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Australian pie
Shaping, cutting and pressing in a single machine
Supplied ready to install:
control cabinet with valve terminal
MPA and service unit MS4.
Thanks to the operator unit CDPX, the systems can be serviced
via remote control from the plant in Australia.
Filled with minced or diced meat, the pie is Australia’s most popular dish. To meet the huge
demand for pies, Lindsay Pie Making Equipment (LPME), based in New South Wales, developed
a pie production system more than 30 years ago. Today, the Simple Simon range of machines
from LMPE is used to produce pies all over the world – in the USA, Canada, the Middle East,
Africa and Asia.
A major leap forward in perfecting the system was achieved thanks to the use of the operator
unit CDPX from Festo. This solution enabled LPME to make the switch from analogue to digital
system control. In addition to introducing a much smaller control cabinet and optimising system
operation, the machine design was also improved. A range of other Festo components, such as
the Clean Design guided drive DGRF for shaping, cutting and pressing, and the safety valve
MS6-SV contribute to the system’s high level of productivity.
Australia
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