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UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT
FALL 2014
AUTOMATED PRODUCTION LAYOUT TO PRODUCE THE BOTTLED SPRING WATER
Instructor: ZHENG (Jer e my) LI, PHD
Associate ProfessorDepartment Of Mechanical Engineering
University of Bridgeport
Submitted By
KRISHNASAI BHIMAVARAPU
Student ID : 0968562
CONTENT
S.No Topic Pg
1. Abstract 1
2. Introduction 2
3. Handling of plastic bottle 3
4. Packaging 6
5. Technical information 8
6. Improvements 9
7. Conclusion 10
8. References 10
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ABSTRACT
The main objective of a good production line is to handle the material
which should undergo different stages of production techniques so as to produce a
good product which is packed in a good and quality package. The main aim of the
production lines is to handle the product to the production line , assemble different
parts or components of the product in a sequential procedure and prepare the end
product for the packaging. These production lines are made such that the material
are put together in an sequential steps to make the final product. There are different
types of production line for different types of materials, but mostly they are same
with minor changes which require for different materials. This report describes
how a plastic bottle is handled to the production line and package the water bottle
into the carton.
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INTRODUCTION
Over the years there are huge changes in production of a product. The
materials are handled by manpower before the introduction of the automated
machines for the production line. Each step in the production line were done by
manpower by placing the material on the conveyer, assembling the different parts
to the material to final packaging. This led to more time in producing the final
product and cost. Then over the years the handling has been changed and
automated production machines have been introduced and the cost and time in
producing the product became less. In this report we discuss how the bottle is
handled in the production line and packed. We use the plastic bottles of 8oz , and
the cost of equipment is also discussed.
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HANDLING OF PLASTIC BOTTLE ONTO
PRODUCTION LINE
The first and main part in this study is the plastic bottle. the plastic bottles
are made in a blow moulding machine. The first step in production line of
packaged water bottle is the blow moulding. In this we use CM-A4 blow moulding
machine. This machine is fully automatic blow moulding machine which is
suitable for different sizes and shapes of bottles. The bottles made with this
machine are widely used in bottling industries. The plastic resin is inserted into the
mould cavity and it is closed. Hot air is blown into the mould so that the plastic
resin attains the final bottle shape. Then it is taken out and held by the rotating
head conveyers which rotate in circular region and the cool air cools the bottle.
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Then the final bottles are fed out of the blow moulding machine with the head
conveyer belt which holds the neck of the bottles.
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They are picked up by a rotating picker with number of heads and rotates the bottle
and places them on the other side of the production line.
The final plastic bottles are then held by a rotating air conveyer which lifts the
bottle and moves it to the filling line and places it safely on the conveyer belt
where the bottles are then moved to filling station. The air conveyer which lifts the
bottle has moving jaws and links to move the bottle in angles.
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PACKAGING
Packaging is the final step in the whole production line. The water bottles after
filling and labeling enter to the packaging line. In this line the bottles are lined up
by entering the lanes which align the bottles in a line so to make the packaging
easy. The machine we use in this packaging is casepak5000. This is a automatic
packaging machine which accumulates, counts and packs the bottles in preset
configuration.
This machine sets up the count as 6x6, 6x4, 2x3 and many more combinations.
The lined up bottles enter on to a platform where the bottles are picked up by a
lifter which is equipped with suction holders and they are placed into the carton
boxes. With the pre settings of speed 2-3 cases of 24 bottles are made per minute.
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TECHNICAL INFORMATION
CM-A4:
Capacity: 3000-4000pcs/hr
Max volume: 2liter
Bottle blowing height:40-300mm
Mould thickness:245mm
Blowing pressure:1.6Mpa-4.0Mpa
Avg cost per bottle: 3cents
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IMPROVEMENT
Improvements to the packaging can be made by using the automatic carton box
maker without using the manpower. The cost and time reduces more in production,
and by using air conveyers throughout the production line can save the lifting of
the bottles and placing them on to the fixed conveyers. And the cost can be
reduced by using plastic wrappers in the packaging in place of cartons.
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CONCLUSION
According to the report the analysis of the different steps involved in
handling of the plastic bottle onto the production line and the detailed procedure on
how the plastic bottles filled with water are packed in a carton is discussed.
REFERENCES
1. http://www.szsdwater.com/products_detail/&productId=e8f63cf3-aaaf-40d0-
b2c0-ec490839efa3.html
2. http://water-machines.com/0-2-2liter-water-bottle-blow-molding-machine-2/
3. http://water-machines.com/bottled-water-wrap-packaging-machine/
4. http://www.norlandintl.com/shrinkequip.asp#CasePak_5000
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