“Everyone has probably consumed products packaged by us,” stated Rita Chuang, President of Xuyuan Packaging Technology, highlighting the company’s pivotal role in the food packaging market. The fact that globally renowned food giants, such as Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Nestlé, and Unilever, choose to collaborate with Xuyuan Packaging speaks volumes about its unique position in the packaging equipment and materials sector.
Photo Caption: Xuyuan Packaging President Rita Chuang with client products
In the highly competitive packaging market, how does one stand out? President Rita Chuang emphasized, “Only by enhancing productivity and reducing energy consumption to create tangible differentiation can we meet international corporations’ dual demands for production efficiency and cost control.” As a globally recognized supplier of packaging equipment and materials, Xuyuan understands that continuous investment in research and development and innovative manufacturing is the key to enhancing competitiveness.
In the past, the diversity of products and low productivity have been common challenges in packaging machinery. Xuyuan decided to develop a new generation of high-speed sleeving machines, opting for Germany’s Beckhoff automation control technology and EtherCAT solutions. This significantly enhanced the equipment’s motion control capabilities. The new generation sleeving machine can achieve a single-head sleeving speed of up to 800 bottles per minute, positioning Xuyuan as one of the few manufacturers capable of reaching such high speeds in the industry.
Photo Caption: Xuyuan team operating the new generation of high-speed sleeving machines
Beckhoff’s New Automation Technology: Boosting Packaging Speed and Realizing Productivity Leaps
Xuyuan Packaging’s high-speed sleeving machines integrate a comprehensive set of Beckhoff automation solutions, including industrial PCs, TwinCAT automation software, I/O modules, EtherCAT communication technology, servo motors and drives, and SCT current transformers. By adopting the complete Beckhoff automation system, the benefits are even more pronounced, particularly in enhancing speed and precision.
The new generation of sleeving machines is built on an open PC-based control architecture, enabling easy integration of various hardware and software components. Compared to traditional PLCs, Beckhoff’s IPC controllers offer higher computing power and real-time performance, addressing the challenges of achieving real-time control. Furthermore, in Xuyuan Packaging’s critical film feeding and cutting systems, Beckhoff’s AX5000 compact servo drives feature an ultra-short response cycle of 62.5 μs, supporting high-dynamic positioning, ensuring fast and precise coordination from film feeding to cutting and sleeving.
Combining EtherCAT high-speed communication technology, the system further enhances equipment synchronization and accuracy, meeting the control demands of high-speed operations and laying a solid foundation for future intelligent upgrades. By fully integrating Beckhoff’s automation system, Xuyuan’s new generation of sleeving machines has doubled productivity, achieving stable and efficient manufacturing processes, significantly boosting Xuyuan’s productivity.
Photo Caption: Xuyuan high-speed sleeving machines equipped with CX5200 industrial PCs, TwinCAT automation software, I/O modules, EtherCAT communication technology, servo motors, and drives, forming a complete Beckhoff automation solution.
PC-based Controllers Enable Smart Machinery: Comprehensive Applications from Data Collection to Predictive Maintenance
With the support of AI and big data, unmanned and automated production has become a manufacturing trend. Xuyuan Packaging’s sleeving machines are equipped with Beckhoff CX5240 embedded industrial PCs and TwinCAT automation software, allowing seamless data collection and real-time display on human-machine interfaces, enabling customers to monitor production status instantly. Additionally, equipment status and maintenance records can be integrated into management platforms, achieving remote monitoring and predictive maintenance. General Manager Rita Chuang explained, “This is the key to Xuyuan Packaging’s differentiation, driving data analysis and intelligent applications in the production process, significantly reducing labor demands, increasing productivity, and boosting profit margins for end customers.”
Photo Caption: Beckhoff CX5240 embedded industrial PC with powerful computing capabilities, enabling high-speed production and real-time data collection.
President Rita Chuang further mentioned, “Previously, customers only informed Xuyuan for repairs after equipment breakdowns, severely impacting production lines and sometimes even halting production. Now, with predictive maintenance notifications, customers can schedule maintenance plans in advance, greatly reducing downtime risks.” This intelligent application not only enhances equipment stability and flexibility but also helps customers optimize production efficiency and cost structures, giving Xuyuan a competitive edge in the AI era.
Photo Caption: Beckhoff SCT2111 series current transformers seamlessly integrated with IPCs, enabling real-time power monitoring and consumption analysis without additional power meters.
Xuyuan Packaging’s latest high-speed sleeving machines successfully reduced overall power consumption by 70%, gaining international customer recognition.
Beckhoff Powers Packaging Machinery Industry’s Innovative ESG Upgrades
“By adopting Beckhoff’s comprehensive automation solutions, we’ve achieved significant overall benefits, particularly in data collection, energy saving, predictive maintenance, and reduced downtime risks. Simultaneously, machine speed and productivity have improved, shortening customers’ working hours by over half,” said General Manager Zhuang with satisfaction. She also revealed that Xuyuan’s recently procured film printing machines are also equipped with Beckhoff’s automation system, demonstrating the high regard the packaging machinery industry has for Beckhoff’s new technology. Beckhoff’s high-speed and open technology provides smart and ESG solutions for the packaging machinery industry.
Photo Caption: Xuyuan Packaging General Manager Rita Chuang with the latest generation of high-speed sleeving machines.
[About Beckhoff Automation]: Headquartered in Germany, Beckhoff is renowned for its innovative PC-based control technology in industrial automation and for developing EtherCAT Ethernet control technology, realizing open automation systems. Beckhoff’s product portfolio includes industrial PCs, I/O and fieldbus components, drive technology, TwinCAT automation software, cabinet-free automation systems, and Vision machine vision solutions, offering universal and industry-independent automation solutions capable of seamlessly integrating products from different brands, achieving high precision, high speed, and high responsiveness in automation applications.
