System and method for monitoring consumable usage in packaging machines
a technology of consumables and packaging machines, which is applied in the direction of packaging, transportation and packaging, instruments, etc., can solve the problems of inability to easily collect data from the machines, and the type of the machine operation cannot be readily determined
Active Publication Date: 2007-11-22
SEALED AIR U S
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Enables accurate monitoring and reporting of consumable usage across different modes of operation, facilitating better management and optimization of packaging machine usage and consumable material replenishment.
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Thus, the machine may be so versatile that the type of operation of the machine cannot readily be determined by merely observing the rate of use of the film or the foam-forming materials.
Further, the machines may be operated in numerous and / or remote locations such that data cannot easily be collected from the machines by merely observing the operation of the machines.
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[0020]The present inventions now will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings in which some but not all embodiments of the inventions are shown. Indeed, these inventions may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will satisfy applicable legal requirements. Like numbers refer to like elements throughout.
[0021]Referring now to the figures and, in particular, to FIGS. 1 and 3, there is shown a system 10 for monitoring the use of consumable materials in a plurality of packaging machines. The system 10 of the present invention can be used to monitor various types of packaging equipment, such as foam dispensing machines. In one embodiment of the present invention, each of the packaging machines 12 illustrated in FIG. 1 is a foam dispensing machine. Each packaging machine 12 can be configured to operate in multiple m...
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Abstract
A system and method for monitoring the use of consumable materials in packaging machines is provided. The system generally includes a plurality of packaging machines that are configured to selectively operate in first and second modes to perform different packaging operations, e.g., by using consumable materials at different consumable usage rates to form different packaging devices. A controller in each machine controls the operation of the machine in the different modes and is configured to communicate the consumable usage data via a port. A portable module can be electronically connected to each machine during a connection session to communicate with the controller and receive the consumable usage data. The data from the module is then received by a user interface that provides an indication to a user of the usage of the machines in the first and second modes, e.g., to indicate to the user which machines are being used to form which packaging devices and / or how much of the operation of the machines is being used to form each of the packaging devices.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention generally relates to a system and method for monitoring packaging machines and, more particularly, to monitoring the use of consumables in packaging machines, such as foam dispensing machines, that are configured to selectively use consumable materials at various consumable usage rates for forming different types of packaging devices in different modes of operation.[0002]Foam dispensing machines are conventionally used for a variety of packaging operations, such as for packaging an object in a container so that the foam provides a cushioned protection on one or more sides of the object during subsequent handling. One common packaging operation that is used for on-demand protection of packaged objects is foam-in-place packaging. In one foam-in-place packaging operation, a foam-forming composition is injected from a dispensing machine into a container, such as a corrugated board box, and the object, which is typically wrapped to p...
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IPC IPC(8): G06F19/00
CPCB29C44/182B65B57/02B65B55/20B29C44/60
InventorDYE, GARY ROBERT
OwnerSEALED AIR U S