TPT September 2020

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Chance to experience Sikora ‘on tour’ MEASURING and control technology company Sikora has introduced a live inspection and analysis of plastic pellets with the Purity Concept V.

images of all contamination, detailed statistics about size and frequency of the detected contamination, as well as sorting by size categories. A clear allocation of the contamination and follow-up inspection are possible at any time. “The system is more accurate, more reproducible and more reliable than the human eye and thus contributes significantly to quality control and process optimisation,” added Mr Groß. He added: “Real pellet inspections are the best proof that a system works and give information about advantages, which are received by the use of such equipment. We want our customers to experience the precision, speed and simple operation of the system.” Sikora “On tour” will continue until the end of this year for customers in the whole of Germany and in neighbouring countries like Austria and Switzerland.

experience the performance of the Purity Concept V live on their own premises. Especially in the current situation, it is received very well by our customers when I arrive with the Sikora mobile and present the system”, explained Mr Groß. He added: “Naturally, I am always in compliance with the important hygiene and distancing regulations.” The Purity Concept V is an automated light table and is used for optical sample testing, quality control and analysis of plastic pellets. The material sample is placed on a sample tray and moved through the inspection area. Within seconds, the material is inspected automatically by a colour camera and a projector marks the contaminated material directly on the sample tray. The Purity Concept V reliably detects all optical contamination, such as black specks, colour deviations or blendings from a size of 50µm on the surface of transparent, translucent and coloured material. With the software “PURITYLab- PROfessional”, the operator receives

Hilger Groß, business development and area sales manager for plastics, is visiting customers at different locations in Germany and neighbouring countries with the ‘Sikora mobile’ and is inviting them to test plastic pellets with the Purity Concept V – uncomplicated and free of charge. “The focus of our roadshow is to make the inspection and analysis system tangible”, said Mr Groß. “Customers can

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