TPT September 2021

T E CHNOLOG Y

Counteracting growing raw material prices with efficient Sikora measuring systems

BREMEN-BASED technology company Sikora specialises in manufacturing measuring, control and inspection technologies and believes its customers can use a measuring device to save material costs. Sikora’s systems are used in production lines for process optimisation and quality control during the production of cables, hoses, tubes and plastic granulate. Against the background of the current shortage of raw materials and increased raw material prices, material saving is more important than ever. Sikora measuring technologies are used for process control immediately after the extruder, after the first cooling or at the end of the line and precisely measure relevant product parameters during the running production process. The measured values, such as wall thickness, eccentricity, diameter and

measuring systems allows a reliable line control during the running process. Thereby, an automatic control to the minimum wall thickness is carried out by modification of the extruder output or the line speed. Safety margins in the wall thickness can therefore be significantly reduced. The measured values are permanently logged and are available for quality management in the form of trend and statistic evaluations over the entire production cycle or the individual product length. The use of Sikora measuring technology leads to optimised material consumption so users can specifically counteract the shortage of raw materials and the increasing raw material prices and save material and costs with the help of measuring technology.

ovality, are available directly after starting up the system. They enable direct centring of the extrusion tools so that start-up scrap and safety margins can be significantly reduced. This saves plastic pellets and costs. For example, optimal centring by the CENTERWAVE 6000 measuring system, based on millimetre wave technology, leads to a potential material saving of about five per cent. The real- time measurement with the Sikora

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BOOST YOUR END WORKING PRODUCTION WITH THE LIFT & TURN PIPE HANDLING!

The conversation on robotics and automation has come a long way since it started, and every day it takes a new turn in the pipe fabrication industry. Every machine operator and fabrication manager are looking for greater efficiency and safer operations simultaneously. Hence; we developed automated pipe handling equipment that accomplishes in easy to operate, extremely reliable, and adequate to improve efficiency. The lift & turn pipe hand- ling device is adjustable to several pipe sizes. In essence, it is a roller bench that is equipped with steel ball transfer units that allow a pipe to move. The equip- ment lifts and turns the pipe to machine both ends of the workpiece in one operation in 15 seconds on average!

For more information visit www.copiermachinery.com .

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