Maintenance is an important part of any packaging machine due to its long life and high performance. No machine can work longer without maintenance. A well-maintained packaging machine will serve you for a long time without any breakdowns. There are three types of packaging machines, granule packing machine, liquid packing machine and powder packing machine. Here we provide some expert tips on packaging machine maintenance so you can get the most out of your equipment.
Here we describe 5 preventive maintenance steps. You can increase the life and productivity of your packaging machine by following them:
1.Cleaning
Cleaning must be the top priority of every machine maintenance. Even a car, bike or any machine needs regular cleaning. A lot of dust from the product packaging around and through the machine covered everything. It gets into mechanical, pneumatic, electrical and electronic components and can damage your machine, long or short spans. Therefore, every packaging machine must be cleaned from the outside and inside on a regular basis. Every operator should be trained to properly clean the machine.
2.Keep spare parts
There are many parts in the machine that stop working or start working abnormally after a certain time or production. The heater will stop working due to the fluctuation of the powder, after a certain working span, the seals and cutters will wear out, the cylinder, gear, bushing, shaft, pulley, bearing also have their own working life. Most packaging machine parts are specially designed and not commonly found in the market. Making them takes time. Every maintenance team needs to identify these parts, and they must be kept in stock and replaced to avoid a sudden stop that can lead to serious production losses.
3.Preventive Maintenance Program
Packaging machines require regular maintenance to ensure optimal production and good overall work. After the packaging machine is installed, it is very important to develop a preventive maintenance plan and, more importantly, practice it.
Machine maintenance plans should be designed to prevent minor and major failures to reduce unplanned downtime.
Preventive maintenance tasks include:
a.Periodic machine inspection
b.Regular monitoring and replacement of wearing parts
c.Lubricate the machine
These preventive maintenance activities require a higher level of technical training and expertise and should only be performed by trained and qualified personnel or certified technicians from the packaging machine manufacturer. Good packaging manufacturers offer service audits and maintenance programs to their customers. All preventive maintenance activities performed daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and semi-annually. Some of these are performed by operators, while others are done only by service and maintenance specialists.
4.Plan upgrades and discontinuations
If your machines are too old and frequently stop working, it's time to upgrade them. From time to time new technologies are added to the machine. If your machine is too old, it may not be easy to get parts and other things like software, electronics and electrical products. In this case, you must upgrade it.
But keep in mind that sometimes the upgrade cost is so high that you can buy a new machine to fight it. So do market research, consult some experts or packaging machine manufacturers to get detailed information about both options and do what you think is best.
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