Control cabinets for the packaging industry

Compact, dynamic and service-friendly control technology for fast machines, flexible formats and linked packaging lines.

What is important for control cabinets for packaging machines?

Packaging machines combine high cycle rates with many axes, frequent format changes and tight line integration. The control cabinet has to bring together power electronics, motion, safety, communication and diagnostics in a confined space – while remaining thermally safe. Because format changes and conversions are part of normal operation, accessibility, unambiguous marking and reserves are just as important as the design itself.

Applications

Filling, capping, labelling and palletising technology

Critical

Axis count, thermal management and installation space

Operation

Format changeovers, line cycle rate and fast diagnostics

Safety

Safety functions and interfaces to the line

Requirements

What matters in your industry

Dynamics & Motion

Consider servo drives, frequency inverters, braking energy and EMC-compliant segregation at an early stage.

Format Flexibility

Spare capacity, modular terminal and I/O concepts and unambiguous documentation make variants easier to handle.

Line Integration

Clarify interfaces to feeding, marking, inspection, robotics and higher-level systems.

Machine safety

Implement protective functions from the risk assessment and operating concept consistently in the electrical design.

Process

How your solution is created

Packaging machines pack many axes into little installation space. Thermal management, accessibility and marking determine how quickly a format changeover can be made and how long troubleshooting takes.

These points belong in the design, not in rework. Engineering, manufacturing and testing then follow in the usual sequence – each step can be ordered separately.

Requirements

Clarify specification, interfaces, environment and standards.

Engineering

Prepare design, documentation and approval.

Manufacturing

Machine, assemble, wire and label.

Testing

Test, document and hand over for integration.

Planning and documentation

Manufacturing and acceptance

Application and enquiry

Typical applications and required information

Typical applications

For a well-founded enquiry

Function, place of use and ambient conditions
Schematics, specification or existing documentation
Supply data, loads, communication and safety requirements
Requirements for components, marking, testing and documentation
Quantity, schedule, scope of delivery and desired integration

Services from a single source

From planning to tested handover

Planning & Engineering

Technical clarification, design and engineering, schematic design, selection of components and interfaces.

Manufacturing

Mechanical machining, assembly and component mounting, professional wiring and cable assembly.

Testing & Quality Assurance

Visual, wiring and functional tests as well as project-specific measurements and traceable test reports.

Manufacturing Models

Matched to quantity and project status

Regardless of the industry, quantity determines how manufacturing is organised. These four models can also be combined within a single project.

One-off Production & Prototyping

One-off units, samples and first builds with short lead times and a high degree of flexibility for changes.

Series Production & Assemblies

Repeatable production based on a frozen documentation status with a consistent testing system.

Contract Manufacturing

Manufacturing to customer-supplied documents, with partially or fully customer-supplied material.

Retrofit & Modernisation

Converting existing systems to available technology when components have been discontinued.

Frequently asked questions

Questions about control cabinet manufacturing for the packaging industry

Do you also handle design and schematic design?

Yes, Planning & Engineering can be commissioned from technical clarification through to manufacturing documents and electrical documentation.

Are one-off units and series both possible?

Yes. One-off production and prototyping as well as series production and assemblies are separate manufacturing models and can be combined.

Which tests are carried out?

The binding scope of testing is defined in the test plan depending on product, target market and standards, and is documented.

Can specified components and standards be taken into account?

Yes. Approved parts lists, preferred manufacturers, labelling and plant standards are adopted on a project basis, provided they are supplied in full.

What information is needed for a quotation?

Function or specification, place of use and ambient conditions, existing documents, requirements for components and testing, as well as quantity and schedule. We clarify any missing information in the initial meeting.

Can Gross Schaltschrankbau modernise existing systems?

Yes. Retrofit and modernisation is a manufacturing model in its own right – for example when components have been discontinued or an existing system has to meet new requirements. It is based on a survey of the existing status.

Let's talk about your industry-specific requirements

Send us the function, place of use, ambient conditions and existing documents. We will clarify which standards, verifications and services are relevant to your project.