During summer, it is bottled at high rate within a short time. So there is no time for downtime. Fortunately, inline measurement exists: It provides plants with a sixth sense for preventive error detection, tolerance monitoring and integrated process control.
In the majority of cases, fully monitoring series production processes – like bottling lines – is not possible or does not make sense due to the costs and work involved. It is nevertheless important to investigate key potential sources of errors and process weaknesses, build up process expertise and thus be able to tackle the critical points. It is also advisable to check which work steps can be automated.
A careful process analysis is required in order to detect and prevent errors in good time: it is important to know which process units are vulnerable, especially where machines are concerned. This is because once a machine stops, e.g. due to a defective roller bearing, it entails considerable costs. However, if the machine status is continually monitored, machine downtimes can be predicted and maintenance work can be carried out as part of the next inspection or during the next planned downtime. Timely maintenance of machines and tools also prevents consequential damage. The procurement processes for spare parts and potentially fitters to replace the machine parts are also included in maintenance planning. Timely planning saves costs and ultimately reduces the overall downtime. This means that the machine running time and the volume produced increase.
Inline measuring technology is directly integrated into ongoing production processes and provides real-time information about all the relevant machine data that is classed as critical in the process analysis.
The status of machine components is recorded, e.g. using a data logger: for example, vibrations of roller bearings or ball bearings are recorded over a longer period to give an accurate picture of the status. A stand-alone system offers two main advantages for this task: firstly, once the system is switched on it produces measurements without stopping and without any intervention by a third party. Secondly, the system can perform calculations itself in order to be able to determine independently whether the values are within the tolerance range. If this is not the case, the data logger generates an alarm signal.
Inline measuring technology offers manufacturing companies considerable potential cost savings and competitive advantages. Due to the severe environmental exposure in production facilities, the choice of inline measuring systems has a decisive impact on the smooth running of production if we take into consideration the fact that systems are used for a number of years. With the intelligent Ethernet systems of the MSX‑E series, ADDI-DATA meets the demand for precision for the series inspection of parts in harsh environments. These systems are robust, fitted with a number of protective circuits and can be made compliant with the degree of protection IP 65 and IP 67. As they are compact and can stand alone, they can also be used in places that are difficult to access and can perform calculations independently or trigger alarms. Based on the figures and parameters that are determined in the production processes, the MSX-E systems enable their users to make investment decisions for the future and calculate machine hour rates precisely.
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