Packaging is a dynamic process that is often defined as product manufacturing, protection, distribution, and use. What kind of packaging is needed in the era of e-commerce? Members of the American Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Association expressed a series of opinions on recent packaging technology.
1. Improve Machines from Ergonomics: Manufacturers of packaging machinery generally believe that the working environment will be more ergonomically compliant, that advances in processing and the requirements of users will move toward improving the interface between humans and machines.
2. Remote diagnostics via modem: Modern packaging systems allow connection to the Internet and can be managed via the Internet. This technology does not implement packaging operations on-line (ON-liNE PACkAgiNg OpErAtiONS), but means that if necessary, packaging equipment manufacturers can implement fault diagnosis and correction from a distance.
3. To deal with new types of packaging, develop new packaging equipment. Currently these new tasks can only be accomplished with specially modified equipment. The manufacturing plant is working on the next generation of machines and it is necessary to produce equipment that can effectively perform the functions of molding, filling, sealing, packaging and labeling for the latest containers.
4. Equipment integration for small-batch production will be more efficient and take up less space. In general, packaging equipment manufacturers believe that equipment integration will move toward small-volume production. The market's demand for mass production will be reduced, and more is the requirement for a production line to meet the requirements for containers of different sizes and different sizes.
5. The flexible setting will replace the fixed setting. In the production, the change of raw materials and containers can be adjusted. The idea of ​​the packaging equipment manufacturer to reduce the cost by reducing the types of raw materials and increasing the content of the recycling contradicts the direct operation. Machines that are precise but that have a narrow range of adaptation can be adjusted to handle very thin materials and containers. In the next few years, setting up an operation type machine will be replaced by a "raw material sensitive" type machine that runs at full speed. Self-adjustment to accommodate material changes, not shutdown adjustments.
6. The PLC (Programmable Controller) is replaced by a PC (Personal Computer), and as more and more packaging machines are controlled by computers, Intel or a similar processor will become a familiar trademark of the packaging machinery. Packaging equipment manufacturers generally believe that the computer will complete most of the functional operations, monitoring, diagnostics, corrections, and records currently implemented by the programmable controller.
7. The equipment will increase its dependence on laser, sonar, ultrasound, radio frequency and wireless infrared technology. When we enter the new century, many important packaging equipment will rely on wireless technology to start, making changes to products and raw materials. reaction.
8. Packaging equipment combined with chemistry or biology will be widely used: When packaging manufacturers recognize the potential of chemical or biological properties (such as the detection of toxic microorganisms on products, packaging or equipment surfaces), only a few people think that in the future It has been widely used within 10 years.
9. Eliminate "hard copies" of failure detection manuals and upgrades: Although there are some members of the Association of Packaging Equipment Manufacturers who pass troubleshooting manuals and upgrades online, the reaction to disagree and agree to replace other hard copy files in the survey is Not strong. However, the emergence of external networks (users entering via passwords) seems to be the common choice in the next few years.
1. Improve Machines from Ergonomics: Manufacturers of packaging machinery generally believe that the working environment will be more ergonomically compliant, that advances in processing and the requirements of users will move toward improving the interface between humans and machines.
2. Remote diagnostics via modem: Modern packaging systems allow connection to the Internet and can be managed via the Internet. This technology does not implement packaging operations on-line (ON-liNE PACkAgiNg OpErAtiONS), but means that if necessary, packaging equipment manufacturers can implement fault diagnosis and correction from a distance.
3. To deal with new types of packaging, develop new packaging equipment. Currently these new tasks can only be accomplished with specially modified equipment. The manufacturing plant is working on the next generation of machines and it is necessary to produce equipment that can effectively perform the functions of molding, filling, sealing, packaging and labeling for the latest containers.
4. Equipment integration for small-batch production will be more efficient and take up less space. In general, packaging equipment manufacturers believe that equipment integration will move toward small-volume production. The market's demand for mass production will be reduced, and more is the requirement for a production line to meet the requirements for containers of different sizes and different sizes.
5. The flexible setting will replace the fixed setting. In the production, the change of raw materials and containers can be adjusted. The idea of ​​the packaging equipment manufacturer to reduce the cost by reducing the types of raw materials and increasing the content of the recycling contradicts the direct operation. Machines that are precise but that have a narrow range of adaptation can be adjusted to handle very thin materials and containers. In the next few years, setting up an operation type machine will be replaced by a "raw material sensitive" type machine that runs at full speed. Self-adjustment to accommodate material changes, not shutdown adjustments.
6. The PLC (Programmable Controller) is replaced by a PC (Personal Computer), and as more and more packaging machines are controlled by computers, Intel or a similar processor will become a familiar trademark of the packaging machinery. Packaging equipment manufacturers generally believe that the computer will complete most of the functional operations, monitoring, diagnostics, corrections, and records currently implemented by the programmable controller.
7. The equipment will increase its dependence on laser, sonar, ultrasound, radio frequency and wireless infrared technology. When we enter the new century, many important packaging equipment will rely on wireless technology to start, making changes to products and raw materials. reaction.
8. Packaging equipment combined with chemistry or biology will be widely used: When packaging manufacturers recognize the potential of chemical or biological properties (such as the detection of toxic microorganisms on products, packaging or equipment surfaces), only a few people think that in the future It has been widely used within 10 years.
9. Eliminate "hard copies" of failure detection manuals and upgrades: Although there are some members of the Association of Packaging Equipment Manufacturers who pass troubleshooting manuals and upgrades online, the reaction to disagree and agree to replace other hard copy files in the survey is Not strong. However, the emergence of external networks (users entering via passwords) seems to be the common choice in the next few years.