PETpla.net Insider 04 / 2018

TRADE SHOW PREVIEW PET planet Insider Vol. 19 No. 04/18 www.petpla.net 56 Focus on smart factory Drying on demand The Chinese plastic industry market has huge potential and is increasingly sensitive to new technologies. At Chinaplas, the Italian company Moretto presents solutions, know-how and service for material handling, drying, blending, heat transfer and size reduction equipment, able to respond to the needs of Chinese customers. At Chinaplas the spotlight will be focused on Eureka Plus and Moisture Meter Manager. Eureka Plus is a mod- ular, energy-saving, low consumption resin drying system. A project born from over 15 years of studies, simu- lations and experiments and which continues to evolve including new tools and applications. Eureka Plus is comprised of four Moretto-patented technologies: X MAX high perfor- mance, modular multi-bed dryer with consistent dew point, combined with Flowmatik, a dynamic airflow manage- ment device, OTX drying hoppers with superior mass flow drying characteris- tics and now Moisture Meter Man- ager, an in-real and real-time moisture analyser. Moisture Meter Manager meas- ures in-line the actual residual moisture content in the granule and checks that the polymer is adequately dehumidified immediately prior to the transformation process. The delta measurement between the initial and final moisture content of the pellet, at the hopper inlet and outlet, allows Moisture Meter Manager to automati- cally manage the dryer working condi- tions and to adapt the process on the fly defining process parameters for proper drying and energy efficiency. This process allows the dryer to oper- ate based on the condition of the polymer at any given time, providing a real “drying on demand.” By acquir- ing the initial data of the material and knowing the final moisture requested, the solution holds a complete control over the process and manages all the process variables (type of material, final moisture set, hourly production, treatment temperature, specific air- flow). Moisture Meter Manager closes the loop on resin drying by integrating the dryer in an adaptive system as requested by the smart factory, says the company. The right amount The DGM Gravix series gravi- metric dosing units are high-tech machines, conceived by Moretto not only for ensuring precise levels (0.001%) but also for interchanging data with the possibility to be net- worked, for remotely managing the machine parameters and performing statistics on production, consumption and costs. Gramixo is available in various specific models for different sector applications. These dosers are char- acterised by a double eyelid system, a free weighing hopper, vibration immu- nity system, a Touch View interface and a connection to the Mowis super- vision system. TE-KO is Moretto’s temperature control series, available in pressur- ised water and oil versions, designed to ensure efficiency and precision in automatic temperature control even in the most difficult conditions, whether they are dedicated to injection moulds or extruders. Mowis (Moretto Object Windows Integrated Supervisor) is the inte- grated self-configurable supervision system with intuitive object program- ming, developed for the machine’s connection and the control of the whole automation chain in the plas- tics processing plants. The com- pany states that Mowis adapts to the needs and the qualitative, productive and managerial objectives of every customer. With Mowis the integrated process control can be managed from any location, on-site or remote. Built on Scada system Mowis make safe and immediate the exchange of data between standard modules, tailor- made modules and the customer management system. The Moretto’s smart factory is where machines are interconnected with each other and with the company management software, a system that is able to acquire large amounts of data from all the actors of the produc- tion process, elaborate, share and use them to achieve higher levels of efficiency. The project aims to obtain plants that are able to automatically adapt output to the market needs, predict breakages or machine stops in advance and have a real-time remote support. www.moretto.com Hall 2 Booth C61