Packaging Insert Partition Wall Forming Machine
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for producing packaging inserts are complex and inflexible, requiring pre-marked or pre-cut partition walls and multiple machines to produce inserts of different sizes, which limits versatility and increases production steps.
Innovation Solution
A method and machine using a first and second pressing device to form partition walls from a single piece of material, where the first device moves along an axis to a distance corresponding to the double intended height of the wall, and the second device holds the material in a fixed position to form erect partitions, allowing for adjustable wall heights and distances between walls using the same machine and material.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If pre-marked or pre-cut top portions are used to fold partition walls, then the partition walls can be formed, but the complexity of production steps increases and flexibility of size is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The insert material is fed and positioned in advance before the forming operation. The material is supplied from a feed device to the forming area where the pressing devices are located, allowing the material to be ready for immediate forming without requiring pre-marking or pre-cutting operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The pressing devices are made movable along the feeding direction of the insert material. This dynamic capability allows the pressing devices to be repositioned to form partition walls of different sizes and positions on the same material sheet, eliminating the need for fixed pre-marked folding regions.
2Adaptability or versatility
If fixed-size components are used in the machine, then the machine structure is simple, but the ability to produce different sizes from the same material is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The pressing devices are designed to be movable along the feeding direction of the insert material. This allows the same pressing devices to form partition walls of different sizes by changing their position, eliminating the need for multiple fixed-size components or pre-marked material sections.
Solution Approach 2:
The same pressing devices perform multiple functions by forming partition walls of different sizes and positions on the same material sheet. The pressing devices can be repositioned to create various partition configurations, making a single device capable of what would traditionally require multiple specialized components.
3Manufacturing precision
If multiple machines are used to produce inserts of different sizes, then each machine is optimized for its specific task, but the number of machines and production complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
A single machine with movable pressing devices can produce packaging inserts of different sizes from the same material sheet. The pressing devices can be repositioned along the feeding direction to form partition walls of various dimensions, eliminating the need for multiple dedicated machines while maintaining production precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The pressing devices can be dynamically repositioned along the feeding direction to accommodate different partition wall sizes. This dynamic adjustment capability allows one machine to replace multiple fixed-size machines, improving productivity without sacrificing the precision needed for different insert sizes.
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a machine (1) and a method (100) for producing packaging inserts. The method comprising the steps of transporting (102) an insert material (6), holding (104) the insert material in a fixed position, moving (106) a first pressing device (2), and holding (108) and moving (110) the insert material toward the second pressing device (3) such that a partition wall (5) is formed. The machine 1 comprising a first pressing device and a second pressing device, wherein an insert material is transportable, the second pressing device is configured to hold the insert material, the first pressing device is configured to be moved along an axis A and to hold and move the insert material toward the second pressing device such that a partition wall is formed.