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1 Management Intelligenter Technologien GmbHBCTE ngineSystem for optimising the board composition of corrugated packaging BCTE ngine is applied in PackagingDevelopment and in Sales. BCTE ngine is asoftware which helps you calculate withthe greatest precision, on a computer, thestressability of packaging made from cor-rugated board . This allows packaging inpilot runs to be designed in such a waythat the optimal corrugated board is usedwithout wasting time and money produc-ing samples. Optimal as in the kind of cor-rugated board which reliably fulfils thecustomer s requirements at lowest materi-al cost. For the use in Sales, standard cor-rugated board grades are adhered to - thisis guaranteed.

2 The packaging developer isgiven a greater degree of freedom. He isable to use this software to explore theperformance of new grades of corrugatedboard. He can use this software to verifythe possibility of individual grades of cor-rugated board to be substituted by oneanother. This is an important accessory forkeeping the range of board grades, whichare allocated to the order in question, bothclearly visible and at the same time suffi-ciently separate. If a quotation is to be submitted withoutreverting to a standard grade, the packag-ing developer will be consulted. In thisarea, BCTE ngine offers valuable use of BCTE ngine within PackagingDevelopment provides you with a fastdevelopment of high quality to BCTE ngine calculating precisely thebox compression strength, there is noneed whatsoever for the expensive andtime consuming production of samples inpilot runs.

3 The carefully designed sensitiv-ity analysis provides focused explorationof new grades without having to manufac-ture them. It is possible immediately toevaluate potential grades for their applica-tion in a product using the costs and per-formance data of the paper. The result ofPackaging Development will be a type ofpackaging able to meet its requirementsand involving a minimum of material cost. BCTE ngine supports you Areas of application for BCTE ngineApplication in PackagingDevelopmentWLHA pplication in Sales BCTE ngine is applied in Sales in two of these relates to the selection of asuitable grade of corrugated board for cus-tomers requesting a minimum value forthe box compression strength of the pack-aging.

4 The other way exploits cost reduc-tion potential for customers who do notrequest a BCT value at the time of order-ing. HHooww ddooeess BCTEE nnggiinnee aassssiisstt iinn tthhee pprroocceessss--iinngg ooff aann oorrddeerr wwiitthh aa rreeqquueesstteedd mmiinniimmuummvvaalluuee ffoorr tthhee bbooxx ccoommpprreessssiioonn ssttrreennggtthh??The software will automatically select fromthe catalog of standard corrugated boardgrade the grade which meets performancerequirements at lowest material cost. Theterm performance requirements must beunderstood in its widest sense. Essentiallythese include the geometrical data of thepackaging and the requested BCT value. Inaddition further criteria are possible as anoption: for example the colour of the linercan be determined, in order that the opti-mally selected grade will be also suitablefor a particular method of criterion may, for example, be thekraft holding ability of the liners or thequality of the flute material, in case thecompleted packaging must stand up tocold store conditions.

5 The advantages ofBCTE ngine for this kind of application lie inthe easy use by the Sales specialized knowledge for thereliable design of corrugated board pack-aging is ready available using standardcorrugated board grades. Thus there is noneed for the constant support by thePackaging Development departments orthe Manufacturing designing corrugated ccaann BCTEE nnggiinnee aassssiisstt iiff aa ccuussttoommeerrpprroovviiddeess aa ppaacckkaaggiinngg ssaammppllee aass ppeerrffoorrmm--aannccee rreeqquuiirreemmeenntt ?? In this instance BCTE ngine will initially beused to quantify the performance require-ment. For this purpose, the raw paper usedin the packaging sample will be selected inBCTE ngine in identical the indication of the geometricaldata for the packaging, BCTE ngine willnow calculate exactly the box compressionstrength of the packaging sample.

6 Thisanalytical phase is followed by the con-structive phase. Using the automatic opti-misation component, the most cost effi-cient standard corrugated board grade isselected, which in addition meets the per-formance requirements determined earli-er, including the BCT value as calculatedfrom the sample. The result is a type ofpackaging which will be identical to thepackaging sample with regard to the boxcompression strength and geometricaldata criteria, but will provide an attractivequotation due to the optimised cost crite-rion of the selected corrugated as link in theprocessing chain BCTE ngine achieves its particular degreeof precision when calculating box com-pression strengths because it has beentrained using samples from the real manu-facturing process.

7 Normally, the datarequired for this are available in QualityAssurance. There, lot-by-lot inspectionsare carried out to measure objectivelyproducts manufactured earlier. BCTE ngineprovides Sales and Packaging Develop-ment with this objective expertise which isan implicit part of the Quality Assurancedata. Therefore, by applying BCTE ngine inSales, the essence of the experiencegained from Production is used quantita-tively for the preparation of design andquotation of a new type of packaging. Theresults are statements which can be meas-ured and calculated regarding the expect-ed performance of packaging made fromboth completely new and established cor-rugated board grades. Lots that are manu-factured on this basis complete the QA cir-cle.

8 BCTE ngine integrates all these activi-ties along the processing and diversity ofcorrugated board gradesBCTE ngine is an efficient instrument forkeeping control of the number of corrugat-ed board grades. In Sales therefore it ispossible to access only those corrugatedboard grades which have been will be just a few users in the com-pany who will be able to test on the com-puter new grades by freely varying rawpaper, their configuration and the flutesizes used. These specially authorisedusers will then be able to declare the newgrades as standard grades withinBCTE ngine software. At the same time thenew grades will be made accessible is a Windows Application for calculating the expected BCT value of slotted-type boxes made from corrugated board depending on: paper specificationgeometrical data of the slotted-type boxproduction parametersother influencing factorsBCTE ngine integrates various calculation models and model management under one user friendly graphical user interface.

9 The system comprises the following model variants:calculation models making use of modern intelligent technologies based on neural networkscalculating models applying traditional method using the McKee formulacalculation models for mean value and minimum value of the box compression strength for different product types, FEFCO slotted-type boxes or comprises master data information which can be configured regardingavailable paper grades and their area of application for corrugated board layerscommon parameters grammage and short-span compression strengths of paper gradesflute sizes and dimensions up to triple wall corrugated board grades according to DIN 55468, part 1corrugated board grades included in standard or special grade lists or other user defined grade grows in relation to user requirements through integration of a database management system incorporating the following:extendable catalog of models extendable product type catalog extendable customer catalog archiving of corrugated board and product specifications will allow immediate access to product designs which have already been carried outarchiving of models guarantees traceability of product designing wwiillll hheellpp yyoouu aannsswweerr tthhee ffoollllooww--iinngg lliinnee ooff qquueessttiioonnss.

10 Which grade of corrugated board shouldbe used in a particular type of packaging inorder to achieve the box compressionstrength requested by the customer for aspecial geometry of a slotted-type box inthe most cost efficient way? Automaticselection by the system can take placeamong the standard corrugated boardgrades, the special grades or other userdefined grades. Additional requests can bemade for features such as colour of outerliner or resistance to moisture. BCTEE nnggiinnee ddeetteerrmmiinneess tthhee ccoorrrruuggaatteeddbbooaarrdd ggrraaddeess ffoorr tthhee mmoosstt ccoosstt on paper grade and grammageused, the cost for a particular grade of cor-rugated board can vary.