Partnership for machine monitoring solution
03/01/2020
Emerson and Arrowhead Systems Inc have collaborated to produce a next-generation machine health monitoring solution that will increase uptime for high-speed palletiser production used in container stacking but is also adaptable for use with other primary products.The Busse SJI Viper high-speed bulk palletiser and Alpha Turbo high-speed depalletiser are paired with Emerson’s machine health monitoring to give customers a solution for greater overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) by monitoring critical motion and pneumatic system parameters, including air flow, pressure, vacuum, mechanical actuation speeds and motor vibration, in real time. System analytics and health information is processed at the edge via a local data historian with both local display or remote monitoring on a tablet or smartphone, giving operators an easily accessible tool with which to monitor health.
“This solution offers the quickest and most scalable way to increase overall equipment effectiveness and ultimately increase the overall production efficiency of your plant operations,” said Dana Greenly, Director of Business Development for Food and Beverage Packaging with Emerson’s Automation Solutions business.
The new edge-based system has the PACSystems CPL410 at its core to bring all sensor data together for accessibility, visualisation and analysis. It is customisable and scalable to adapt to any primary product palletising system or complete packaging line. With real-time monitoring of machine health and diagnostics at the operator’s fingertips, reactive maintenance to machine failures is redundant. Predictive maintenance enables planning for potential issues that otherwise negatively affect the OEE of the packaging line.
“Because we have container handling equipment running at some of the highest speeds in the industry, reaching 4000 or more cans per minute, predictive monitoring of machine health is vital to our customers’ success,” said Scott Chehak, General Manager, Busse SJI.
Emerson’s automation technologies help packaging lines to gain flexibility by accommodating numerous package sizes and complexities, reduce losses by improving productivity, product quality and waste reduction, and improve operator and product safety without limiting production. Emerson’s expertise helps packaging lines reach their full potential by tackling today’s packaging challenges: flexibility, reliability, contamination and waste and safety.
