Automation is an inevitable trend in the food packaging industry

At present, the competition in the international packaging machinery industry is becoming increasingly fierce. Food packaging machinery is moving in the direction of high-speed, multi-functionalization, and intelligent control. Faced with the severe situation, China's packaging machinery industry must increase the technical content of products, take the path of professional development, rely on technological progress to promote the development of the industry, in the face of future development, automation is the inevitable trend of good food packaging.

A few years ago, automation technology only accounted for 30% of packaging machinery design. Now it has accounted for more than 50%, a large number of use of microcomputer design and mechanical and electrical integration control in order to improve the degree of automation of packaging machinery, its purpose; First, in order to increase productivity, the second is to improve the flexibility and flexibility of the equipment, the third is to improve the packaging machinery The ability to complete complex movements, using robots to complete the packaging process. Automated operating procedures have been applied to more advanced packaging systems, such as the application of PLG equipment and data collection systems to represent the trend of advanced packaging systems. To ensure a high level of productivity, automatic inspection systems and highly efficient automation systems are essential. In the future, industrial machinery, intelligent control, image sensing technology and new materials will be increasingly used in food and packaging machinery. Food and packaging machinery will tend to be automated and highly efficient. Energy-saving development.

The international development of packaging and food machinery is aimed at the requirements of large customers. Drive the development of related machinery. The requirements of major customers are mainly reflected in the following aspects:

First, the higher the production efficiency, the better. This can reduce the cost of the product and meet the delivery date. High-speed packaging machine requirements and the previous process must be related to convergence, without the need for handling links, including control of convergence. The entire production line is connected to the production and packaging process to achieve the order of reverse start, the order of shutdown. Such as cold filling production line from plastic raw materials automatically to the beverage filling. Large package yards are automatically built in enclosed workshops.

The second is to adapt to product changes. The packaging machine must have high flexibility and flexibility, and the production line allows the size of the package to change within a certain size range. Because the life cycle of the product is much shorter than the life of the equipment, changing the product and packaging will not replace the expensive packaging line.

The third is the rapid elimination of common equipment failures. Solution enter the computer in advance. When a common fault occurs on the equipment, it can be self-diagnosed, remote diagnosis can be implemented and troubleshooting can be implemented.

Fourth, it requires automatic identification. On the one hand, it can automatically identify the thickness, hardness, rebound force, etc. of the packaging material, and feedback the robot to the robot to adjust the movement range to ensure no rebound. On the other hand, a variety of products, such as chocolates or snacks of various shapes, are packed in the same box. The arrangement is regular. The products delivered by the production line are disordered. The position of the material is fed back to different robots. It will accurately and accurately place the item in the tray in the exact position and direction. It is quick and accurate, eliminating the visual fatigue of the manual operation and the fingers.

The fifth is to minimize environmental pollution. Reducing noise and dust pollution and minimizing waste are particularly important in food processing. In the processing of food raw materials, not only the main products, such as corn processing, but also corn oil, salad oil, margarine, glucose, corn protein and feed, etc., are used in the production process of the sewage treatment process. . No waste, no pollution, the value of other products has greatly exceeded the value of corn starch. In short, automation, high efficiency, and energy saving will be the common pursuit of food and packaging machinery manufacturers.