In industrial production, just as in other areas, there is no “ideal world”! The performance of production and packaging systems is continuously improving, but no system has efficiency levels of 100%! Because of increasing demands on output and flexibility which cause systems to become more and more complex, there is a need for corrective intervention in this process. An intelligently designed distribution system combined with optimal product buffering can compensate for or even bypass fluctuations and disruptions. This means efficiency levels close to 100% – so almost an “ideal world”.

Ours portfolio includes configuration, construction and manufacture of state-of-the-art product flow regulators and storage systems. From a simple buffer at the end of a production line to a multifunctional product flow regulator with additional functions and multiple outputs, our firm offers a range of products and options for flexible and customized solutions. Our firm experts, with their broad experience, have the vision and the ideas to develop and implement efficient and low-cost concepts.

Why Product Flow Regulation?

“We wish to package, not buffer” is what many costumers state. Still, a minimum of intelligent product buffering helps improving the efficiency! Malfunctions – of any kind – can never be completely avoided. That a chain can only be as strong as its weakest link also holds true for a packaging system. It is therefore of vital importance not to rigidly or directly connect the production line to the packaging line but to separate both processes. It is not before product overflow and remains unpacked that the costumer realizes that the task at hand cannot simply be solved by installing an excess capacity of packaging legs and machines. The main issue is thus not so much the buffering process but rather the “regulation” and “keeping up the flow” – which is exactly the function of a production flow regulator! With its production flow regulation, our firm offers an economical solution while perfectly living up to “just in time” and “lean management” philosophies.

Customer Benefit

The advantages of a product flow regulator are apparent: At the end of the line, the overflow is buffered by the product flow regulator and in this way considerably reduces the risk of re-work or even scrap. The packaging lines fed from the product flow regulator are supplied in a more regular and thus more efficient way which considerably increases their output and efficiency. The packaging line is able to produce more which logically increases the overall line effectiveness and simultaneously cuts down on personnel expenses and costs.