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100 different formats. These formats are
managed as recipe parameters in the
SIMPLO software application developed
by Transnova-Ruf. The software allows
machine operators with no programming
skills to create new palletising patterns
and import them into the robot control
system during live production.
Diagnostics and remote maintenance
The proportional pressure regulators
VPPM are embedded in the valve terminal
CPX/MPA. Its electrical component has
analogue and digital inputs and outputs
that can be used to control and monitor
individual sections of the process. The
CPX can be accessed and diagnostic data
can be retrieved via the Internet. This
means that, whenever maintenance is
required, remote diagnostics can be used
to quickly determine whether the problem
is easy to rectify or, in extremely rare
cases, whether the entire valve or valve
terminal must be replaced. “As a med-
ium-sized company, we can now provide
our global network of customers with the
best possible service,” says Michael Ruf
with a smile.
Optimal use of space: this palletising system forms the end
of a highly automated packaging line.
Transnova-Ruf
Verpackungs- und
Palettiertechnik
GmbH
Rudolf-Diesel-Straße 12
91522 Ansbach
Germany
Area of business:
Development and assembly of
modular robot-based solutions for
end line packaging and palletising
processes
2.2016 trends in automation
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