TECHNOLOGY | MACHINERY CONTROL


Common control now available for all ancillaries in Conair portfolio


Conair has completed its goal of implementing a common control across all its HMI-interfaced ancillaries – with a system for its dryers and drying equipment.


Users can equip many of Conair’s


drying products with a control platform whose interface shares the same interactions and features as other Conair ancillaries. These include its desiccant dryers, PET crystallisers, hot air dryers and hopper temperature controllers. “Introducing the DC-B Common


Control across our drying product line represents an effort to create an identi- cal user experience across virtually all of Conair’s upstream auxiliary equip- ment,” said AJ Zambanini, drying products manager at Conair. Its dryer customers now have a


control system that offers the same interaction style for throughputs above 15 lbs/hr, he added. “The same control interface is already available in our blending,


RECYCLING Handheld kits for sorting plastic types


Trinamix has launched an initiative to supply waste management projects with 50 starter kits – helping them to identify different plastic types instantly. Each kit contains its mobile NIR spectroscopy solution, a smartphone, data analysis in the Trinamix spectroscopy cloud, real-time access to results via mobile app and the documentation of results in the customer portal. The usage is free for one year.


44 The aim is to work with a


range of organisations to explore where plastic waste occurs, how it is handled and where it ends up. The technology helps to improve waste sorting by identifying a broad range of plastic types. This is espe- cially relevant in areas where waste management infra- structure is limited, or industrial sorting solutions are not viable. The solution has been used by compa- nies worldwide.


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“Our solution allows users to identify plastic waste on the spot within seconds – us- ing a mobile device,” said Adrian Vogel, business development manager at Trinamix. “This could be used to train waste sorters – to improve the purity of sorted bales.” At K2022, Trinamix and


its partner – the Alliance to End Plastic Waste – ex- plained how they would bring the technology to remote areas.


Justin Wood, vice


president of strategic partnerships at the Alliance, said: “We are using the handheld device to help some of our projects engage with communities and education more effectively. “This will improve the


sortation and characterisa- tion of plastic waste and maximise bale quality and economic value.” � www.trinamixsensing.com � www.endplasticwaste.org


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conveying, and temperature control auxiliaries, so there’s much less training involved for an operator to understand and master the use of different equipment.” Since introducing the platform into


dryers, it has has added three new features. The first is an automatic Airflow Monitor, which electronically measures the total airflow quantity (cfm) in all drying equipment – com-


plementing automatic dewpoint monitoring – to ensure that the quality and quantity of drying airflow is correct. Secondly, it has ‘setback on’ input. Ordinarily, temperature setback is automatically triggered over a period of hours. The new feature allows the system to reduce to a standby temperature based on machine downtime. This gives the user an additional level of control and provides energy-saving and material overdry protection automatically. Finally, it has self-adapting ‘smart’ recipes: the DC-B control offers 20 standard recipes and can store up to 3,000 production recipes overall. These take into account the basic dry parameters of temperature and dew point – and also include the loading criteria and alarm setpoints. As more features such as VFD and level control are added, these inputs are also captured – making the recipes truly ‘smart’. � www.conair.com


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