machine and sealing belts.
Sealing Optimization
1. Sealing performance can be adjusted with the sealing temperature and sealing speed. The higher
the speed
eed the less exposure the material to heating blocks and therefore a higher temperature will
be required to seal the material.
2. Try a variety of different sealing temperatures and conveyor speeds to get the optimal seal for
your material.
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Printing Operation
FRM-1010 is equipped with a dry ink coding feature capable of printing characters at the seal line. Ink dries
instantly upon contact with packaging materials and produces clear and legible letters/numbers. Standard
font size is 18PT which allows for two-line printing up to 20 characters per line. Optional print wheel which
allows for 40 characters per line is available to be purchased separately. In addition, we also carry 10.5PT
font size which allows for three-line printing can also be purchased separately. Ask your distributor for more
details
Figure 12. Standard font size - 18PT Figure 13. Optional 10.5PT font size available for purchase
1. Removing Print Wheel. To remove the printing wheel from the base, push the red handle in and
turn clockwise until you feel the handle unlock. (See Figure 14 and Figure 15 for locked and
unlocked positions). You may need to turn the wheel a few times until the red handle unlocks and
pops out of its locked position.
Figure 14. Locked Handle Position Figure 15. Unlocked Handle Position
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2. Installing Types/Characters on Print Wheel. Place selected characters in the grooves of the
printing wheel. Be sure to insert the characters from right to left to ensure actual imprint prints
correctly on your packaging material. Once completed, insert the silicone pin at the top of the
printing wheel to hold the characters in place.
Figure 16. Place characters from right to left. Figure 17. Place silicone pin to lock characters in place.
3. Installing the Print Wheel. To insert the spring-loaded print wheel into the print wheel base,
ensure that the pin on the printing wheel is aligned with the notch of the print wheel base. Gently
insert the print wheel into the base. Lock the print wheel by pushing the red handle in until you
feel the handle lock into place.
Figure 18. Ensure two holes and pins line up with the base
Figure 19. Ensure two holes and pins line up with the base
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4. Insert Ink Roller in the Ink Wheel Heating Block. Block When inserting the ink roller, ensure the
ink roller lines up with the type on the printing wheel. If the ink roller is pushed in too far, the
printing wheel will not print correctly.
correct Note: Do not allow the ink roller to heat continuously when machine
is not in use as heating block may melt the ink roller.
Figure 20. Correct Ink Roller Position Figure 21. Incorrect Ink Roller Position
Test the ink roller position relative to the printing wheel. Place your finger under the
photoelectric sensor (Figure
Figure 32, Item #29). The sensor light will turn green and allow the
printing wheel to rotate.
5. Make Adjustments to Ink Wheel Adjusting Device. As the print wheel rotates, check c that
the printing wheel makes contact with the t ink roller. Make adjustments using the ink wheel
adjusting device (Figure 22,
22 Item #5) if necessary. Turning the adjusting screw clockwise will
move the ink roller away from the print wheel and turturning
ning the adjusting screw counterclockwise
will move the ink roller closer to the print wheel.
Figure 22. (1) Ink Roller, (2) Ink Roller Heating Block, (3) Swing Pole, (4) Adjusting Strut, (5) Ink Wheel Adjusting Device
6. Make Adjustments Between Printing Wheel and Silicone Wheel. If the band sealer is used
to seal relatively thicker materials, the screw should be loosened to allow the material to pass
through the printing wheel and silicone wheel.
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Figure 23. (1) Printing Wheel, (2) Silicone Wheel, (3) Eccentric Sleeve, (4) Screw
7. Setting Printing Temperature. We recommend setting ting the ink temperature on the higher end. end
Allow 5-10 10 minutes for the ink heating block and ink roller to reach the correct temperature. t
Note: If band sealer is not in use right away, do not leave ink roller in the unit while temperature is on. This may
result in the ink roller melting and producing messy print.
8. Adjust Printing Position. The coding seat knob determines printing position on your material.
For example, if you want to print on the right side of your bag, turn the coding seat to its lowest
setting (or counterclockwise).
counterclockwise) If you want to print on the left side of the bag, turn the coding seat
to a higher setting (or clockwise).
Printing Optimization
1. Print quality will be determined by the degree of ink melting,, distance between the ink roller and
printing wheel and distance between the silicone wheel and printing wheel.
2. Over time, decrease the gap between the ink roller and printing wheel.
3. A newer ink roller will require a lower temperature vs. an older ink roller. Make adjustments to
ink temperature as necessary.
5. Clean the silicone wheel should the printing wheel rotate when there is no material present on the
sealer.
6. Remove the ink roller from unit until sealer is ready for use. If ink roller is left in the
machine while not in use, this may result
result in melting of the ink roller and messy print. To
clean, wipe down
own belts, silicone wheel
wheel,, and other parts with silicone spray and cloth.
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Maintenance
The following maintenance procedures should be followed to ensure the longevity of your FRM-1010
band sealer.
2. Check if there is any foreign matter or dirt adhering to the band sealer.
3. To clean your band sealer, wipe down your sealer with silicone spray and a shop cloth. Do not
apply silicone directly to your sealer. Definitely DO NOT wash down your machine with water.
2. To change out the belts, make sure the machine is turned off.
5. To remove the sealing belts, push on the adjustment blocks (Figure 28, Item #51) and the
sealing belts should easily slip off.
6. Put new sealing and/or drive belts back on the machine. Test the machine, making adjustments
as necessary.
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Turbocase Maintenance
1. Remove dust and clean motor at regular intervals. Avoid contact with alcohol, gasoline and
benzene chemicals.
2. The turbocase should be oiled monthly with 50g 20# oil by:
b. Locate the turbocase and unscrew the cap. Replenish any depleted gear oil with 50g 20#
oil.
3. The carbon brush is designed to be used 2,500 hours continuously. Replace carbon brush at
regular intervals.
Cap on turbocase
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Printing Maintenance
FRM-1010 band sealers are equipped with an ink temperature potentiometer which is attached to a PC
Board. This part controls the temperature that is transmitted to both the ink heating block as well as the
printing wheel. The part is located behind the ink temperature knob. (Figure 37, Item #3-3) You should
change the ink temperature potentiometer w/ PC Board when both ink heating block and printing wheel
on your band sealer are not achieving optimal heat temperatures.
2. Remove ink temperature knob from potentiometer and remove the washer that holds the ink
temperature potentiometer on the panel.
3. Remove the band sealer display panel. There should be six screws to remove.
4. Unplug the ink temperature potentiometer and plug in a new ink temperature potentiometer.
Make sure the part is plugged in properly and tight.
Figure 27. Unplug Ink Temperature Potentiometer w/ PC Board and Replace with a New Ink Temperature Potentiometer w/ PC Board
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Parts Diagram
To order spare parts, please use diagram and part #s below:
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41 regulating spring
42 2 guide post
43 adjusting nut
44 2 adjusting screw
45 knob of control rod
46 spring seat
47 4 adjusting screw
48 2 shaft of heating block
49 1 spring seat of driven wheel
50 adjusting spring of driven wheel
51 FRM-1010-13 2 adjusting seat of driven wheel
52 2 driven wheel shaft
53 FRM-1010-12 bearing Includes #53,54
54 FRM-1010-12 1 driven wheel Includes #53,54
55 circlip
56 washer
57 plus screw
58 plus screw
59 FRM-1010-26 2 guiding belt
60 FRM-1010-10 2 sealing belt
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18 control rod
19 knob of control rod
20 plus screw
21 washer
22 bearing
23 1 embossing roller
24 plus screw
25 HL-M810-32 1 fan assembly (CY06 3)
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28
29
30
31
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8 BS-14 10ªsocket
9 BS-27 DZ47 -2P/5A breaker 1
10 FRM-1010-88 housing 1
11 BS-52A speed-regulating plate (8 PINS) 1
12 BS-45A PF08 3A socket 1
13 FRM-1010-18 transition table support 2 Includes #13, #14
17 FRM-1010-68B rail 1
18 FRM-1010-88-18 soleplate (electrophoresis) 1 Steel: 102102-3
19 R-JQX-13F relay 1
20 BS-74A seat for relay 1
21 FRM-1010-31 PC Board 1
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Troubleshooting
Driving wheel shaft is not parallel to Adjust two adjusting screws on the adjusting block
Sealing belt is off tracking.
driven wheel shaft seat (Part# FRM-1010-13)
1. Reduce temperature
2. Adjust guide belt
1. Temperature is too high
Seal is crumpled and film sticks to 3. Clean or replace sealing belt
2. Guide belt is not correctly in place
sealing belts
3. Plastic melted on the sealing belt
If any plastic melts on the sealing belt, your bags
will stick to the melted plastic
1. Embossing roller is worn out
1. Replace embossing roller
Embossing is not clear 2. Pressure spring on embossing
2. Adjust the embossing roller spring (Part# BS-5)
roller needs to be tightened
Adjust the clearance between blocks by adjusting
Material will not pass through Clearance between heating blocks or
the springs and stopping flakes found above the
sealing blocks cooling blocks may be too small
blocks
Driving roller shaft is not parallel to Adjust using the conveyor belt adjustment (Part#
Conveyor belt is off tracking
the driven roller shaft BS-16 )
Replace:
1. Heat switch is damaged
1. Heat switch (BS-22-Large)
Temperature doesn'
t rise or cannot 2. Heater (BS-9 B) is damaged
2. Heater (BS-9 B)
be controlled 3. Temperature Controller
3. Temperature Controller (TMC-XMTG-1000-2)
4. Coupling
4. Thermocouple (FRM-1010-34)
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Temperature of heating block for Relay for temperature control PCB is Check and replace temperature control PCB (BS-
ink roller cannot be regulated damaged 50A)
Power, heater, and or fan switches 1. No AC Voltage Check power source / power cord
do not light up 2. Open Fuse Connect the power
3. Lamp is damaged Replace the fuse
Replace the lamp
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Typeset Box which includes numbers (0-9), numbers (0.-9.), Letters – EXP, MFD, silicone pins
(Part# BS-59), tweezers, and allen wrench
Philips Screwdriver
Flat Screwdriver
Wrench
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