Patent ID: 6909936
Filing Date: 2005-06-21
Classification: B65B,G05B,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A plant for producing, conveying and packaging articles, comprising at least an apparatus for forming articles positioned upstream, which has at least a local control unit comprising processor means operating under the control of a predefined program which governs the operation of said forming machine in response to corresponding setting data which are provided to said processor means of the forming machine; at least a packaging machine positioned downstream, which is able to package said articles and has at least a respective local control unit comprising processor means operating under the control of a predefined program that governs the operation of said packaging machine in response to corresponding setting data which are provided to said processor means of the packaging machine; and an apparatus for conveying the rolls which is able to transfer said rolls between said forming machine and said packaging machine and which presents at least a respective local control unit comprising processor means operating under the control of a predefined program that governs the operation of said conveying apparatus in response to set data input into said processor means of the conveying apparatus, wherein a central control unit is provided which has a program for determining operating parameters of the plant, which, starting from predefined setting data provided to said central unit and relating to a desired operation of the plant, provides, for the respective microprocessor means of the local control units, corresponding data for setting the operation of said upstream forming machine, of said downstream packaging machine and of said conveying apparatus.