The VF 800 vacuum filler generation from Handtmann offers a variety of solutions for quality control and ensuring quality standards. With the "Handtmann Monitoring Function", the VF 800 monitors the conditions in the conveyor system based on pressure, temperature, vacuum and drive load and reports possible causes of quality deterioration in good time via the VF 800 controller and the optionally available signal light.

The Handtmann Monitoring Function (HMF) is a very practical solution whose basic function is automatic parameter monitoring in the production process. Faulty production is often only detected after a product is finished. The time lag between the filling process and quality control can result in a large and correspondingly expensive amount of rejects. The Handtmann Monitoring Function effectively helps to avoid such faulty production because it already signals during production, if quality-relevant production parameters are undercut or exceeded. The warning is described clearly and precisely on the screen of the monitor control. If, for example, production takes place with a product temperature of 3.5°C although a product temperature of 2.5°C has been set, the machine issues a warning. Now the operator has room to manoeuvre and can make the decision to continue production by actively confirming the "product temperature too low" or he can stop the process and take corrective action. If no action is taken, the machine stops automatically after 30 seconds. In addition to the message via the monitor control, an optional signal light can be used on the VF 800 vacuum filler. In the event of a deviation from the defined upper and lower limits of the production parameters, the signal lamp lights up in orange to warn the operator of the current status. If the operator does not intervene in time, the machine stops automatically and the signal light signals the machine stop in red. This solution effectively supports in quality control and the reproducibility of quality standards in the processing process.