Packaging Machinery: Basics

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Course Outline

Day One

Course Introduction

Course Overview

Course Logistics

1. Introduction

• What is packaging machinery
• Types of packaging machinery
• Future trends

2. Machine and line components & controls

• PLC
• HMI
• Servo motors
• Smart machines
• SCADA systems
• Displays
• Sensors

3. Flexible packaging machines

• Form-Fill-Seal
• Thermoform
• Shrink/stretch wrapping and bundling

4. Paperboard forming equipment

• Cartoners
• Case formers
• Tray formers
• Case/tray packer

5. Line Loading

• Depalletizers
• Decasers
• Unscramblers
• Bottle orienters
• Washers

Day Two

5. Rigid packaging (glass or plastic containers, cans & tubes)

• Orienter
• Liquid fillers: Volumetric, Level or cosmetic fill, Aerosol, Carbonated
• Dry fillers: Augur, Volumetric, Weight, Tablet fillers
• Cappers
• Tube filling

6. Labeling

• Pressure sensitive labeling
• Glue
• Shrink bands for labeling as well as product surety
• Stretch
• Print/Apply labeling

7. Product identification & verification

• Hot stamp
• Rubber stamp/wet ink
• Ink jet
• Laser coding and printing
• Offset printing
• Thermal transfer
• RFID Vision/inspection
• Check weighers
• Metal detectors and x-ray inspectors

8. Ancillary packaging machinery

• Conveyors
• Accumulators/unscramblers
• Robots
• Placers/dispensers e.g.; leaflet placers

Day Three

9. Impact of end-use markets on machine needs and specifications:

• Heavily FDA regulated industries requiring validation: biotech/pharmacy/medical devices
• FDA regulated but without validation: food, drinks
• Chemicals: special requirements linked with chemical properties

10. How to define specs/sample of specs/commissioning criteria

• Documentation to be supplied with machines including operating and maintenance manuals, exploded parts diagram, etc.

11. Packaging line layout and design principles

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