Buhler SnackFix - Adjusting the Downholder at the CU

Operation
66 SnackFix  2016-08
7.4.7 Adjusting the downholder at the CU
The downholder is installed at the knife carriage and prevents the
mass from being lifted by the knife after being cut. Scrapers fixed at
the downholder clean the knife from product residues after cutting.
 Technical employee
 Hygienic protective cap
 Hygienic protective clothes
 Safety shoes
Adjusting height of downholder
Fig. 26: Downholder
1
Cylinder head screw
2
Scraper
3
Downholder angle
4
Knife
1.
Switch the machine off and secure against restarting.
2.
Lift up protective cover.
3.
Loosen cylinder head screws (1).
4.
Adjust the downholder angle (3) to a height of approx. 3 mm
(0.12 ") over the slab.
5.
Make sure that the downholder’s horizontal position is equal over
the complete working width.
Personnel:
Protective equipment:
1
2
3
3
4
1