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New iTRAK 5730 small-frame intelligent track system from Rockwell Automation
Wednesday, 03 June, 2020, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
Our Bureau, New Delhi

Food and beverage manufacturers are constantly under pressure to package a wider variety of products in more types of packaging without compromising on productivity. Now they can answer these trends while increasing throughput using the new iTRAK 5730 small-frame intelligent track system from Rockwell Automation.

The system uses independent cart technology to support smart, flexible and efficient machines. Independent cart technology offers many benefits over traditional gear, chain and belt conveyors, including unlimited machine flexibility, better traceability and increased uptime.

By using magnetic propulsion, the individually controlled carts can quickly start and stop with high precision, which reduces machine wear and is highly energy efficient. The technology also quickly manages changeovers using pre-configured move profiles that can be implemented with the push of a button from an HMI.

The system has the smallest footprint within the company’s independent cart portfolio. It has a 50 mm minimum pitch that makes it ideal for primary packaging applications, such as flow wrapping, end load cartoning, and form-fill-and-seal pouching. The system also easily integrates into a manufacturer’s architecture, providing analytics that help optimise energy use, monitor parts wear and reduce downtime.

Michaela Kaufmann, iTRAK product manager at Rockwell Automation, said, “The iTRAK 5730 system extends the flexibility and productivity benefits of iTRAK to meet the growing demand for customised food and beverage products.” “The technology is truly scalable. Your system can have as little as a 50 mm pitch in a small, standalone machine, or be as large as 100 metre and part of a large, complex line,” she added.

Max Kiah, independent cart technology sales manager, Asia Pacific at Rockwell Automation, said, “We are always exploring ways to enhance our offering and better support our machine assembly, food and beverage manufacturing customers; enabling them achieve their manufacturing and throughput goals without restriction.”

“The new iTRAK 5730 system will be a great addition to our customers’ existing architecture, helping them to attain greater agility in their packaging and assembly lines, without compromising on quality or safety,” he added.

In addition to delivering a smarter form of motion control, the system also offers integrated safety. Features such as safe torque off, Safe Stop 1, a SIL 3, PLe safety rating and the ability to create safety zones help increase confidence in machine safety.

Safety zones, for example, can increase safety without compromising productivity by allowing motion to continue outside of the safety zone, even after a trip inside the safety zone.

Furthermore, simulation capabilities allow users to calculate throughput on the system.

 Users can also create a digital twin that can be used to virtually design, commission and demonstrate the system, and to virtually train workers.

Standardised object-oriented libraries also can help create a consistent user experience and accelerate time to market.

 
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