TECHNOLOGY | MACHINERY TESTING Spectrophotometer offers no contact
X-Rite has developed a version of its MetaVue family of non-contact imaging spectrophotom- eters that is tailored to meet the needs of the plastics industry. It says that the MetaVue VS3200 is the first non- contact instrument for industrial applications that combines spectrophotom- etry with colour imaging, to characterise complex materials.
“Many quality control
programs rely solely on visual colour evaluation due to the shape and size of the sample,” said Dave Visnovsky, product manager at X-Rite. “MetaVue’s flexibility
TOOLING
thickness; and a benchtop stand that converts the instrument to a benchtop with a sample arm for objects like plastic parts. The MetaVue VS3200 also includes an on-board camera allowing precise digital targeting of the sample. Operators can quickly and easily see the target area
allows manufacturers to add instrument-based quality control to their process in order to ensure colour accuracy – eliminating waste and rework.” The device has an adjustable aperture size, ranging from 2 to 12mm, enabling measurement of a wide range of samples.
BLOWN FILM
Jindal adds Module now available as retrofit five-layer
CPP line
Jindal Poly Films of India has commissioned its first cast polypropylene (CPP) line, at its Nashik plant in Maharashtra. The five-layer line from
Reifenhauser is 4.8m wide and has an annual capacity of 15,000 tonnes. It will produce a wide range of CPP films, for both regular applications and for specialist applica- tions such as high barrier and retort film.
Jindal says the line is the widest of its type in the country. �
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Windmöller & Hölscher says that its Turbo- clean automation module is now available to be retrofitted on any of its blown film lines. Previously, it was only available as an
integral part of the company’s Varex II blown film line.
W&H says the module can increase the
productivity of an extrusion machine due to short flushing times and fast material changes. “Instead of up to 40 minutes, the order change time can be as little as 12 minutes,” said Hendrik Steen, who is responsible for the company’s retrofit business. He adds that retrofitting the module to machines made after 2010 should take no longer than two days. With the automation module, the extru- sion system completes the material change almost completely automatically. Work steps are now automated and parallel, rather than having to be changed step-by-step, by a machinery operator. �
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FILM & SHEET EXTRUSION | March 2018
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Users can measure difficult samples such as small and non-planar items. Adaptable accessories include: an instrument stand to place the instrument three inches above a table with replace- able trays that slide in and out; an adjustable stand for accurate measurement of samples with varying
being measured and change the aperture size or location. The camera enables the Smart Spot advanced image feature that compensates for texture, gloss and other appearance effects for more accurate measurements of vinyl, for instance. �
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