TECHNOLOGY | RECYCLING AND RECOMPOUNDING
the compounding system and the associated equipment for materials conveying. In addition, the new system creates access to
Coperion’s C-Beyond 4.0 platform which gives access to a smart Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) cockpit. The operator can now separately activate each
Throughput comparison – with and without ZS-B MEGAfeed side feeder Source: Coperion
devolatising and filtering in a single step. This approach decreases investment costs and energy consumption while reducing the thermal stress on the material, increasing its quality. Existing Coperion extruders can be retrofitted with the ZS-B MEGAfeed technology. “Far more plastic waste can be recycled and much more efficiently,” says Coperion. Coperion will also exhibit at the K show a new version of is ServiceBox CSB system that provides remote service support for Coperion compound- ing systems. The new ServiceBox CSB 4.0 unit, which will eventually replace the existing ServiceBox platform can now monitor both the operation of
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Left: Coperion has developed the ZS-B MEGAfeed to deliver fibre and flake directly into its ZSK twin screw extruder for recycling and compounding at very high feed rates
Coperion system independently for remote service monitoring and malfunction detection of the compounding system. Coperion actively supports the system start-up process to generate rapid online remote diagnostics or aid in increasing system efficiency with expert knowledge. Error messages can be forwarded to Coperion automati- cally to ensure fast remote diagnostics. An operator can use the CSB 4.0 to capture and
export relevant production data for evaluation in real time, then access a smart OEE cockpit upon request to clearly identify and display machine availability, capacity and achieved product quality. For production managers the OEE cockpit serves to monitor the compounding systems and provide an overview of their overall efficiency. Using the Availability feature of the OEE cockpit,
production disruptions due to a recipe change or maintenance task can be logged and evaluated. The OEE’s Performance feature lets the operator see when a machine has fully exhausted its capacity and at what point potential capacity is available. The OEE program’s Quality feature can be used to document and evaluate collected data on the targeted product quality. Coperion has begun construction of a new Recycling Innovation Centre at its
5,000 m2
production facility in Niederbiegen/Weingarten, Germany that will allow customers to develop and test all steps of the recycling process and sustain- able products together with Coperion experts. Coperion will also conduct its own research activities on plastics recycling and sustainability at the facility, which will be located in the immediate
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