EXHIBITION PREVIEW | K2025 – MACHINERY
Above: Sikora’s Purity Concept V inspection system
core pipes, profiles and cable sheathing, and works for almost all polymers. In addition to saving materials, new product properties associated with foaming, such as weight reduction, improved noise or heat insulation, better shock/impact absorption, light-diffusing optics, or other visual and haptic effects, are an additional incentive for using the technology which is available for both newly- planned extrusion lines and as a retrofit solution. �
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Qlar (formerly Schenck Process) will demonstrate how different materials can be dosed reliably and continuously with the SIMPLEX FB loss-in-weight feeder to ensure an efficient and smooth process flow. The company says it relies on combining hardware with intelligent, digital integration to maximise productivity, minimise downtime, and sustainably optimise the material flow at every stage of recycling and processing. Another highlight promises to be the SIMPLEX
FB, a gravimetric stainless-steel feeder with a high feed rate that can be used to dose a variety of mate- rials. Thanks to the bottom-driven agitator and the low centre of gravity, even regrinds or plastic flakes can be processed while the integrated sensor system allows data to be collected and transmitted in real time. The intelligent system enables fill level measurement and bridge detection as well as moisture measurement of the material, and blockages in the discharge are recognised at an early stage. Depending on the speed and filling level, optimum operating values for different materials can be readily determined, laying the foundation for long-term process optimisation. �
www.qlar.com
Sikora is presenting a large number of measuring and sorting technologies at K2025. Among these is
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its Purity Scanner Advanced, a flexibly configurable inspection and sorting system. In addition to high-resolution optical cameras, which detect black specks from 25 µm, for example, an X-ray camera is also available as an option, especially for detecting metal particles in the pellets. With the three-camera system, customers can define which types of contamination are tolerable, for example small, light-coloured black specks, and sort them out with a smaller blow-out unit. Sikora’s Purity Concept V system inspects pellets or test plates for optical impurities such as black specks within a few seconds. The system detects, visualizes and records even the smallest contami- nation and provides a comprehensive statistical evaluation, automated and reproducible. Live material tests with the Purity Concept V will be carried out at the Sikora booth. Visitors can bring small quantities of pellets or test plates and put their material to the test free of charge. In pipe extrusion, Sikora is showing new meas-
urement products, including the Centerwave 6000/1600, an expansion of its proven radar technology for non-contact online measurement of wall thickness, centring, diameter, inner profile and ovality over the entire circumference of plastic pipes. The new model was specially developed for the diameter range from 250 to 1,600 mm. A particular highlight, says the company, is the integrated Dynamic Shrinkage Prediction function. Also being displayed is a measuring system for small dimensions: Centerwave 6000/250 measures tubes and pipes from 32 to 250 mm in diameter. The X-Ray 6000 Pro C-PipeAI is a development
for measuring corrugated pipes (DWC) using AI. The system combines an X-ray-based measurement process with newly developed AI-supported software which enables highly accurate evaluation of the X-ray data, even for the complex hill-valley outer contour of corrugated pipes and tubes, says Sikora. �
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Zeppelin Systems, which has technology solutions for storing, conveying, mixing, dosing and weigh- ing plastic materials, is exhibiting at K2025 with the theme “Rethink plastics for a smarter future” and presenting innovative solutions for future-proof plastics processing to the trade audience. “As a global plant manufacturer and a foundation-owned company, we develop sustainable solutions and processes for our customers. Every project phase is supported by us in partnership and in close coordination with our customers,” said Hubert Stojanovic, Chief Sales Officer of Zeppelin Systems. �
www.zeppelin-systems.com
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