Servo System Benefits Over Traditional Mechanical
Solutions
The costs associated with servo
systems have reduced over the last few years as
circuit boards and processors have come down in
prices, and manufacturing practices have become
more efficient. The cost of labor and loss of
production are continually on the rise, which
make the servo solution an even more attractive
option for nearly all packaging machines!
If we use a Labeling Machine as
an example that has one main drive system and
8 or more bottle plates, the minimum time to change
this machine over could take 2 hours or more.
A servo on the main drive, and a servo on the
Feedscrew, would help eliminate as much as 65%
of the time needed to changeover to a new label
size.
How is this done?
On a traditional machine each
bottle plate and associated pulley would need
to be replaced and the belt connecting all the
pulleys would need to be removed and re-installed.
With a servo solution driving the main belt, only
the bottle plates would need to be changed, simplifying
the changeover requirements. The servo controls
would be able to change the main drives motion
to accommodate all new bottle sizes!
Additional Benefits of the Servo Solution are:
More Flexible – Servos will
allow you to run a greater variety of bottle sizes
via software not costly new hardware for your machine.
Less Waste – With the Servo
Solution, the production of good parts from initial
startup to full production speed will be a reality!
This will allow for greater production “RUN”
time while reducing costs of waste.
Greater Production Time –
Due to the reduction in “Changeover Time”
and achieving the ability to produce good products
as we accelerate to production speed, you will become
more productive.
Less Spare Parts Inventory –
No need for various pulley sizes.
Greater Reliability – With
superior product reliability you will have confidence
in an extremely dependable machine.
Greater Safety – Through
safety settings, a torque limit can be set in our
motors to limit mechanical damage during crash situations!
And warnings can be programmed in our controls to
identify when greater torque or temperatures are
present to help identify when PM needs to be done.
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