2015 Blotta Argentina MCE Industrial

MCE Industrial Empanada Forming Line

Technical machine, process, and control description

The MCE industrial line forms filled empanadas from a continuous sheet of dough. The line includes a dough gauge station, three filling depositors, folding assemblies, a sealing and cutting stamp section, a dough scrap removal section, and a final out-feed conveyor. Capacities 6,000 per hour based on sizes

Process Description

Dough gauging. The dough sheet enters the gauge station, where adjustable rollers set the sheet to the required final thickness and maintain a consistent dough layer for forming.

Filling deposition. The sheet passes beneath three depositors, which place filling in controlled portions at programmed or mechanically set intervals along the dough sheet.

Folding. Folding assemblies guide and fold the dough over the deposited filling to create the continuous filled shape before cutting.

Sealing and cutting. The folded dough enters the stamping section. The forming stamp seals the dough around the filling and cuts individual empanadas to the installed die shape.

Scrap removal. The scrap removal section separates excess dough from the formed products and clears it from the product path for collection or recovery.

Outfeed. Finished empanadas transfer to the final outfeed conveyor for operator collection or delivery to the next production step.

Controls

The line uses Siemens controls and an operator interface. The photographed control panel includes a Siemens TD200 display, operator push buttons, and an emergency stop. Panel labels identify stamping (Estampa), filling (Rellena), and machine run (Marcha). The controls operate and coordinate the gauge station, filling depositors, folding assemblies, sealing and cutting stamp, scrap removal, and outfeed conveyor. Available adjustment and sequencing functions depend on the installed control program and machine configuration.

Final dough thickness, filling portion and spacing, empanada dimensions, die configuration, line speed, electrical supply, and compressed-air requirements should be confirmed for the specific product and machine setup when installing.