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Packaging
Machinery: Basics and Beyond
If you need
to know more about packaging machinery, this 2-1/2 day course is for you.
I
developed it jointly with the Institute of Packaging Professionals. It is offered twice yearly, normally in March and September.
The standard course or a customized version can also be offered in your plant. Contact Johnhenry@changeover.com for details
You
can't afford not to attend.
Full details are available on the IOPP website
Here are just a few of the topics covered.
Just a few of the
topics:
- The whole packaging line—from bottle-orienter to case-sealer
- Automated vs. semi-automated vs. manual—pros and cons of each
- Instantaneous vs. sustained speeds
- Changeover
- Controls—PLCs, HMIs, servo motors, smart machines, displays, sensors
- Flexible packaging machines—form/fill/seal, bundling, wrapping
- Semi-rigid—thermoforms, cartons, cases, tray packers
- Rigid—plastic, glass, tubes, cans
- Cappers and labeling
- Product identification and verification, including RFID
- Machine vision, inspection
- Conveyors
- Documentation
- Principles of packaging line design
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