Developed by ELAU AG and launched in 1998, PacDrive M continues to be used on many production lines around the world. PacDrive products continued to be sold until the end of 2018 when its obsolescence was announced.     So how does this affect SM motors and why consider upgrading SM motors ...

Bearings in PacDrive M and PacDrive 3 motors operate under demanding conditions making them amongst the most stressed components on a production line. With motors spinning at up to 8,000 rpm (SM and iSH motors can spin up to 6,000rpm and SH motors to 8,000rpm) not surprisingly these bearings begin ...

In the fast-paced packaging industry, training engineers is vital for helping reduce downtime and maintaining productivity. This increases in importance with obsolete equipment, such as ELAU PacDrive M, as the expertise required to maintain legacy equipment becomes scarcer over time. It may also no longer be directly supported by the ...

Predictive maintenance and condition based monitoring (CBM) are two maintenance techniques rapidly gaining traction in packaging. Whilst these focus on keeping production lines running and minimising downtime, there is an advanced option, Prescriptive Analytics. Prescriptive analytics uses a combination of machine learning, algorithms and business rules to simulate a multitude ...

Annual accounts are a legal requirement and these show a company’s health at a specific point in time. There are many influencing factors, but one usually hidden amongst all the figures is the true cost of unplanned downtime. Depending on the type and size of manufacturer this cost can vary ...

The IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things), Industry 4.0 – and now 5.0 – are all developments which have become increasingly familiar. Now there is a new one emerging – digital twins – and which has the potential to transform packaging manufacturing.   Digital twins are virtual replicas of physical systems, ...