Industry 4.0 can no longer wait: automation, efficiency and optimization of production lines are now essential if companies want to remain competitive. This also applies to packaging.
When the machines are connected, “they speak”. And what they say – about production, maintenance or resource consumption – guarantees more data to analyze and study to integrate any corrections or to know the status of the work.
Effe3Ti automatic systems are designed to reduce process times, digitize data in the cloud and optimize energy consumption. Thanks to the Datalogger 2 platform, for example, it is possible to monitor production, consumption and performance in real time, as well as schedule maintenance and integrate each machine into the company WMS or ERP.
What does Industry 4.0 mean when applied to packaging?
Intelligent automation transforms “simple” machines into connected nodes of an interactive supply chain. In other words, talking about industry 4.0 means implementing a new generation of production systems.
Through modern technologies such as Datalogger.2, in fact, it is possible:
- monitor costs, consumption and performance in the cloud;
- optimize operating cycles;
- predict maintenance operations.
- manage the machine remotely
The machines thus become part of a traced and qualified process, from any place and time.
Industry 4.0. Effe3Ti's automatic and semi-automatic solutions
Effe3Ti offers a range of machines designed to meet the needs of intelligent automation and connected production.
From the most versatile semi-automatic models to fully automatic lines, each system is equipped with advanced technology and ready for integration into Industry 4.0 environments.
There Rotax S3370 Datalogger.2 It is a semi-automatic rotating arm wrapping machine with motorized pre-stretch (one or two motors), anti-fall protection on the trolley, and Datalogger system.2. It is an ideal machine for handling pallets up to 1200×1200 mm.
Among its technical features, the following should be mentioned:
- adjustable arm speed (from 4 to 15 rpm);
- the touch panel and cycle programming;
- the anti-fall system on the reel trolley.
Instead, the Spinny S570 Datalogger.2 is a rotating table wrapping machine with film cutting and welding. The motorized pre-stretching system allows you to save up to 400% of the film. Upon request, it can take photographs before and after wrapping, integrate a second control panel with touch screen and remote control via radio, as well as volumetric detection of the product.
Another example of Effe3Ti models for industry 4.0 is the Spinny S370 Datalogger.2. This is a “forkliftentry” version with motorized pre-stretch, available in boards from 1500 to 2200 mm. It has a minimum capacity of 1,200 kg and the wrapping height can reach 3.8 m on request. It supports loads of up to 2,000 kg and, again, on request it can be customized with additional features.
Broadening the view, the following must be taken into account: Line 4.0 – 6×1, an automatic packaging system “6 operations with 1 operator”: fills boxes, seals with tape, weighs, photographs, labels, straps products. All integrated, with WMS control and Industry 4.0 predisposition.
It handles up to 100 boxes per hour, no less than 170 x 100 in size and weighing up to 25 kg. A formidable machine and a full expression of what a system for industry 4.0 can do.
The concrete advantages of Industry 4.0
By integrating Effe3Ti solutions for Industry 4.0, a leap in quality is achieved at an operational level.
These are connected and automated systems that reduce errors, optimize the use of materials such as stretch film, as well as monitor all performances in real time, from energy consumption to production statistics: this is essential data for organizations. Only in this way is it possible to make the packaging process more efficient.
Maintenance also shifts from reactive to predictive, while the data collected can be used to further optimize the line through dashboards accessible anywhere. In practice, it is not just about speeding up operations: it is about creating an integrated system that communicates, analyzes and constantly improves.
Industry 4.0, signed by Effe3Ti
Effe3Ti solutions for Industry 4.0 plants, such as the Rotax and Spinny wrapping machines with motorized pre-stretch and the automatic 6×1 line, are designed to make production processes smarter, faster and more sustainable.
By reducing consumption, minimizing human errors and integrating with the management system, they transform packaging into an added value, no longer a cost. Because investing in the Industry of the future means choosing systems today that help you work better tomorrow.
