Fundamentals of selection process of the equipment for food production packaging lines

Abstract

The priority tasks of scientific and technical nature, the solution of which creates the conditions for improving the operation of packing equipment, include the introduction of modern hardware, software, methods and algorithms for parametric control and diagnostics of the equipment, as well as the implementation of tools and methods for the control of technological parameters in real time operation. OEE criterion (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) allows detecting losses and reasons for inefficiency. As a result, both breakdown stoppages and losses due to inefficient operation of the equipment, slow performance or pending delivery are identified. Therefore, OEE enables to evaluate the effect of current performance of a particular piece of equipment on the efficiency of the whole production. The resulting values of the parameters of operation reliability are compared with the corresponding values of previous periods. This approach provides means for assessing the equipment reliability.