How to Troubleshoot Automatic Packaging Machinery

If you cannot pay for each packaging machine for troubleshooting, listed below are some of the problems along with the solutions.

Inconsistent Filling

Filling machines use different types of filling principles and filling nozzles. The inconsistent filling can come from various sources. The source is due to incorrect application or installation of the filling machine.

Inside the bottles, the nozzles must be positioned by the filling machine installation—some vents, such as those that dip into a cup and form a seal. Compression must be placed on these nozzles to achieve consistent and uniform play. Operators should check that the vents are aligned with the bottles and that they are agitated at the same time. The containers are moved in and out of the nozzles together with tips such as inlet hooks and a star wheel or other outlet of the system. The operator must evaluate the slide guides to ensure that the bottles are aligned at this point in the indexing system.

The machines are usually controlled by a PLC, which has an interface. The operator interface allows the user to set charging times along with the delay and also period times for components such as mental immersion, index pump, and more. These machines will be supplied with tank configurations on a recipe screen. They can be displayed using interval or filling times, delay times, or by entering the product and bottle recipe. The setting operators are correct. It is good to keep a copy of the settings and keep …