WCA July 2015

Technology news

Improve dosing with the Miniblend V

The volumetric Miniblend V dosing and mixing unit offers excellent mixing quality and consistently accurate dosing. Mounted between the machine hopper and the feed throat of the plastics processing machine, the unit requires very little space. Disc dosing with the Miniblend V gives real volume dosing which guarantees a very high dosing accuracy – even for very small dosing quantities. Three different disc sizes as well as dosing modules made of materials such as stainless steel or glass, and special wear-resistant discs for hard and abrasive materials are available. Module exchange is quick and easy and thus allows fast colour changes. The Miniblend V is designed to dose free and normal-flowing materials and micro-batches. The unit can be operated by motan’s volumetric controls VOLU MC or VOLUnet MC, which is equipped with an Ethernet interface. motan colotronic GmbH – Germany Website : www.motan-colortronic.com REA Steam Cleaning has introduced the inline cleaning of wires using saturated steam, giving the following advantages: • higher degreasing levels • wire is absolutely dry after cleaning • directly cleaning in line at any speed • different diameters and shapes without changing the equipment • low water consumption (in most cases < 50 litre/hour) • very little waste water produced (in most cases < 10 litre/hour) • greater reduction in encumbrances on the production line (in most cases < 2 metres) • an environmentally friendly alternative to solvents Higher degreasing levels are an intrinsic feature of steam cleaning due to the high temperature of the steam which hits the wire at temperatures of over 140°C. When the wire is heated by steam it stays perfectly dry and avoids the need for the drying phases which are essential in other cleaning systems. The line speed allows for a passage

❍ Miniblend V volumetric dosing and mixing unit

Truly steam-cleaned!

speed of up to 60m/minute and the amount of water is always contained, especially in cases where the section is very small, such as in wire, and gives water consumption figures of between 15 and 100 litres per hour. One of the features that makes steam cleaning systems distinctive is the low amount of waste water produced, which consists mainly of the dirt removed and the water from the condensed steam. All cleaning systems on the production line stand out for their much lower level of encumbrances, and all the other support units are placed outside the line. The steam cleaning systems have always been a truly environmentally friendly alternative to the use of solvents. Should it be necessary to use detergents, these are continuously recycled so consumption is very low, generally less than one litre per day. REA Steam Cleaning Srl – Italy Website : www.reasrl.eu

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