Ysco 是 Lantech 的满意用户和s Speedpack 箱体成型机由 Gilpack 供应。目前，Langemark 和 Argentan 工厂已拥有约 20 台该设备。
‘We sell five million liters of ice cream during the winter. This ramps up to 35 million liters during the summer, explains Ignace Gruwier, Ysco’s operations director – engineering. ‘We are capable of producing up to a maximum of 22 million liters a month. The huge increase in sales when it gets warmer, has a major impact on our operations. It compels us for instance to provide a frozen storage capacity for 100,000 pallets. Our workforce grows by 50% during the high season. It also requires a great deal of flexibility from our personnel.’
优质冰淇淋
作为 Milcobel 乳业合作社的业务部门，Ysco 位于牛奶的源头，每天使用新鲜的原材料，这有助于提高质量。冰淇淋生产是一个连续的过程。添加多种成分后，混合物经过均质化和巴氏灭菌，冷却并储存在 20 度的罐中。混合物进一步冷却至零下 120,000 度并充气。模制或挤压并通过速冻隧道后，再添加配料（如果有的话），如巧克力、坚果等。产品包装、装箱运输包装和码垛完成整个过程。成品储存在深冻高架仓库中。计划明年将存储容量增加 XNUMX%，达到 XNUMX 个托盘位置。
Standardisation has numerous benefits in terms of maintenance, interchangeability, as well as ease of use Standardised on Lantech
Lantech 标准化
Ysco has standardised since 2010 for case erection on machines from Lantech, supplied by Gilpack. This is because the existing case erectors were at the end of their service life, on the one hand, and on account of the features and quality of the Lantech machines on the other. Mr Gruwier: ‘Speed and reliability were two important criteria. We were unable to meet scheduled capacity reliably with the existing machinery. After researching the market, we opted for Lantech as the preferred supplier for case erectors.’ Ysco has four versions of the Lantech Speedpack case erector in use. The Speedpack 1, 2 and 3 are machines equipped with asynchronous motors, with ascending speeds and options. Speedpack 4 is a fully servo-driven machine with a maximum capacity of 30 cycles per minute, dependent obviously on case dimensions. A Speedpack 3 will be sufficient for most lines. Ysco also standardises on straight machines. Standardisation has numerous benefits in terms of maintenance, interchangeability, as well as ease of use.
人体工程学
Gruwier 先生最欣赏 Lantech 系统的人体工程学设计。自动胶粘剂填充系统、600 毫米的安装高度和超长的空白弹匣使工作更加轻松。Ysco 使用带有两米长扁平弹匣的弹壳安装机，足以容纳约 200 个空白弹匣。根据生产线的不同，弹壳的安装速度为每分钟 8、10 到最多 15 个。快速计算表明，即使在最高速度下，操作员也只需每隔一刻钟抽出时间来填充弹匣。Gruwier 先生说：“长弹匣意味着一名操作员足以操作三台机器。这也对机器有镇静作用。”在更换弹壳格式时，Lantech 也注重让用户的生活更轻松。
Ysco 每台机器最多可处理 15 种不同的纸箱。更换纸箱需要进行大量手动设置，由操作员完成。操作员有一张针对每种纸箱格式的参数表，可以清楚地了解需要进行哪些调整。有时一天需要更换几次纸箱，但调整仅需 10 到 15 分钟。
以客户为中心
Mr Gruwier speaks highly of Lantech’s customer focus. ‘We have standardised stack light colours throughout the factory. Equipping the machines with the desired alarm and signalling lamps was no problem for Lantech. The same applies to the specifications of the Nordson adhesive dispensing equipment, the control screens, etc. Everything was done to comply with our schedule of requirements.’ Mr. Gruwier insists that a Factory Acceptance Test should always be done with Ysco cases at the Lantech factory. This enables minor adjustments to be carried out still within the deadline. He is also very satisfied with Lantech’s reliability of supply. ‘They keep strictly to their promised lead times. Completion, transport and installation proceed without problems on the agreed dates. No major unexpected problems resulting in delays have cropped up to date during the installation and commissioning of the machines. ‘We have been able to start using the machines on the scheduled dates in every case.’
Ysco has its own technical department with 60 employees who look after primary maintenance of the machines. Gilpack technicians can always be called upon for major mechanical or software modifications. Any spare parts required are delivered rapidly from the Gilpack warehouse in Kontich, Belgium.
本文原载于比利时包装杂志《包装》。
