FILTRATION COMPONENT ASSEMBLY & PACKAGING LINE

The Challenge

• Design an assembly and packaging line manufactured for a Filtration Component.
• 4 different product sizes and 2 variations thus accounting for 8 versions.
• Product required to be flow wrapped in sterilised pouches.
• Design and installation confined to a specific production line floor space.
• Control system needed to be Allen Bradley thus all drives the same and utilizing a device-net base network.
• Minimal mechanical changeovers as possible, with all machine components adhering to a clean room classification.
• Line required to produce 1200 units per hour.

Our Solution

• A successful new production line based on a simplistic approach to the automation solution – a solution that was not over engineered.
• 20 week project timeline with timely design reviews showing milestone processes at each stage of the project right through to the installation and site acceptance testing.
• The final outcome of the project was a fully automated line taking the components through 16 operations ranging from:
• Pick & Place operations
• Linear walking beams
• Lid & base Escapement systems
• Bottle tray conveyor transfer & stacking

Benefit to the Customer

• Improved Quality
• Repeatability
• Reduced headcount and product handling
• Increased machine availability
• Reduced production cost