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Packaging Automation System
Automation is a technique of making industrial machinery, a
process, or a system operate in an independent or self-controlling manner.
This is the generic definition of automation. With regard to packaging, this
definition should be adjusted to reflect the objectives of packaging as
subsequently stated. Automation is controlling the packaging line by using
the optimum technique to cause the process to operate at a steady state rate
in a self-controlling manner. Note these definitions say nothing about
eliminating labor or guaranteeing profitability, but they both imply that
automation will optimize labor and give the potential of profitability.
Why Automation is Required?
Packaging automation is a very unique and specialized domain. Manufacturers
across the world are going for packaging automation to cut cost and
streamline their operations. It can bring sea changes to the whole process
and help you to achieve greater processing efficiency. Followings are the
areas where automation can make a difference:
Design
& Engineering
- Save engineering time
- Simpler Design
- Modular Control
Manufacturing
- Replace cumbersome relay
- logic based controls
- Replace too many hardwired control
- Reduce wiring
- Easy and faster installation
- Modular Application Software Dev.
- Just in Time
Easy to operate and maintain
- Flexibility
- Increased Productivity
- Reduce dependency on human
- Reduce Downtime
New business environment
- Growing competition
- Improve or perish
- New markets
- Safety standards
- Regulatory compliances
Information enabled
- Interconnectivity between machines
- Communicate to get troubleshoot
- Performance reports
- Get Connected: Shop floor to Business Network
