Intelligent Automation Means Productivity and Precision
In every industry, time is money. And in packaging, consistency is king. That’s why the packaging world has been moving away from pneumatics and hydraulics to all-digital, electric automation. That’s where Balpack comes in.
The professionals at Balpack are known as the Packaging Machinery Specialists. They provide their customers with both standard and custom machinery for packaging everything from food to cosmetics, to nutraceuticals and more.
Settings and Changeovers: Quick and Simple
To make new settings easy, HPE worked with Balpack’s control engineer to make programming uncomplicated. To create a new setting, the operator simply positions everything as needed, then presses the button marked SET.
“It’s a very operator-friendly machine,” said Roman Balcar. “And HPE provided the training, which enabled our Balpack operators to do the programming.”
A Friendly Interface
All settings can easily be controlled through a user-friendly HMI from Mitsubishi Electric. And recalling those recipe-driven settings for changeovers is even easier. In the past, changeovers were often done manually with an Allen wrench. The process could lead to significant downtime. But with the system’s digital controls and Ethernet connections, changeovers can be done in minutes.
By consulting with HPE and Mitsubishi Electric, Balpack has been able to build a capping machine that not only delivers as promised, but can be assembled and running – not in two weeks, but in two days.
Caroline Shipp, Balpack General Manager, valued the partnership that was created. “The most important thing to me is the relationship with HPE. I worked very closely with their team on everything: timelines, availability of products, programming, and how we can stock for the future. Just having that relationship and a vendor I can lean into is amazing.”
Coming Soon
Caroline added, “Mitsubishi Electric was literally the savior of this project. They got us what we needed, when we needed it. Plus, they were open about pricing. That’s important for a company of our size.” Balpack customers have been asking for a dual function machine that can not only cap but fill. And when it comes to the development of Balpack’s new Monoblock system, HPE and Mitsubishi Electric will be ready to assist.
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Easy Configuration
“We ran all Ethernet-based controls for our VFDs,” said Brian Hord, HPE President and Co-Owner. “That gave us easy configuration and adjustability. We also ran the SMC valves via Ethernet for ease of setup. In the past, the wiring time was considerable. Now they just plug in RJ45 cables.”
And according to HPE’s Automation Sales and Technical Products Manager, Jason Schmidt, “In older machines with analog controls, you could get only 16 speeds for torque. Now, the number of speeds is unlimited. And torque control is adjustable to one tenth of one percent.”
The Star Wheel Capper is the result of a great collaboration between teams from Balpack Inc. and HPE Automation, a Mitsubishi Electric Automation Diamond Partner Distributor Elite
