{"id":1995,"date":"2017-11-02T04:03:32","date_gmt":"2017-11-02T03:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.packaging-journal.de\/b-r-intelligente-transportsysteme\/"},"modified":"2018-06-25T12:17:20","modified_gmt":"2018-06-25T10:17:20","slug":"b-r-intelligent-transport-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/b-r-intelligente-transportsysteme\/","title":{"rendered":"B&R: in the fast lane with intelligent transport systems"},"content":{"rendered":"

The packaging industry is demanding an ever-increasing range of packaging variants. Packaging lines with conventional servo technology will soon no longer be able to fulfil these requirements cost-effectively. Intelligent transport systems such as those from B&R enable significantly more flexibility in production while also increasing system efficiency.<\/p>\n

\u201eEvery manufacturer of consumer goods produces numerous different products and uses different packaging, containers and transport packaging for them,\u201c explains Maurizio Tarozzi<\/strong>, Global Technology Manager Packaging at B&R. Machine and system manufacturers must therefore enable flexible product and packaging changes. \u201eMost modern machines can do this to a certain extent,\u201c says Maurizio Tarozzi. However, every additional option makes a machine more complex, while efficiency decreases and ultimately the total cost of ownership increases.<\/p>\n

First came the servo technology ...<\/h2>\n

\u201eIt's not the first time we've seen a major step towards more flexible packaging machines,\u201c says the expert from specialist B&R. Some time ago, the machine manufacturers switched from mechanical cam discs to Servo technology<\/strong> changed over. The demand for Flexibility and greater overall system efficiency<\/strong> (OEE) continues to rise.<\/p>

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\u201eNow it's time to take the next evolutionary step,\u201c he emphasises. There are two ways of constructing conventional packaging lines. Firstly, they can work with a fixed cycle. In this case, the product stops at each station - for example, during filling, gluing and packaging. The disadvantage of this method is that the slowest station determines the cycle time. The other option is a continuous process in which the product and processing station move synchronously, as in a filling carousel.<\/p>\n

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The magnetic shuttles can be easily added to or removed from the track.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

... then the intelligent transport systems<\/h2>\n

With conventional servo technology, only one of these two principles can be utilised. It is not possible to utilise the advantages of both approaches at the same time. \u201eThis is where Intelligent transport systems<\/strong> based on long-stator linear motors come into play,\u201c says Tarozzi. These systems consist of a motorised stator in the form of an oval track and any number of shuttles. In the most modern version of this technology, the shuttles are held magnetically on the track and driven electromagnetically.<\/p>\n

\u201eThe big advantage is that all shuttles can be moved independently of each other,\u201c explains Tarozzi. The shuttles can move at different speeds, stop and reverse. Speed and acceleration adapt to the respective production step. \u201eThis Decoupling of product, process and mechanics<\/strong> opens up completely new possibilities in terms of flexibility and productivity,\u201c summarises Tarozzi. The shuttle movement can be used as the axis of a CNC system or a robot application.<\/p>\n

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The shuttle movement can be used as the axis of a CNC system or a robot application.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Reduce cycle times ...<\/h2>\n

Thanks to the high flexibility and dynamics of the shuttle movements, intelligent transport systems can significantly reduce cycle times during packaging, in some cases even halving them. \u201eWhen we decouple the process from the mechanical design, the movement profile is determined solely by the product in question and not by the physical limits of the machine,\u201c says Tarozzi.<\/p>\n

Although the production speed increases significantly with intelligent transport systems, the actual packaging process does not have to be changed. The transport systems merely optimise the transport between the individual steps of the process. \u201eThe decisive factor is that with intelligent transport systems Asynchronous processes synchronised<\/strong> \u201c, adds Tarozzi. \u201eNumerous production steps with different processing times result in a continuous process.\u201c<\/p>\n

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Maurizio Tarozzi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201eThe time has come to take the next evolutionary step,\u201c emphasises Maurizio Tarozzi<\/strong>, Global Technology Manager Packaging at B&R.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

... quick changeover<\/h2>\n

High production speed is an important factor, but for highly flexible production with high overall effectiveness, the Changeover times<\/strong> can be minimised. Intelligent transport systems enable fast retooling in two ways: On the one hand, a large part of the manual retooling work is eliminated as the necessary adjustments are made automatically by the software. On the other hand, the shuttles can be added to or removed from the track very easily.<\/p>\n

High reliability ...<\/h2>\n

Intelligent transport systems can also significantly simplify the design of a machine or system. By replacing motorised conveyor chains, belts and gears, simple and effective software profiles take the place of mechanical solutions. The Maintenance costs<\/strong> are minimised.<\/p>\n

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The simulation tool for the SuperTrak includes synchronised robots.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

... transparent costs<\/h2>\n

\u201eSome machine and system manufacturers are reluctant to use new technologies because the implementation costs are often difficult to predict,\u201c adds Tarozzi. This is not the case with B&R's intelligent transport system. There is a comprehensive simulation tool that also includes synchronised robots.<\/p>\n

This tool simulates what the track must look like in order to implement the existing packaging process with an intelligent transport system. Machine operators can calculate exactly how long the track needs to be and how many shuttles are required. The simulation tool can also be used for virtual commissioning. \u201eThis makes it very easy to Plant efficiency<\/strong> with intelligent transport systems,\u201c concludes Tarozzi.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The packaging industry is demanding an ever-increasing range of packaging variants. Intelligent transport systems such as those from B&R enable significantly more flexibility in production while also increasing system efficiency.<","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1990,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","rank_math_description":"","rank_math_focus_keyword":"","rank_math_title":"","csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[55,70,39],"class_list":{"0":"post-1995","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-verpackungstechnik","8":"tag-automatisieren-und-robotik","9":"tag-verpackungsmaschinen","10":"tag-verpackungstechnik","11":"cs-entry","12":"cs-video-wrap"},"acf":[],"vimeo_video":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1995"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1995\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}