第五单元 包装机械.pdf

UNIT FIVE PACKAGING MACHINERY 第五单元包装机械 Lesson 18 General Overview 第18课概述 Automated Production Today, automated production is essential. Neither volume nor product consistency can be achieved in any other way. Increasing production in a cost-effective manner is a difficult and complex undertaking. The project engineer overseeing such a project must have strong support from management, production, maintenance, and vendors. Delays, errors, and higher costs will result if this support is not totally integrated, with all concerned playing an active role. Automated Production Increasing Production Four options to increase production are: Buy new state-of-the-art equipment. Do something with existing equipment. Buy refurbished equipment. Hire a contract packager. Factors that will influence this choice are as follows: Availability of in-plant equipment Market demand for the product Automated Production The time frame in which the product must be produced Production volume Quality standards Equipment technology Space constraint Installation requirement The New Production Line The Packaging Machine Industry Packaging machinery manufacture is a highly specialized business that does not produce large numbers of identical machines. Products and packages come in such an infinite variety of materials and forms that even though a company may specialize in a particular machine class. In this respect, packaging machinery is a custom business. The New Production Line Given that a complete packaging line may consist of six functional stations from six suppliers, connected by conveyors and buffers made by still another supplier, it is not likely that a new line can be plugged in and wor