Constellation™ introduces a new era in tissue converting. Launched in June 2015, Constellation™ has quickly become a success on a truly global scale: in just 18 months, over 50 lines have been sold throughout the 5 continents. A result fruit of considerable investments in means and people: 3 Constellation™ lines in Italy, Brazil and the USA are dedicated to customers to perform tests and to confirm in an industrial production setting Constellation™’s exceptional performance in terms of product and production technology. All these benefits are certified by the new Pivot service. Pivot is much more than a laboratory for the characterization of the toilet roll or kitchen towel: it is the missing link between technology, the industrial process and the market. A holistic vision of business that allows generating true value in a commodities market such as tissue.
Constellation™ is the technology patented by Fabio Perini S.p.A., a solution that offers unprecedented winding quality. An innovative geometry consisting of mobile rolls with independent drives accompany the log from first to last sheet with consistency and uniformity. Complete log control during its formation allows attaining production efficiencies unobtainable until today.
Log growth during winding is managed by an innovative algorithm that characterizes Constellation™ technology, eliminating variability in the quality of the finished product and ensuring a repeatability never experienced before, yielding clear advantages throughout the converting process.
Additionally, the new Easy HMI operator panel makes managing the machine easier and more immediate, since it focusses on the parameters that characterize the finished product, such as internal core diameter, external roll diameter, meters of paper, perforation length. This means that thanks to the Easy HMI software, Constellation™ autonomously adapts to produce the perfect roll, exactly as it has been set on the operator panel. This simplicity of use is further underscored in product changes because all the operator needs to do is recall the recipe saved and the system begins producing immediately with no waste. This benefit translates into greater efficiency and unprecedented cost reduction. Easy HMI becomes a true assistant capable of supporting both less-experienced operators and department supervisors in guaranteeing consistent, qualitatively superior output.
“Constellation™ is a milestone for the tissue industry” comments Matteo Benedusi, CSO at Fabio Perini S.p.A. “because it represents perfect winding, something never attained with traditional technology until today. And also because it is oriented towards Industry 4.0. thanks to the on-board software and hardware that allow interacting and retroacting with the machines upstream and downstream of the rewinder. This means optimizing the production process and hence maximizing the competitive advantage for all our customers”.
COMPANY PROFILE
Fabio Perini S.p.A. was born in 1966 in Lucca, Italian hub and world tissue production and converting technology center. Today, with its 5 production facilities in Italy, the United States, Brazil and China, it helps its customers stay competitive and grow thanks to complete production solutions for converting and packaging. Technology, globalization and ongoing, continuous investments in research have led the company to stand out internationally and to be acknowledged as a true excellence in the world of tissue.