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Automation and control of a film bag machine
A film bag machine can produce plastic bags, pouches and bags in a wide variety of designs. Baumüller was commissioned to design a new, cost-optimized, efficient and future-proof film bag machine.
read more...With Linealytic, Grass has introduced an entry-level solution for the automatic, order-related recording of machine and process data. It was developed primarily for roll manufacturers and converters in the film, paper and non-woven industries, among others.
read more...Process Information Management System
RHI Magnesita uses a process information management system to optimize its production processes. The PI system from OSIsoft was chosen. After its initial use in a single plant, the system was gradually expanded into a global Industry 4.0 infrastructure with predictive maintenance and manufacturing analytics.
read more...Inductoheat systems equipped with an energy management system can save up to a fifth of the energy costs in the induction hardening process.
read more...With its new pallet shuttle system, Dambach aims to set new standards in flexible and efficient pallet storage. The Multiflex system consists of three coordinated modules.
read more...Drives for AGVs need to be lightweight and compact while at the same time offering high power density and energy efficiency. Especially in the increasingly smaller shuttle vehicles for distribution systems in warehouses, there is little installation space available for the drives.
read more...What actually makes a production plant a smart factory? Certainly the ability to integrate different plants and systems, but also networked devices and technologies that can store and process data automatically.
read more...A significant increase in energy efficiency is a prerequisite for the success of the energy transition in Germany. The results of an evaluation of the KfW Energy Efficiency Program for Production Facilities/Processes for 2015 and 2016 carried out by Prognos show that the program makes an important contribution to achieving the national energy savings targets.
read more...ISO 50003 is a supplementary standard that specifies to auditors and certifiers how efficiency measures at companies are to be evaluated.
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