The PICTURE/QBC brand change control system developed by G.D has demonstrated itself to be precise and dependable to the point that it allows automatic management of the brand change process.
All the main operations regarding various brand change phases, which were previously signaled to the operator by means of a checklist, can now be handled automatically by the system, which operates in a tightly integrated manner with the machine controller systems along the line:
Stopping the old brand materials feeding
Emptying the machines of the products no longer requested
Stopping the machines
Feeding in the new materials
The goals are to reduce the personnel required to carry out a brand change, to guarantee maximum timeliness and synchronization of the activities along the line and minimize down-time, waste of materials and scrap products, and conclude with an overall reduction in the total time required to make a brand change.
