Paper Technology International 2024 - Journal - Page 121
PAPERTECHNOLOGYINTERNATIONAL
Figure 5: A PASABAN technician testing the machine.
The key to establishing and growing in the global market,
says Muriel, lies in the prestige that we have accumulated over
decades, standing out for high-quality designs and a service
response adapted to the needs of various markets and clients.
“Our strength is demonstrated through a consistent track record of
offering highly specialized, customized Products and Services”.
An essential element is to ensure that customers not only
recognize, but also perceive that Pasaban brings something different
to the market. This differential goes beyond technical excellence,
reaching the solidity demonstrated throughout the decades of our
existence.
Technology
PASABAN combines completely open software and
hardware in its wide range of machinery. “We understand the
design of our machines as a meticulous task committed to technical
excellence, in which this combined approach gives us the ability
to adapt to highly speci昀椀c applications that require a high level of
innovation and technological demand, exceeding conventional
standards. The customer must be sure with proven facts that the
proposed solution is open, scalable in the future and in no case
captive to the supplier itself,” says Carlos Muriel.
PASABAN’s philosophy has currently been oriented towards
end-user-friendly solutions so that from the most basic to the most
complex equipment, the end user has the capacity to freely carry out
maintenance tasks or monitor problems by entering to the programs
without any restrictions. Likewise, all our equipment is equipped with
hardware through which remote access to assistance can be carried
out in real time from anywhere in the world.
Evolution of the machines and their ef昀椀ciency over the years
Perhaps the 昀椀rst evolution has been to move from the
analog to the digital era, but it is in the transition where great
differences are revealed between some organizations or others,
and Pasaban, together with its Automation and Control division,
have faced this leap, in an intelligent way both from the perspective
of the manufacturer and the end user of our machines, bringing
with it completely open and scalable con昀椀gurations and control
architectures with a high predominance of commercial components
since the relevant role played by manufacturers such as SIEMENS,
ALLEN BRADLEY, ABB,… It is much more accentuated and
important than it was in past decades. One of the successes is to
show 昀氀exibility not only in the physical mechanical con昀椀guration, but
also in design and dimensional adaptation to limiting spaces in some
cases and, of course, equally 昀氀exibility in other control aspects to
shape an appropriate environment for the end user.
In terms of ef昀椀ciency increase, we must say that it has been
achieved with a high leap in the level of automation of the machines,
which drastically minimizes in time the tasks linked purely to the
operator and has a direct impact on the productive capacity of the
machine.
Three (3) decades ago it was very common to talk about
20-minute machine format changes, that is, preparing the machine
to cut the next format. Nowadays, in the most advanced cases we
talk about times of 3 minutes on highly sophisticated machines
and where each and every one of the subprocesses is studied so
carefully that actions can be anticipated that ultimately result in
greater operational ef昀椀ciency and therefore in a greater productive
capacity.
The use of more intuitive and friendly diagnostic systems for
users (operators) and technicians means that downtimes are very
low in the event of anomalies since they allow us to identify almost
in real time through dynamic display screens with great clarity
not only what is happening but how to solve it through interactive
troubleshooting indications.
Opening a communications stage facilitates the transfer
of new orders to our machines. Simultaneously, it enables the
extraction of statistical data, promoting analytics and integration into
global factory management systems. Additionally, the creation of
historical reports for alarms signi昀椀cantly aids technical departments.
This proactive approach allows them to anticipate potential issues,
ultimately leading to a reduction in operating times that directly
impact production capacities.
Banknote & security paper
The constant search for innovation and new developments is
re昀氀ected in all aspects of Pasaban, and in particular, Muriel
emphasizes, “in the development of Banknote & Security Paper
products, where we have become promoters of differentiating
technologies, positioning ourselves at the forefront of the
industry”. The company has been a prominent agent in this “highly
demanding” niche since 1983. Currently, says Carlos Muriel, “Only
two companies in the world have the technological level to satisfy
their requirements and we distinguish ourselves as the only one that
is capable of offering a broader product portfolio, including winders,
slitters, ream packaging, palletizers, and 昀椀nished pallet wrappers,
which positions us as preferred reference suppliers”.
Figure 6: Automatic Edge guiding system.
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