Amid the roaring sound of machines in the workshop, our factory engineer Lao Zhang is leading the team to debug a new batch of vertical packaging machines. Looking at the seasoning bags that are accurately bagged on the conveyor belt, he turned around and wiped his sweat: "This batch of equipment has added a dynamic weighing module, and customers have reported that the packaging accuracy has increased by about 30% compared with last year." This reminds me of the baking company customers I received last week-they just saw the flexibility of vertical packaging machines on food packaging production lines and signed an order for two machines on the spot.
In fact, as early as three years ago, we discovered the potential of vertical packaging machines in the market segment. At that time, a frozen food company proposed to transform the traditional production line, hoping that the equipment could handle both glutinous rice ball packaging and dumpling box packaging. The technical department worked all night to adjust the mold parameters, and finally achieved "one machine for two uses" with a rotatable hopper design. This case later became a classic at the industry exchange meeting, and it also made us realize that the research and development of intelligent control systems must be ahead of customer needs.
Recently, we often receive consultation calls from old customers, saying that the difficulty in recruiting workers now forces companies to upgrade automation. For example, the eight vertical packaging machines sent to the Pearl River Delta last month were all equipped with remote monitoring modules. Mr. Li from Guangdong was particularly satisfied during the video acceptance: "Now engineers can troubleshoot faults on their mobile phones, and the downtime has been shortened by more than half." This tangible benefit is more convincing than any brochure.
The biggest breakthrough this year is the hard bone of energy consumption optimization. Our R&D team has redesigned everything from servo motor selection to heat sealing temperature curves. Test data shows that the unit energy consumption of the new vertical packaging machine is 18% lower than the industry average. At an exhibition in Zhengzhou last month, a pet food customer stared at the running prototype for half an hour, and finally said when he made the final decision: "This energy-saving effect is exactly what our green factory needs."
Standing in front of the observation window of the workshop, more than a dozen vertical packaging machines that are about to leave the factory are undergoing final quality inspection. The silver body reflects the blue light of the LED screen, and the data of the intelligent control system jumps on the screen. These "iron guys" will soon go to all parts of the country and take root in the production lines of snack factories, daily chemical workshops, and pharmaceutical companies. Lao Zhang often says: "Making equipment is like raising children. We are looking forward to them going out to venture, but we are also afraid that customers will not use them well." But looking at the increasingly thick improvement plans of the technical department, I know that our "children" are becoming smarter and more considerate.
From manual weighing to visual positioning, from mechanical transmission to digital twin debugging, the evolution history of vertical packaging machines is the growth history of our packaging robots. Every time I receive a production line video sent by a customer and watch my own equipment working smoothly in someone else's workshop, the sense of pride is like seeing my own child get full marks. In the future, we will continue to delve into the integrated innovation of intelligent control systems and food packaging production lines. After all, in this intelligent manufacturing race, those who stop to take a break will sooner or later be left behind by the times.
