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News Release from: Siemens Automation and Drives | Subject: Siemens servo drives
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 25 March 2008
Bottle debagging system offers large
speed boost
Knight Warner's debagging system provides bottle stability despite the fact the bottles move in single file and at a very high speed into a filling system.
Siemens Automation and Drives' expertise and technology helped Knight Warner meet the design brief for a new bottle debagging machine The customer wanted the new machine to be capable of much greater speeds than its existing line without increasing its footprint
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 6 Mar 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Line integration of the new machine had to be simple, efficient, cost-effective and reliable.
In addition, it was also paramount that the lightweight bottles going through the machine remained stable and that required feed speeds were also met.
Pete Warner, Sales Director, Knight Warner said "Although the team had experience in developing equipment specifically to handle lightweight and delicate products, they had never developed a machine to this kind of design brief before".
In order to meet the objectives of the design brief, Knight Warner needed to design a machine that could achieve accurate and seamless control, moving the bottles smoothly throughout the debagging process.
By opting for Siemens' servo drives in all main movements, together with a front retaining mechanism and vacuum, Knight Warner ensured bottle stability despite the fact the bottles would be moving in single-file and at a very high speed into a filling system.
Pete Warner said "Not only have we achieved our customer's goal of developing a machine with a relatively small footprint of 1.8 x 6m, we have also achieved bottle speeds in excess of any existing filler".
"With this high output capability our machine will definitely increase our customer's line efficiency and productivity and the success of this project means we can apply the same technology to other machines, increasing the number of customers who can benefit".
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