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entirely in the cloud – via a gateway computer – or near-network, by means of Edge computing.” Advantages include quality improvement,
production control, and greater efficiency – thanks to the reduction of maintenance, energy, material and personnel costs. “In the future, businesses will be competitive
only if they have a networked system of produc- tion,” said KraussMaffei. KraussMaffei already offers tools such as the
DataXplorer, which stores up to 500 signals per second as continuous curves, to reveal details about the production process. These signals can originate from sources such as the machine itself, from the tooling or from peripherals. DataXplorer opens the door to status and process monitoring for extrusion, said the company.
Because some companies do not want to get involved with data analysis, DSS offers the option to outsource specific analysis knowledge. Using the available information, experts can help to boost process optimisation, generate customer-specific reports and provide data-driven guidance in order to make better decisions. At K2019, the company will also highlight its pultrusion expertise – for making products such as long, thin window profiles in fibre-reinforced materi- als. Fibres in pultruded profiles are aligned with the direction of load, resulting in products that are specially optimised regarding material and weight. “Pultrusion is the most cost-effective way of
Below: DataXplorer is now available for all types of KraussMaffei machinery, including extruders
producing composites, and the obstacles for investing in systems and moulds are low,” said Philipp Zimmermann, head of composites at KraussMaffei. Its iPul system, with mould, metering machine and accessories, is capable of production speeds of up to 3 m/min. Recently, it acquired UK-based Pultrex – which also makes pultrusion profiles. “The experience of Pultrex adds to our system
expertise,” said Zimmermann. “We now provide the complete value chain from a single supplier and are pursuing the common goal of advancing standardised systems engineering for pultrusion.” At the show, the company will display new pultruded components for the construction and automotive industries. �
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Maag will show its entire portfolio at K for the first time – incorporating virgin polymer production, compounding, extrusion, mechanical end-of-life recycling, and industrial pump applications. This includes products from its subsidiaries including Reduction Engineering Scheer and Ettlinger. The Ettlinger product range now offers high- performance filters for post-consumer recycling as well as solution packages downstream of the extruder, said the company. “Our global distribution network provides customers with the technology that best meets their commercial and technical needs,” said Alaaddin Aydin, vice president of Maag Germany. “Multiple solution options are usually available depending on requirements. Our many centres of excellence offer the engineering expertise to combine global know-how in custom systems.” Maag’s portfolio extends from small machines and systems for throughputs up to 100 kg/h to machine and plant components capable of handling more than 100 t/h (including centrifugal dryers, polymer pumps and custom solutions in industrial applications). �
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Maguire will showcase its vacuum resin dryer, which it says uses a fraction of the energy of a desiccant dryer. The dryer, which has been re- named Ultra (it was formerly called VBD), can drastically reduce energy bills, says the company. “While the energy needed to heat polymer to its
required temperature is roughly the same for both vacuum and desiccant dryers, the Ultra dryer uses much less energy in the next stage – when the heated resin is actually dried,” said Frank Kavanagh, vice president of marketing and sales at Maguire. He cites a typical example for a process running
at 220lbs (100kg) per hour, for 6,000 hours per year. An average desiccant dryer might run at 60 Watts per pound of material, versus the Ultra, which consumes 19 Watts per pound. While each system uses around 15W to heat the material from ambient temperature, the energy used to dry is very different: the desiccant dryer would use another 45W, while the Ultra uses just 4W – around 10 times less.
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