Designing of Bottle Washing Machine in Virtual Environment Using the Enhanced Mechatronics System Design Methodology

Primary packaging signifies the part of packaging layer where the container is in immediate contact with the product. Primary packaging system involves both the product itself and also any secondary layers of packaging that might be needed. Since primary package is in immediate contact with the main product, this layer of packaging requires special attention in the area of accurate quantity of product, sanitation, labeling etc. On the other hand, secondary packaging is the process of combining the primary packages into one single container which is used to transport the products from one place to another. Most of the time in manufacturing circumstances, secondary packaged products are not quite available for customer whereas the primary packaged one are mostly consumed by the ultimate customers. Sanitized bottles filled with drinkable liquid or solutions are very good example of one of these kinds of products. In most of the primary packaging industries, bottle washing (rinsing) machines are one of the most widely used technologies which is developed for efficient washing, sanitizing and drying of bottles before they are ready to be filled with liquid product or solution. Currently, there are some automatic bottle washing machines available in the packaging industries. Generally these machines are designed and manufactured from practical experiences of conventional machine designer. This design and development process often requires longer time and higher cost of fabrication. The simultaneous mechatronics system design methodology can serve the better opportunity to overcome these difficulties.