In the course of the digitalization of production plants, more and more process parameters are being collected, stored and made available for analysis. For a detailed analysis of production parameters, however, it is essential to know the prevailing situation in production, as otherwise it is very difficult to meaningfully evaluate […]
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In the field of material feeding to an extruder, there are a variety of different systems on the market. Starting from a central conveyor system or individual vacuum conveyors, the plastic granulate is stored in the simplest case only in a small storage tank – the hopper – so that […]
In many companies there are situations in which the production capacity utilisation is extremely reduced, whether due to economic or seasonal fluctuations or extraordinary events. In such times, it is advisable to get things done that often cannot be done in the normal production routine due to time constraints and […]
Compressed air leaks are one of the biggest hidden cost drivers in production companies. For this reason, compressed air leakage detection is carried out at regular intervals in many companies. However, such actions are time-consuming and often very unpopular with the responsible employees, since reliable leak detection is usually […]
During extrusion, the plastic is heated from the ambient temperature level to an elevated temperature level (usually >180 °C) so that the materials melts and becomes plastically deformable. After forming the product (film, tube, profile, rod, etc.), the product is cooled down to ambient temperature to achieve dimensional stability. Thus, […]
Compressed air – the most expensive source of energy in production The generation of compressed air is cost-intensive and has a comparatively low efficiency due to high conversion losses (waste heat generated by compression). Nevertheless, the use of compressed air in industrial applications has remained, or is still a growing […]