Application
Food and beverage
A panel sealed to IP67 and a CIP recipe that records what ran through the line, and for how long.
The machine
Filling, capping and clean-in-place
A filling line is a sequence machine with a hygienic constraint. Fill, cap, label, case — and between batches, a clean-in-place cycle that must run at a defined temperature and concentration for a defined time, with a record.
The hygienic constraint is the one that catches exporters: a standard panel behind a stainless door survives until the first washdown, and then the seal fails and the warranty claim arrives.
The control
What has to happen, and fast enough
The IP67 panel is sealed over the whole unit rather than the front face alone: blind-hole clips, a breathable pressure-equalising valve, corrosion-resistant screws and connectors behind silicone-gasket covers. Inside it is the same Linux platform, so the project is portable.
The CIP sequence runs in the controller with temperature on 16-bit PT100 and flow on a pulse input. The recipe stores temperature, duration and concentration, and the panel logs each cycle — the record a customer audit asks for.
Recommended hardware
A typical bill of materials for this machine
These are the models the export desk quotes most often for this application — not the only valid combination.
| Function | Recommended | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Operator panel | SK-070QF or SK-102QF | IP67 over the whole unit, 7 or 10.2-inch |
| Controller | FAs-32MT-AC-E | CIP sequence, 200 kHz flow counting, Ethernet |
| Temperature | S-E4PT4T | Four PT100 channels at 16-bit for CIP and product |
| Remote option | SK-070QS-G | IoT panel for line-level reporting |
I/O counts and axis counts assume a mid-range machine. Send the actual list and the quotation will be sized against it.
Engineering notes
What usually goes wrong
- Specify IP67 for the whole unit, not IP65 front, if the panel will see a hose.
- Record every CIP cycle with temperature and duration; it is the first thing an audit asks for.
- Keep the fill recipe and the CIP recipe in separate groups so an operator cannot run CIP with a product recipe selected.
- Stainless hardware and a sloped mounting position do more for service life than a thicker gasket.
Send the machine, not the model
Describe the axes, the I/O and the market it ships to. We answer with a model code, a cut-out check and a landed-cost quote — usually within one business day.
Next step
Tell us what the machine has to do.
Send the axis count, the I/O list or a photo of the existing panel. You get a model recommendation, a wiring note and a quote — usually within one business day.