Inflatable Shafts

The Relationship Between Inflatable Shafts and Packaging Industry in the Era of Industry 4.0

 

In this digital age, the reference to "Inflatable Shaft Industry 4.0" is now well known. The invention of the steam engine, the production of the assembly line and the wide application of information technology, the "fourth industrial revolution" based on the intelligent production process has begun. Thanks to the use of interconnected systems, today's machines, products, factories and supply chains are able to communicate with each other without interruption, and the tight integration of production and logistics processes guarantees higher power and greater flexibility.

 

Obviously this development has also affected the printing and packaging industry. As the flagship exhibition of the global processing and packaging profession, interpack will naturally lead this topic. To this end, the 21st World Processing and Packaging Trade Show Interpack will be held in Düsseldorf, Germany from May 4th to 10th, 2017. During the exhibition, the “German Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing Federation” (VDMA) exhibited a series of products at its booth in the Science and Technology Museum (Fifth Hall) to demonstrate to the audience from around the world the features that can be used on future machines. Ideas and solutions, as well as changes in the process of production and processing.

 

We and VDMA Food Processing and Packaging Machinery Branch's Inflatable Shaft Industry 4.0 expert Vera Fritsche commented on the timing and challenges of companies that package their careers in this environment.

 

Q1. How long have we been in the era of Industry 4.0?

 

The term Industry 4.0 was first presented in 2011 and was the first part of the digitalization process implemented by the German government. There is also a research path called Industry 4.0. So many people are now commenting on the fourth industrial revolution. Still, many people often forget that their forerunners—that is, industry 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0—are not revolutionary at all. In addition to the first one, several other examples can only be called evolution. Every innovation is carried out in a lot of small processes, as well as in the version of Industry 4.0. Industry 4.0 is a consortium of information technology and production skills. We will see that humans, machines, production equipment and products can directly communicate and communicate with each other. This will certainly invent many opportunities for enterprises, and of course the battles involved are inevitable.

 

Q2. Why is it the right moment for the special exhibition "Industry 4.0"? What do visitors see at the interpack?

 

The streets and alleys are commenting on the inflation axis Industry 4.0. The conferences, seminars and publications surrounding this topic are also emerging, and the impact of digital innovation on machine builders and their users has become a hot topic. The promotion of this topic is also very commonplace, so it is very important to show the world how to use and implement digital innovation. The Industry 4.0 Special Exhibition, which was exhibited at the VDMA Science and Technology Museum at the interpack site, was established with partners in industry, technology and research. With exhibits such as smart4i, we will show the world the ideas and solutions that can be used on future machines.

 

This exhibition will include a demonstration of personalizing the label for mobile power. Visitors can order the equipment on the website and specify the colors and lettering they like. Orders can be mirrored on the cloud and imported directly into the machine, while also being able to manipulate the relevant settings, so there is no longer a need to intervene to perform this action. All modules are automated and guaranteed to dramatically reduce the time between order and delivery.

 

In addition, we will also present a smart user assistant system in the theme pavilion of Industry 4.0. The potential of this system for increasing plant power is considerable. The above system is capable of storing the common sense and experience accumulated by developers and users in multiple processing processes, and is available at the time of demand. This makes them a fundamental requirement in an efficient production process and responds to the challenges of Industry 4.0.

 

Q3. Inflatable shaft Industry 4.0 represents the Internet of Things in production and allows independent communication between products and machines. What does this mean in the end, what kind of skill requirements are satisfied with the demand?

 

Machines and products communicate only when data and information are communicated in a straight and horizontal manner. This requires a standardized and unified interface, which is a primary challenge for us, as most machine manufacturers still have their own interface. One of the most important elements of the Internet of Things is integration. Integration, of course, requires the sharing of data and information between machines, factories, processes and people. This means that there is a standardization of demand, and we are now seeing a significant trend toward open source solutions.

 

Q4. To withstand the arrival of the industry in the 4.0s, what kind of competition should the packaging industry demand bear?

 

In the context of Industry 4.0, unless the customer is ready to share the relevant machine data in the production process, packaging machine manufacturers are unable to provide suitable and deeper solutions. This is extremely important for the operators of the above machines to withstand Industry 4.0. The problem that followed was that the communication between the packaging machine maker and the customer also required changes. If both sides are expected to benefit from the Internet age, they need to trust each other and work more deeply than they do now.

 

Q5. How do the traditional packaging profession practitioners change and then respond to the industry 4.0?

 

Without mechatronics, packaging machinery can't be imagined today—there will be no communication between mechanical, electronic, and information technology components within the same system. The design and development of mechatronic solutions is increasingly being resolved by software development, as the concept of mechatronics also touches on mechanical engineering, electronics and software communication technologies.

 

The content of the mechatronics engineer's work requires the habit of professional occupation. Industry 4.0 triggers higher demands on skills and organization. It is necessary for the workers to have interdisciplinary skills. Especially for the company, it is necessary to equip the staff with the common sense of Industry 4.0 and select more professional development options to make the workers more useful. Therefore, corporate needs to strengthen staff training, and dialogue with the campus, so that the campus to provide appropriate training courses is extremely important. Now, for us, the production content of the production engineer is now in place, and the training venue and university courses are now open, so we now have a suitable inflation shaft industry 4.0.

 

Q6. What is the most important issue in Industry 4.0?

 

To complete the policy of the inflation axis Industry 4.0, the most important is the data. However, the data is meaningless when it is isolated. The value of data is in intelligent algorithms that understand the characterization of specific things in a random data item and generate usable information from it. The data makes the evaluation of processes and things agile and objective, provides a basis for the production system to present errors, and makes detailed resolutions and adopts preventive measures.

 

The potential of the inflatable shaft in application can also be achieved in the protection of guessing. There is now a tendency to throw away the regular and passive protections that are now being implemented. On the contrary, protection can be preventive, predictable and detailed, and most importantly, can be precisely set. When a company buys machinery and equipment, it can get huge advantages, because the relevant factories and machinery will be more efficient, the failure rate is smaller, the operation is more stable, the production is safer, and the protection cost will be greatly reduced.

 

Q7. What is the trend of Industry 4.0 that has the greatest impact on the packaging profession?

 

Choose a highly efficient computer-assisted search system, such as barcodes and RFID tags, so that products can be pursued throughout the value chain without a fault. Customers can use their smartphones to check at a point of sale or at home whether a particular product is still a fake or a fake.

 

This solution is also used in the supply chain to detect weak links. Real-time wireless skills provide the detailed location and path of the merchandise, which may include a pause in the cold chain. This makes the portrayal of the transaction path more efficient and saves a lot of money.

 

The printed electronic components of the drug package communicate with the smartphone's application to let the patient or caregiver know the correct dosage and the correct handling of the drug.

 

The sensor on the package is capable of monitoring the condition of the packaged product, especially when the contents of the package are sensitive, and then the above information is displayed on the package. For example, they are able to recognize changes in shock and temperature. Consumers can recognize – when the package is received in the store or at home – whether the product is damaged during transit.

 

Technique Parameter 

Model	Inner Diameter of Paper Tube	Shaft Diameter Before Expanding	Shaft Diameter After Expanding
1" Shaft	Φ25.4mm	Φ24.5mm	Φ27.5mm-Φ28mm
1.5" Shaft	Φ38mm	Φ37mm	Φ41mm
2" Shaft	Φ50mm	Φ49mm	Φ53mm
3" Shaft	Φ76.2mm	Φ74mm-Φ74.5mm	Φ82mm
4" Shaft	Φ102mm	Φ100mm	Φ108mm
6" Shaft	Φ152.4mm	Φ150mm	Φ158mm
8" Shaft	Φ203.2mm	Φ200mm	Φ210mm
10" Shaft	Φ254mm	Φ250mm	Φ260mm
12" Shaft	Φ304.8mm	Φ300mm	Φ312mm

 

Order Details

Item Name	Inflatable Shaft
MOQ(Minimum Order Quantity)	1Pc
Lead time	15-18 days after receiving the deposit
Calculated Weight	Needs to count
Package	Carton/Wooden Box
Price Term	EXW,FOB, CIF, etc
Payment term	TT,L/C,Western Union
Country of Origin	China