Sick RapCo rapid changeover system

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The Rapid Changeover (RapCo) system from Sick is a complete plug-and-play system solution for automated format adjustment in packaging machines and consists of positioning drives, sensors, a control unit, software, a display and wiring.

In technological terms, RapCo, which supports up to 500 different formats, offers a range of advantages over manual adjustment of auxiliary axes with hand wheels and counters. RapCo thus makes it possible to adjust all axes simultaneously at the press of a button, drastically reducing the time required and effort involved for a format change.

Up to 100 adjustment points can simultaneously be very precisely altered and, if necessary, readjusted. The adjustments made are checked and documented - reliably cutting out operating errors and incorrect adjustments. 40 digital I/Os are available with each RapCo system, which can be used to control, for example, warning lights, valves, horns or other signalling equipment.

RapCo can be used wherever it has hitherto been necessary to manually operate adjustment wheels, mechanical guides, valves or pneumatic cylinders to carry out a format change on a packaging machine, such as in a carton erector. OEMs, integrators and end users can rapidly and easily configure automatic format adjustment via the graphic user interface - without the need for any special programming knowledge.

Automatic format adjustment with RapCo improves machine productivity: what can take hours to achieve by hand is automatically carried out in less than 2 min, and the system can be easily retrofitted without any restrictions regarding machine type or machine producer.