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Location:
Dettingen/Erms, Germany
Sector:
Packaging industry
Application:
flowpack X horizontal FFS machine
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Hugo Beck Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG:
Hugo Beck Maschinenbau, plant engineering specialist for packaging technology, is constantly working to enhance its products with a view to making packaging technology more sustainable. The company therefore wanted to use SEW-EURODRIVE technology to replace the pneumatic technology previously used in its flowpack X and flowpack R horizontal form, fill and seal machines with electrical actuators. An early warning system for system failures and intelligent energy management were also to be implemented. The ultimate aim was to ensure the packaging machine could be used as a compressed-air-free, modular, and hybrid flowpack solution for both paper-based and film packaging.
The horizontal FFS machine, which had previously been run on compressed air, was automated using the "StarterSET 616" basic package from SEW‑EURODRIVE, along with comprehensive extensions such as Power and Energy Solutions and safety technology. As a result, it was possible to completely replace the pneumatic systems of the flowpack X with electrical actuators and extend the machine with intelligent energy management. The result is a machine with extremely low energy consumption. Perfectly coordinated software and hardware packages make the StarterSET a fully comprehensive automation solution.
Intelligent energy management
Combined with the MOVIKIT® software modules from SEW-EURODRIVE, the new energy storage system makes intelligent energy management possible. This makes the power supply more stable and helps bridge brief voltage dips. Peak loads are also reduced. One particular advantage is that the horizontal FFS machine is brought to a controlled stop in the case of longer power outages. As a result, the flowpack X can still be used when the local power grid is instable or even when a power outage is expected. Reducing peak loads also has another benefit, as the developers were thus able to significantly reduce the cross section of the power cable compared to the previous model. The machine's connected load and overall energy consumption have also dropped considerably
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Electrical actuators take the place of pneumatics
Previously, motions such as cutting and clamping in the flowpack R packaging machine were implemented conventionally, using compressed air. However, stepper motors are now used for these purposes, and are controlled with the new bus terminal from the I/O system portfolio supplied by SEW-EURODRIVE. There is therefore absolutely no need for pneumatics. Replacing the actuators that were operated by compressed air also eliminates the associated maintenance requirements. The horizontal FFS machine from Hugo Beck is now easier to integrate into the production environment and offers more flexibility in this regard, too. Furthermore, energy costs are lower with this model.
Development and startup times cut
The key to speeding up development was to use a StarterSET, which is a fully and perfectly coordinated basic package of software and hardware "made by SEW-EURODRIVE". Despite the extensive reconfigurations, the development and startup times for the packaging machine were reduced by two months, taking them down to the absolute minimum.
Short distances and on-site support are clear advantages. After all, despite the considerable reconfigurations, we've been able to reduce the development times for our new and sustainable flowpack X and flowpack R packaging machine. We're already looking forward to upcoming projects with SEW‑EURODRIVE.Timo Kollmann, managing director at Hugo Beck Maschinenbau
I'm proud we were able to both provide and utilize all the components for fully automating this sophisticated packaging machines – and all from a single source.Jack Soreck, field sales engineer at SEW-EURODRIVE
