I got an email the other day from Suzi Kennefick about accumulation’s impact on traceability. I’m a controls systems validation engineer who is doing a part-time degree in mechatronics. My project is on exploring the replacing of the FIRO (First In / Random Out) buffers we have at work on our filling/packaging line (Bottles) for [...]

Getting the best performance out of an automated packaging line is a difficult task. It is made up of a series of independent machines that each perform a different function such as filling, labeling, packing, etc. The machines are linked together by an overall control system that records the states of each machine (ie. waiting, [...]