PETpla.net Insider 10 / 2017

TRADE SHOW PREVIEW PET planet Insider Vol. 18 No. 10/17 www.petpla.net 51 A smart factory concept Five days to share with visitors and customers the latest developments and to demonstrate Moretto’s guiding principles passion, reliability, responsibility and innovation which identify the company’s activity: Technological products designed and manufactured totally in house, offering customers bespoke solutions from initial planning to final production, to the sale, and to the after-sales support in order to guarantee the maximum advantage on the investment made. The exposition will be an occa- sion to present the evolution of the Moretto 4.0 project, a smart factory concept that sees machines inter- connected with each other and with ERP management software that can capture large masses of data from the production processes, process and share them to achieve higher levels of efficiency. A factory that can automati- cally adapt output to market needs, anticipate breaks or stop machines, and provide remote control in real time. The products and the solutions of the Moretto 4.0 project include all these features, emphasising the strength of the company in provid- ing customised manufacturing, ready to face the challenge of transform- ing what is currently a fragmented sector into an interconnected supply chain model. The Moretto 4.0 project involved all the product lines: Feeding 4.0 One Wire 6, Dolphin and Kruise- kontrol transportation systems. From the arrival of material these products handle the entire conveying process integrating seamlessly with business management systems and providing solutions that independently manage all parameters. Kruisekontrol is the Moretto patented system for the automatic control of the speed in conveying system. It is claimed to be able to optimise all the para- meters involved, adapting them to the characteristics of every single material regardless of the distance to be covered or of the quantity of material to be transported. Speed peaks elimination There are two critical points in the transport cycle: the first at the begin- ning with an empty pipeline where the granule has a strong acceleration and the second in the cleaning phase of the pipe, due to the granule’s acceler- ated motion at the time of the opening of the valve for the transport clean- ing. Kruisekontrol eliminates these problems by controlling and maintain- ing the granules at a constant speed, says Moretto. The right speed for each material Kruisekontrol includes 40 profiles of standard materials with prede- fined transport characteristics and a further 40 customised profiles. The user simply has to select the type of material and the appropriate machine, all the rest is automatic. The speed control is assured by an integrated suction unit that adjusts the granule’s speed inside the pipes. No more angel hair, dust, pipes wear or polymer stress The collateral effects of a conven- tional conveying system, taking into account the variables of a standard system and the speed peaks, are the generation of angel hair, pipe wear, polymer stress and dust. Kruisekon- trol automatically eliminates these problems by managing the transport phases and levelling the speed peaks assuring an optimal treatment of the materials and increasing the quality level of the moulded product. Touch view control A touch view control with object oriented programming: The user has to choose the material type and the machine to be fed; and Kruisekontrol manages the process automatically. Drying 4.0 X Max dryer, Flowmatik and Moisture Meter: Together these prod- ucts are intended to ensure that the polymer treatment is completely under control, a closed loop that guaran- tees a tangible quality, and above all, thanks to Moisture Meter, in a certifi- able quality. www.moretto.com Hall B3 | Booth 3208 Moretto