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Qimarox simplifies integration with PackML

This Dutch machine builder specializing in palletizing modules and vertical conveyors made it even easier for its equipment to integrate into existing packaging lines by incorporating the PackML language.

Qimarox simplifies integration with PackML
Qimarox simplifies integration with PackML

To keep its machines competitive, Qimarox is responding to an increasing demand from the market to use the Pack ML packaging machine language. The company says that part of the reasoning is that almost all major consumer product manufacturers, including Nestlé, Procter & Gamble, and PepsiCo, state that PackML is a prerequisite for new production and packaging lines.

PackML stands for Packaging Machine Language, a guideline drawn up by the Organization for Machine Automation and Control (OMAC). This organization is supported by large, globally operating manufacturers of consumer products, such as aforementioned Nestlé, Procter & Gamble, and PepsiCo, amongst others. In collaboration with system integrators, machine builders, and technology suppliers, these brand owner CPGs want to create open standards for the vertical and horizontal machine integration. Horizontal integration refers to the interaction between the machines themselves (machine-to-machine communication), while vertical integration references linking these connected machines with a central control system.

According to the company, Qimarox’s alignment with PackML means that its palletizers, vertical conveyors, and other machines will now be even easier for its customers to integrate, operate, and maintain. Manufacturers of consumer products using PackML as a guideline succeed in bringing new production and/or packaging lines into use three to four months earlier than those that don’t adhere to the standard. These CPGs and food/bev manufactuers are seeing the total cost of ownership (TCO) of their systems fall significantly, while the overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) increases. System integrators and machine builders who incorporate Qimarox modules into their solutions also benefit from the simplified integration and acceleration of test procedures.

Conditions for innovation

Standardization in this realm allows manufacturers to shift gears quickly and adapt their production processes to the rapid changes in the market. OMAC is currently preparing to enable concepts such as plug-and-play and plug-and-produce in due course.

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