Vendors First Improve Packaging Mechanical Performance

The development of these two technologies at the packaging expo proved the interest of suppliers of machinery manufacturers such as ABB and packaging machinery manufacturers such as BluePrint Automation in the allocation of resources to packaging and other industrial machinery, as well as the optimization of mechanical capabilities. Progress.

The large number of packaging machines exhibited in the packaging expo hall (see article links below) and the corresponding advances in hardware and software have made these systems better able to serve packers.

Richard "Rick" Tallian, ABB's packaging product and application department manager, gave a very insightful stand on the development of the hardware at the show. For example, ABB's IRB 1200 model is lighter in quality and 10% faster than before, allowing it to operate in large workspaces. All of these developments have extended their use in packaging-related functions.

It is worth noting that the company has also made corresponding software improvements. According to Tallian, they recently updated the control room and palletizing power. “In terms of palletizing power, we can simulate a complete mechanical palletizing work cell.” ABB has already compared the performance of physical machinery with respect to the virtual mechanical environment; Tallian called its simulation result “very precise”.

The Robot Studio Picking Power Pac is a new feature in the real prediction of "select simulation" (an on-screen monitor located in the upper left part of the triangle mechanical architecture image) and is also an optimization of the functions of the mechanical system. "The Picking Power Pac makes it easy for system integrators and end users to design and develop alternative simulations so that real-world operations can be loaded directly into the mechanical controller," Tallian said.

Blueprint Optimization Machinery

This classification and space system from Blue Print Automation optimizes one of the most popular challenging packaging workflows for flexible packaging.

The narrow, modular system mass-produces the product, such as bags, before it is arranged downstream of the vision-guided machinery. At the stand, the reader (shown on the right side of the top image) separates the bags at the head of the triangle-type dispenser. The system allows the packaging machine to install more or fewer modules as needed; each of the 10 modules is a two-lane configuration.

It automatically separates and flips the packaged product and is well suited for pitching and rolling. Its speed is up to 300 bags per minute and it can also be thermoformed.

Company spokesperson Robbie Quinlin told Packaging Digest that a customer had installed 10 modules of the system three months ago.