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Robopac: Enhancing Productivity and Reducing Costs with IoT
适用行业
- 设备与机械
- 包装
适用功能
- 产品研发
用例
- 结构健康监测
- 时间敏感网络
挑战
Robopac 是一家领先的拉伸包装机设计商和制造商，其现有产品 Rotowrap 面临着重大挑战。该产品被构造为一个带有大量焊缝的金属盒，这在缠绕臂旋转过程中带来了潜在的可靠性问题。 Rotowrap 的复杂设计也比竞争对手的产品成本更高。该公司面临着开发质量、性能和可靠性更高但成本更低的新产品的压力。挑战不仅在于创新，还在于确保新产品比现有产品更耐用且成本更低，以保持行业竞争力。
关于客户
Robopac 是 Aetnagroup 旗下公司，被公认为拉伸包装行业的全球领导者。公司专业从事半自动和自动拉伸缠绕设备的设计和制造。 Robopac 结合了技术、创新和经验，提供可提供可靠结果的产品。 Aetnagroup 的七个品牌——Robopac、Robopac Sistemi、Dimac、Prasmatic、IMSB、Rotac 和 Toptier——提供全系列的创新拉伸包装系统、捆扎机、收缩包装机、装箱系统和胶带机。该公司总部位于圣马力诺，从事包装行业。
解决方案
为了克服这一挑战，Robopac 工程师转向 ANSYS 解决方案来探索设计空间并专注于结构稳健性。他们使用 ANSYS Mechanical 进行静态和动态分析，并使用 ANSYS SpaceClaim 进行几何建模以优化产品设计。这种方法使他们能够通过用金属管代替焊接金属板来显着提高新型包装机的结构强度。结果是封闭结构对扭转力具有更强的抵抗力。瞬态分析使他们能够计算机器启动和紧急停止期间的力和扭矩（这两个阶段都是机械应力的关键阶段），尤其是在焊缝附近。这种创新方法使得我们能够在更短的时间内、以更低的成本开发出更坚固、更高效的拉伸包装机。
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