Products: 10 cl PEHD bottles
Sector: dairy
Speed: 25.000 bottles per hour
Number of motors: 10
Type of project: adaption/upgrade of existing line
Customer’s challenge:
One of the existing lines was not operating to maximum efficiency. The essence of the problem was poor interaction between the machines and conveyors in the middle of the line.
Solution:
- Addition of a FIFO accumulation table
- Addition of a pressureless inliner
- Optimal programming of controls and communication (upstream and downstream)
Simon VANDEWIELE, Engineering at Nutricia
“Nutricia has now carried out three projects successfully together with Actemium. In a nutshell: Professional, fast and flexible. When it comes to conveyor belts/system integration, Actemium has proven to be a long-term collaboration partner for Nutricia.”
Advantages:
- Significantly increased line efficiency
One of the pain points was a high incidence of start/stop situations. Adapted programming now ensures much better interaction between the machines. - Far fewer start/stops
Since the line balance was not optimal, we examined a better mix of buffering ability and speed. This resulted in much higher Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE). - Short payback period
The investment in the line adaptation was fully recouped within only six months.
