Jingshan Light Machinery Smart Factory Wins Gold in New Plant Planning at 2019 Global Corrugated Industry Awards

According to China Packaging Network, the 2019 Global Corrugated Industry Awards ceremony was held successfully in Shanghai one day before SinoCorrugated opened. Co-founded by Reed Exhibitions, organizer of SinoCorrugated, and corrugated carton associations from around the world, the program is described as the global corrugated packaging industry's first pioneering awards competition. It is designed to strengthen links between China and the worldwide paper packaging sector and to honor the year's most pioneering cases in design, marketing, management and social responsibility, as well as carton companies, teams and individuals that have advanced the global corrugated industry.

Zhou Tianhai (third from left), Director of Jingshan Light Machinery's Smart Factory Division, went on stage to receive the award from organizer Reed Exhibitions.

Winning case: Jingshan Light Machinery Smart Factory.

Award rationale: the case focuses on delivering mid- to high-end customized smart factory solutions and performance improvement services—including intelligent factory management systems—for carton and board producers; its core focus is staff reduction and efficiency gains, using technology to change work and life and helping customers maximize profits at the source.

Our editor interviewed a representative of Hubei Jingshan Light Industrial Machinery Co., Ltd. to learn more about the design features and target markets of the winning project.

Q: What is the Jingshan Light Industrial smart factory solution?

A: We work with customers to maximize profits at the source. Jingshan Light Machinery Smart Factory supports carton and board enterprises with mid- to high-end customized smart factory solutions and performance improvement services, covering whole-plant process optimization, intelligent raw paper warehousing and logistics, intelligent high-speed board and carton production, high-quality printing, smart logistics, visual inspection, labor replacement by machines and intelligent factory management systems. Jingshan Light Machinery Smart Factory continues to move forward with its original mission, focusing on staff reduction and efficiency improvement, using technology to change work and life, helping customers maximize profits at the source and aiming to give customers a way of working they can be truly proud of.

Q: I understand the Jingshan Light Machinery Smart Factory solution has won the U.S. Best Innovation of the Year Award—is that correct?

A: The Smart Factory Division of Jingshan Light Machinery has fully advanced and designed the whole-plant Jingshan Light Machinery Smart Factory solution and took part in an awards event organized by the U.S. independent corrugated carton association. The solution won the U.S. Best Innovation of the Year Award. The smart factory solution designed by the division responds to the industrial era and presents customers with a complete picture of an intelligent factory. Jingshan Light Machinery supports smart packaging and shares the future of the industry.

Q: Could you introduce the highlights of the smart factory solution?

A: The spirit of Jingshan Light Machinery Smart Factory is simple: let machines work, and let people enjoy a cup of tea.

The shuttle developed by Jingshan Light Machinery can automatically identify and control docking with mesh belt conveyors; joystick operation makes exception handling fast and convenient; customer materials can be intelligently batched and re-scheduled, with automatic sorting; the solution can connect seamlessly with various systems; it also includes planar intelligent warehousing and can issue shipment instructions; it automatically retrieves goods, checks loading platform progress and available vehicle space, and prepares shipments automatically; and it supports future production expansion and continuity with efficient integration.

Acceptance remarks from Hubei Jingshan Light Industrial Machinery Co., Ltd.

This year's corrugated awards competition was well prepared, with exciting sessions throughout. Guests were industry leaders, including association officials and experts, carton company owners and executives, and equipment suppliers, creating an excellent platform for exchange and learning. The organizing committee handled this large-scale event in an orderly manner and clearly put in tremendous effort—thank you. We look forward to meeting again at the next event and to an even more vibrant and brilliant future for the corrugated industry.

The Global Corrugated Industry Awards are divided into three main categories—Innovation, Enterprise Management and Social Value—with six awards in total. Innovation includes the Design Innovation Award, Material Innovation Award and Application Innovation Award; Enterprise Management includes the New Plant Planning Award and the New Generation Professional Manager Award; Social Value includes the Environmental Protection and Intensive Production Contribution Award.

2019 Global Corrugated Awards gold winners list

Design Innovation Award: Tri-Wall Co., Ltd.'s two-way paper pallet

Application Innovation Award: Bingxin Packaging Group

Material Innovation Award: Anhui Xingrui Packaging Material Co., Ltd.'s honeycomb paperboard

New Plant Planning Award: Hubei Jingshan Light Industrial Machinery Co., Ltd.'s smart factory

New Generation Professional Manager Award: Mr.Eng.Meshari Al Jabr (GulfCarton Saudi Arabia)

Environmental Protection Contribution Award: Germany's Klingele Papierwerke

Note: listed in no particular order.

2020WCA Global Corrugated Awards set to sail

The 2019 WCA Global Corrugated Awards concluded successfully. Reed Exhibitions gained recognition and affirmation from corrugated packaging professionals in China and overseas, reinforcing its confidence to continue the industry competition. The organizer also hopes to keep advancing the Global Corrugated Industry Awards and continue uncovering positive energy in the corrugated sector. Good news was shared: the 2020WCA Global Corrugated Awards is ready to set sail.

Source: China Packaging Network (pack.cn); original link: http://news.pack.cn/show-351333.html