包装the Perfect Motion Solution

One example of the need for adaptable printing presses is the lowly ketchup bottle. Ketchup packaging has evolved from bottles with simple labels to highly graphic sleeve

One company, the Paper Converting Machine Company or PCMC, was tasked with delivering a new printing press,

PCMC机器在一个平台上标准化，因此最终用户只需要在一个平台上培训员工。公共控制平台上的标准化也允许引擎

The PCMC engineers replaced the traditional plate gear drive system with dual Allen-Bradley® MP-series™ medium inertia servo motors, enabling precise motion control and fast product changeovers. The addition of servo motors to the press allowed for an infinitely variable repeat so operators can easily command multiple product changeovers throughout the day, each with the touch of a button. The

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该机还使用Allen-BradleyControlloGix®L73可编程自动化控制器或PAC。ControlLogix L73具有用于运动和机器控制的集成平台以及单个编程环境，其中包括其他益处减少了维护的备件数量。

新系统允许操作员更容易地操作和维护机器而不是先前的齿轮驱动系统。现在控件和驱动器平台对客户熟悉，以及PCMC工程师和服务技术人员。

与先前的齿轮驱动系统不同，ELS-D内联印刷机可以在最小和最大值之间打印任何打印重复大小，在操作员屏幕上具有简单的数字输入。先前的机械齿轮驱动系统需要客户通过改变机器传动装置来打印重复，这限制了能够打印的产品的数量和类型

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同样重要的是预先编程不同产品转换的能力。当操作员正在设置每个打印作业时，这显着减少了浪费，因为机器已经被编程为某个网宽和材料长度。“操作系统还允许操作员从白天早期或前一天的早期回忆打印作业，这节省了时间并减少了材料浪费，”Jarmuskiewicz说。

包装and Filling
The higher speed of the new machine also required a new carton staging and feed system, because the actuators used in the carton staging and feed timing are critical to ensure accurate and consistent package counts per carton.

Key components of the cartoning system include two actuators, one for the initial positioning of each carton and another to move cartons through the fill zone. Cloud engineers rece

设计团队最初考虑了系统的球螺杆执行器，但最终确定了贝尔

Once Cloud engineers decided to use belt-drive actuators, the next step was choosing an actuator for the system. The engineers initially considered actuators produced by several manufacturers. While there were similarities among all these actuators, Tolomatic units stood out because of their larger input shafts, oversized pulley bearings and consistent repeatability. Tolomatic’s MXB belt-driven actuators deliver consistent position repeatability of ±0.002 in. (±0.5 mm). A calibration process in which initial position error is determined and then eliminated through programming ensures precise positioning accuracy.

Fig 2: A cutaway view of the MXB belt-driven actuators shows the inner workings of the actuators.

工程师认为Tolomatic MXB-P引导带驱动电动执行器的基于包括少许空间的少数关键特征是基于包括比棒式执行器的空间更少的空间，优化刚性和刚性的轻质铝结构强度，以及一种型材轨道轴承系统，以减少摩擦和延伸致动器寿命。

在云的夹带系统中，一个MXB-P执行器，带16英寸的行程长度，每个纸箱位于填充区域的起点处。另一个致动器，带有25英寸行程，以确保它含有袋子的精确计数时，以确保其含有精确的速度，以确保其出入系统所需的精确速度。

Fig 3: The bottom view of the Performa SP packaging system from Cloud Packaging Equipment Co. show

在Performa机器上，MXB-P执行器使用