The Development Trends of Digitalized Carton Packaging Machinery
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烟台丸木机械有限公司
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2020-11-13
Digital carton packaging machinery not only offers high output and strong equipment flexibility, but also adds many new features such as remote maintenance, integration with the company's ERP system, and evaluation of production data. Just a few years ago, no one could have predicted the rapid pace at which packaging machinery would move towards digitization. As the pace of electronic processes accelerates, there was a time when larger distribution boxes were needed. However, the significant reduction in the number of cables required for bus systems, combined with the emergence of decentralized computers, means that there is no longer a need to increase the size of distribution boxes. Today, standalone distribution boxes are no longer common in the packaging industry, and digital carton packaging machinery occupies less space compared to previous mechanical or electromechanical packaging machines.
Digital carton packaging machinery not only provides high output and strong equipment flexibility but also adds many new features, such as remote maintenance, integration with the company's ERP system, and evaluation of production data. Just a few years ago, no one could have predicted the rapid pace at which packaging machinery is moving towards digitization. As the pace of electronic processes accelerates, there was a time when it was necessary to increase the size of distribution boxes. However, when the number of cables required for the bus system can be significantly reduced, along with the emergence of decentralized computers, it means that there is no longer a need to increase the size of distribution boxes. Today, standalone distribution boxes are no longer uncommon in the packaging industry, and digital carton packaging machinery occupies less space compared to previous mechanical or electromechanical packaging machines.
The automation era of the packaging industry began about 20 years ago when fully mechanical equipment was equipped with a programmable logic controller (PLC) to control logical functions and drive the mechanical power axis. However, the flexibility of this generation of automated equipment was not satisfactory. Consumer products, especially food, have shorter life cycles and are becoming more diverse, which has sparked a great demand for equipment flexibility. In the later developed generation of automated equipment, more and more functions have shifted from mechanical power axes to electronic drive systems, while logical functions are still controlled by PLC systems. The logical functions originally executed by PLCs are losing their importance, and electronic motion functions are now dominant. With the increasing demand for equipment flexibility, the number of servo motors is also increasing. This indicates that due to different programming languages and systems, physical and logical interfaces are no longer necessary. Since the mid-1990s, some companies have led the trend of integrating motion control and logical control solutions in the field of carton packaging machinery.
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