Electronics are now playing a dominant role.

Partly a matter of fashion, partly of necessity: electronics are something you have to deal with.

Today it is possible to do without mechanical limit switches, the cause of so much machine downtime.

The stroke of the clamp and the shear, and the way they interact, can be controlled by lasers.

The lid cylinders can be monitored and managed by linear and/or rotary encoders to prevent pressure surges and impact shocks.

In the same way, lasers and proximity sensors “built into” the cylinders can control the stroke of the feed cylinder.

Transducers make it possible to replace mechanical pressure switches, manage pressures and temperatures, and monitor filter clogging.

From the operator panel you can adjust the working parameters and monitor the machine.

and the software?

Only through experience and years of work and testing is it possible to develop a proven operating program that optimises the machine’s functions and work cycles.

These programs are jealously guarded and protected by those who have had the ability and the know-how to study and develop them.

To Conclude

Today, the decision must be guided towards a machine with the features that allow it to last over time and to remain reliable over time.

A machine that adds value for you and for whoever buys it after you.

You need to distinguish between what something costs and what it is worth.

The right, carefully considered choice, even if a little more expensive at first, will pay for itself over time.

The information I wanted to share is certainly not exhaustive and does not cover the subject completely, but it is meant to be a basis for reflection.

Some will say it is not all my own work: of course, I proudly admit that I have also learned from others.

My machines are the synthesis of my experience and knowledge, and of what has been passed on to me over more than 60 years.

I have always been wary of those who do things without ever having learned how, and who have never asked themselves why the choice they made is the right one.

Eng. CLAUDIO COLOMBO