Packaging consumer goods the intelligent and efficient way
These days, consumer goods such as potato chips and chocolate bars, as well as non-food products, need to be manufactured and packaged increasingly quickly and cheaply. However, the high packaging speed must not be at the expense of either quality or product safety. This requires supportive technologies that can speed up and automate packaging processes.
By using automation solutions in packaging machines, manufacturers can increase efficiency, achieving faster manufacturing cycles and packaging more products per unit of time. This offers significant economic benefits. In addition, systems can be adapted to meet different or new packaging requirements much more quickly. Automation solutions also help to ensure consistently high quality by guaranteeing compliance with specific standards and requirements and minimizing errors in processes that were previously performed manually.
Modular automation for packaging technology
With ctrlX AUTOMATION, Bosch Rexroth offers integrated, modular automation solutions for the packaging industry – and for consumer goods in particular. The open and complete solution includes all hardware and software components for automatically controlling, regulating, monitoring and optimizing packaging machines, such as form, fill and seal machines. The automation toolkit provides the necessary hardware, software and services and offers a modular complete system which connects, controls and orchestrates all components. The package is rounded off with apps that are available to expand the range of functions for applications in the packaging industry.
Solution Sets
Performance Motion Control
Flexibility, modularity and scalability - these are the advantages of using ctrlX AUTOMATION in performance motion control applications. For complex solutions, such as in the field of packaging machines, these features are indispensable.
Product information:
ctrlX CORE, ctrlX MOTION, ctrlX DRIVE, ctrlX PLC, ctrlX SAFETY, ctrlX I/O
Reference
The packaging industry has to take action if it wants to meet the increasing customer requirements in the field of fast moving consumer goods (FMCG). High-performance machines that incorporate modern automation components are an important lever for greater speed and flexibility in this dynamic industry. WOLF Verpackungsmaschinen GmbH has taken its vertical form, fill and seal machines to a new level with solutions from Bosch Rexroth’s automation system ctrlX AUTOMATION – and also benefits from a fast time to market thanks to the simple implementation and the supplier’s strong delivery performance.
The machine manufacturer ILLIG is helping to make the changing food packaging industry more flexible and future-proof by relying on the technological openness of the automation toolkit ctrlX AUTOMATION from Bosch Rexroth. “The modular approach is a good platform for developing future-proof machines,” said Markus Peter, head of electrical development at ILLIG Maschinenbau. “The open hardware and software modules ensure high process quality and allow us to obtain data which can be used to continuously improve productivity and energy efficiency.”
With Generation X, UNIFILL has developed a new machine concept for its thermoforming technology. The machine with up to 35 cycles per minute is suitable for filling liquid and semi-solid products in single-dose packaging for the food and non-food industry. Scalable solutions from Rexroth reduce control cabinet size and wiring effort. The IndraDrive Mi drive technology without control cabinet meets the high performance required in the production of pouch packaging and supports the precision and flexibility of the new machine type.
WDS modularises its confectionery machines with the help of control cabinet-less drive technology from Bosch Rexroth. Users benefit from faster commissioning, space-saving production and optional M2M communication right through to packaging.