In collaboration with Procter & Gamble, paper and packaging group Mondi has developed a system for zero-defect corrugated packaging production.
The new system, according to Mondi, will be of particular benefit to food and beverage and personal care customers.
In 2009 the Mondi Group initiated a Zero Defect project to contribute to 100 percent defect-free production in inline machines and thereby boost customer satisfaction. Based on an in-depth analysis, Mondi assessed customer issues and associated costs.
The Mondi Pro Excellence System, developed in collaboration with Procter & Gamble, allows optimized monitoring during production: each box is monitored using special sensors. Measuring ranges are set by the system, and actual and target values cross-checked on an ongoing basis. The system prevents boxes with false gluing from being assigned ‘approved’. Faulty boxes are marked clearly as such and discarded. An automated reporting system displays all relevant monitoring information and automatically generates a real-time quality assurance certificate stating that the packaging is 100 percent defect-free.
System stoppages due to adhesive bonding problems no longer occur, and predefined tolerance values can be set to ensure adhesive bonding is optimized.
The system will be installed at all Mondi corrugated packaging plants in the near future.
