Michelin

The FESTOON line produces a continuous strip of rubber, which is then palletised. The strip is made up of consecutive batches coming from the mixing line. The previous process counted the metres produced and triggered the cut based on that. The drawback: a rubber batch is not always the same length, yet for an optimal flow and less waste, each pallet needs exactly 3 batches.

The application built by PHILRO INDUSTRIAL detects the word INTERMIXAJ printed on the rubber batches. After 3 consecutive INTERMIXAJ markings, the software sends a command to the existing knife in the automation system, which cuts the strip, lowers the pallet and starts a new one.

System components: – the video application, which detects the word INTERMIXAJ and sends a signal to the knife; – integration into the existing production process.