One of the main indicators of the positive turnaround which the plastics industry’s business has taken in the course of the last year is a sharp rise in the demand for new peripheral equipment. But this obviously genuine demand also goes hand in hand with a noticeable tendency to limit the amount of investment.
Piovan, an ancillaries equipment specialist, has created “Easy3System”, a centralised intgreated conveying system.
At the Fakuma 2011 Motan will exhibit a cross section of product enhancements in the following fields of material management: drying, conveying, blending, dyeing and dosing. In particular, the Luxor 80/120/160 and the Spectrocolor G will be highlighted.
Mann+Hummel ProTec have presented the latest, most up-to-date technologies and systems in the areas of material drying, crystallization and condensate separation in the drying process.
Motan’s energy-efficient ETA drying technologies are already considered the gold standard. Now, the company is taking energy efficiency to the next level: with ETA plus air regulation, comprising a temperature adjustment feature, airflow control and the ETA waste heat recovery system.
Motan-Colortronic now provides Minicolor dosing units with disc dosing.
Accuracy and ease of use of new hot runner temperature controller help molders obtain rapid payback on investment.
Multi-circuit flow control is more often used by processors looking for better process security and part quality.
Motan has completely re-engineered its drying bins. The clean-out doors on our new LUXOR dryers are now twice as large. Not only do these larger doors greatly improve access, they also allow the hopper loader discharge flap to be cleaned easily and simply from the front. In addition, the doors are designed specifically for the bin’s, preventing bridging while optimising materials flow.
Motan-Colortronic provides Minicolor dosing units with disc dosing. They are particularly suitable for consistent dosing of small quantities and for applications where screw dosing is too imprecise or unsuitable due to the properties of the bulk material. Moreover, disc dosing is ideal for fast cycling injection moulding and for force-fed extruders.
When asking moulders about their mental picture relating to temperature controllers, replies frequently include expressions such as: “low-cost purchase or leasing, easy installation, switch on and forget about it until the next mould change.”
This year’s Mann+Hummel ProTec presentation at the Fakuma trade fair in Friedrichshafen is focused on system solutions increasing effectiveness and efficiency of material handling in plastics processing.