EXHIBITION PREVIEW | K2022
Right: Addex has developed Short Stack, the latest iteration of its Intensive Cooling
technology for blown film lines
Addex will launch Short Stack – the latest iteration of its Intensive Cooling technology for blown film lines – at K2022. “We’ve taken our cooling technology to the next
level, affording processors even greater output and productivity,” said Bob Cree, president of Addex. In this new configuration, the bubble is pulled
through a circular enclosure – between the die and air ring – that further increases output. Other raised-up systems can be difficult to start up because the bubble must be pulled out and around equally oversized internal bubble cooling (IBC) hardware. Short Stack does this naturally, so it can be run with or without conventional IBC hardware, says Addex. Short Stack incorporates an extra Intensive
Cooling element that adds two more high-velocity air flows to the original version released in 2017. It now has three locking points, which raises output rates due through increased stability – allowing much lower melt strength materials to be pro- cessed. Another advantage is that few, if any, adjustments are needed. It is proving successful over a range of processes including: larger blow-up ratios/thin materials; smaller blow-up ratios/thick materials; and both high-melt strength and very low-melt strength processes. Addex guarantees a 20-30% output increase for retrofits. Since Short Stack is not height-adjustable – and adds three more points of stabilisation – it does not require a highly trained operator to run it, unlike other height-adjustable, raised-up systems. �
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Below: Altair and Motan will showcase a carbon footprint tracker
technology at K2022
At K-2022, Altair and Motan will demonstrate a carbon footprint tracker technology. Evaluating carbon footprint is essentially an
information problem. Plastics converters need relevant material data, as well as process param- eters in order to monitor it. This is where the Motan-Altair demonstrator fits in. Altair provides
– through a material database – the necessary data infrastructure and material information, while Motan interconnects the material logistics, includ- ing the machines involved for processing, com- pounding and grinding. For each step, energy consumption is deter- mined and recorded. This data is then fed back to the materials database so it can be analysed and visualised. The database system is an individual version of
Altair’s Material Data Center, in which existing material data is complemented with carbon footprint properties and processing characteristics. By way of an interface to Motan’s Material Data Gateway, it will supply Motan servers with process- ing data and – in return – live information about new and processed batches is returned. This data is displayed and managed in a consolidated location to improve decision making – helping to improve both products and processes. �
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www.motan.com
Atlas Weathering Services Group (AWSG) has launched an advanced remote evaluation service. Its Virtual Inspection and Evaluation of Weather-
ing (View) system will be demonstrated at K2022. View is a virtual alternative that helps companies avoid the challenges and expense of an on-site visit. Now, clients can observe the effects of weathering on specimens in real time from anywhere in the world. In addition, the convenience of View allows assessments to be made more frequently. Using secure video conferencing software, a client interacts with an AWSG technician equipped
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IMAGE: MOTAN
IMAGE: ADDEX
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