Not so very long ago, most filling machines had only pushbuttons and pilot lights as an interface with the operator. In order to communicate additional information to the operator, programmers became creative with flashing the pilot lights in a specific… Read More
Archive for the ‘Electrical Controls’ Category
Information And Automation: Let’s Work Together
I have worked for an equipment OEM for more than 20 years, and I have become a staunch proponent of networking the manufacturing environment such that we realize maximum efficiency from the same. That is not to say that I… Read More
Embracing Changes; Overall Equipment Effectiveness
A long time ago, during a Lean Manufacturing Training Session, I was taught that if you change something before measuring it, you won’t be able to tell whether or not the change actually improved it. The ideal situation is… Read More
Filamatic Expands Monobloc Filling Capabilities — Continued
Filamatic’s Monobloc is equipped with movable trolley assemblies, and a chuck-style capping system. The capabilities it has ranges anywhere from filled containers of 10mL to 1000mL, larger than the normal range of 0.5mL to 500mL. This integrated liquid packaging system… Read More
Communicating with Your Liquid Filling Machine
Would it be helpful…to “see” the HMI from a remote location? If the machine automatically emailed or text-messaged service personnel? If your recipe files were automatically backed-up? If the machine automatically supplied your ERP system with real-time data? Knowledge is… Read More
Remove the Stack Lights – Continued
Why Aren’t More Machines “Aware” of Their Own Surroundings? Interconnecting machines and sharing data such that the entire production line is aware of the status of each of its dependents, only alerting personnel to exceptions requiring manual intervention improves the… Read More
Remove the Stack Lights
Here’s my challenge: Remove every stack light from every machine on your factory floor, make your machines smart enough and build your plant infrastructures such that those lights are unnecessary. Does that sound possible or feasible? Given the very… Read More