Overview

Best Packaging Automation upgrades controls, drives, and operator interfaces on corrugators and converting machines so you can retire obsolete electronics, stabilize speed, and extend the life of core assets without a full machine replacement.

For years, plants across the region have trusted one team for exactly this kind of work — panel rebuilds, drive replacements, and control upgrades that kept aging corrugators and converting machines running. That reputation was built by the engineers, machinists, and panel builders who did the work firsthand, upgrade after upgrade, plant after plant.

 

That team is now at Best Packaging. The expertise, the field experience, and the commitment to doing the job right didn’t go anywhere — it’s simply continuing under a new name. The Pro Series is that track record, packaged into a set of proven, OEM-independent upgrade solutions built on mainstream Allen-Bradley platforms and off-the-shelf components — not proprietary hardware your team can’t source or support long term.

The Pro Series

Each Pro Series package can stand alone as a targeted fix or combine into a complete machine control upgrade. The scope is built around what your equipment actually needs.

  • ProDrive — AC vector drive upgrades from 10–250 HP, replacing obsolete AC and DC drives with select ratings available for same-day shipment
  • ProControl — PLC and HMI control upgrades, replacing legacy PLC 5 systems with current Allen-Bradley Logix controllers and modern touchscreen interfaces
  • ProSet — Automatic set-up control for flexo folder-gluers, scalable from a simple retrofit to a full machine control upgrade
  • ProSet+ — Combined automatic set-up and machine control upgrade on a single processor, single-cable encoder network, and single operator interface
  • ProFacer — Singlefacer upgrades bringing obsolete drive technology up to current AC vector standards
  • ProTouch —Hydraulic soft-touch glue roll control for automatic paper gap adjustment
  • ProGlue — Automatic glue dam positioning with absolute position feedback

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What We Improve

Main drive and section drives
Replace aging DC and early‑generation AC drives with modern AC vector technology, matched motors, and engineered control packages sized from roughly 10–250 HP for key sections like singlefacers, doublebackers, preheaters, stackers, and die cutters.

  • Machine PLC and remote I/O
Migrate obsolete controllers to current Logix‑family PLCs with updated remote I/O, bringing in more diagnostics, capacity for additional axes, and easier support with current programming tools.
  • Operator interfaces
Replace aging multi‑screen or PC‑based consoles with industrial touch HMIs that bring machine control and automatic setup onto a single, modern interface.
  • Automatic setup and position control
Add or upgrade automatic set‑up for multiple axes using absolute encoders and networked feedback, reducing changeover time and manual adjustments on flexo folder‑gluers and other converting machines.
  • Glue and process control on corrugators
Modernize corrugator sections with upgrades like soft‑touch gap control, automatic glue dam positioning, improved glue roll control, and better paper position sensing to reduce waste, improve bond quality, and cut operator interventi

How Projects are Delivered

Corrugator and converting upgrades typically begin with a survey of the machine’s existing drives, controllers, and operator stations, along with known pain points like downtime, speed limitations, or obsolescence risk. Best Packaging Automation then engineers a package that can range from targeted drive or setup retrofits to full machine control rewires, using standard hardware and documented code so future troubleshooting is straightforward.

Installations are planned around scheduled outages and phased work, with factory acceptance testing of panels where practical and clear before/after documentation. After start‑up, operators and maintenance teams receive hands‑on training, and ongoing support is provided by Best Packaging’s 24/7 service organization familiar with both the new controls and the mechanical side of corrugating equipment.

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