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Automatic tying machines
Description
Scotnet's Automatic String Tier is the most advanced, fastest and easiest to service tying machine on the market.
If you are looking to maximise your throughput and increase the efficiency on this process, there are many innovations and features that make this the best machine on the market:
AST - AUTOMATIC STRING TIER - Currently the Fastest Automatic String Tier Ever Made
OUTPUT: UP TO 86+ KNOTS PER MINUTE - WITH 30MM INCREMENTS
SCOTNET are renowned worldwide for its meat stuffing and pressing machines. Using our manufacturing expertise and our knowledge of the meat industry, we have developed the most advanced and fastest automatic meat string tier available.
We have worked with our customers to understand the weaknesses in the market and taken a ground-up approach as we have developed our Automatic String Tying machine.
What we have engineered is revolutionising the market with the fastest speed, lowest maintenance costs and highest OEE in the industry.
Key Features
- Exchange Knotting Head Service - the entire knotting head is removed in minutes and can be replaced with an exchange one, keeping downtime to a minimum.
- Reduced skill required on-site, simply replace the head with two bolts to remove.
- Works with all colours of twine, even black.
- Use Polycotton or Elastic Twine interchangeably.
- Single button press for pitch (gap between bands)
- Pneumatics manufactured by Festo. Spare parts are easily accessible worldwide through Festo distributors or direct from SCOTNET.
- Ewon - Operating on either LAN or sim card - our remote access to the machine allows your engineers or ours to log output and diagnose faults remotely.
- The entire SCOTNET AUTOMATION AST range is controlled by PILZ safety relays. All connections are at least IP65 or above, ensuring reliability in even the wettest environments.
- HMI controlling machine functions, reporting output and efficiency figures, password protection and engineering diagnostics.
- Sides open for easy cleaning and fast tool-less belt changes.
- Emergency Stop button mounted centrally.
- Operated with compressed air and three-phase power supply.
- CE marked.
- Braked Castors and adjustable feet ensure secure footing while working and easy movement when required.
- Easy release belts for easy cleaning, and access to the knotting head
Auto adjust product placement belts, guaranteeing the best joint positioning
Whole knotting head removable in under 3 minutes
Works with all twines, either elasticated or polycotton twine on all colour variants
Large product capacity, up to 220mm diameter handled with ease





