Clearpack Line Integration

Whether your internal staff does it or external sources or Critical machine manufacturer does, Line integration is the most important aspect of any packaging industry. Let us examine the fundamentals of this:

Key factors:

1. Speed
2. Accumulation
3. Controls and digitalization

• SPEED:
  • Dual speed so that line does not stop
  • V shaped Curve
• Accumulation between equipment:
  • Time to replace Consumables: consider auto changeover and have enough accumulation for such losses.
  • Minor stops:
• Controls oneach Equipment and between adjacent equipment:
  • Keep Digitalization and Industry 4.0 of the line in mind
    • Ethernet connection from each PLC for communication
    • Standard Tags to be made available from each machine

• • • Communication between adjacent equipment
      • • Downstream Block sensor
        • Dual speed sensors
    • Utilities:good to know the Idle time Utility loss.
    • Other:
      • I/O Link sensors good for areas where its difficult to detect the product
      • Central Scada available both in plant and other location
      • Fault acknowledge button is available to know real downtime
      • Get Servo, VFD current/temp on the Scada and sms alert when its has upward trend.

• • • • Make sure your Central digitization can give
        • Stoppages
        • Consumable changeover
        • Shift start loss/end loss
        • SKU changeovers loss
        • Planned and Unplanned Loss
        • Predictive Maintenance

Get expert help like us, who will help in design in integrate line and digitalize the plant and who have years of experience in doing this.

The three authors are Gopal Bhandari and Devendra Sikka and Rico. Gopal has been in packaging industry for over 40 years and now leads business that provides Digitization and OEE Improvement Solutions under Smart factory sister company of Clearpack. Devendra has over 36 years’ experience in controls and PLC  and currently leads team at Clearpack for Automation. Rico is young but has design experience in Labelling and now end of line packaging at Apsol, Italy.

Gopal Bhandari gopal.bhandari@smartfactoryworx.com

Devendra Sikka devendra.sikka@in.clearpack.com