Servo – Filling

Filling

Filling applications in the packaging industry load containers onto a conveyor to be fi lled with a viscous liquid and then sealed shut for distribution. A loading arm rotates each container to be formed with heat before placement onto a conveyor. The conveyor then carries each product toward a fi ller station while coordinating movement with two servos to perform the fi lling process. As an option, a robot is used to pick and place the containers onto a pallet.

Mitsubishi Electric provides a complete solution through combining PLC, HMI, motion, and robot programming products under one platform.


Example Applications

♦ Juice box fi lling

♦ Food / medicine powder fi lling

♦ Liquid packaging

♦ Carton filling

♦ Paint filling

♦ Soap and detergent filling



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Mitsubishi Solution
iQ Platform Sequence Controller: Q03UDECPU
iQ Platform Motion Controller: Q172DCPU
Servo Amplifi er: MR-J3-B Servomotor: HF-SP, HF-JP Graphic Operation Terminal: GOT1000


Features and Benefits

Features

Advantages and Benefits
CAM Function with Mechanical support language:

Easy to create CAM profiles with visual line shaft programming

 • 50% reduced programming time

• Reduced labor cost

• Reduced machine cost (less mechanical

components)
Complete solution with one platform:

• Integrated multiple CPU technology: High speed backplane for combination of PLC, Motion, CNC and Robot CPUs

• Single vendor: Useful diagnostic functions and troubleshooting tools

• Easy system expandability

 • Increased machine OEE

◦ Up to 12,000 containers per hour

◦ Quicker product changeover

◦ Less scrap material

• Reduced TCO

◦ Improved support

◦ Less application downtime

◦ Reduced inventory
Direct connection to HMI:

• Built-in monitoring and diagnostics

• Ladder monitor/editor

• Program upload/download capability

 • Easy to use

◦ Less effort for programming and operating

◦ USB program loading

• Reduced maintenance time & cost

◦ Ladder monitor/editor
SSCNET III communication:

• Easy to set up and configure: Plug & play wiring

• High-speed 50Mbps motion network

• 100% noise immunity

• Automatic parameterization

 • Reduced setup time: Less engineering costs

• Reduced wiring cost

• Reduced machine downtime

• Increased positioning accuracy:

Less scrap material
High resolution absolute encoders:

Smooth and accurate positioning with 18-bit resolution (262,144 ppr) absolute encoders.

 • 20% reduced cost

◦ Reduced inventory cost (absolute encoder is standard)

◦ Reduced machine & maintenance costs

(eliminate switches)

• Improved production quality

◦ 200% positioning accuracy improvement