PETpla.net Insider 04 / 2018

64 TRADE SHOW PREVIEW PET planet Insider Vol. 19 No. 04/18 www.petpla.net .com 100815dmyL Moretto USA will present Eureka Plus at the NPE Bottle Zone Technical Forum 2018 On Monday 7 th May at 10.45a.m., Moretto USA will proudly take part in the Bottle Zone Technical Forum, presenting a background and overview of the Eureka Plus drying system. Motivated by success with a growing list of USA customers, Moretto USA will exhibit prominantly at NPE2018 with two booths: The first, W8545, located in the West Hall, will present innovative solutions for any processor in need of con- veying, drying, additive feeding, blending, temperature control and supervisory control products and systems. The second Moretto booth, S17095, is located in The Bottle Zone of the South Hall, an area dedicated to innovations targeted for the critical PET sector of the plastics industry. Particular attention will be dedicated to the resin-drying process: Mr Gene Flockerzy, Moretto USA General Manager, will presents to the Bottle Zone Technical Forum’s audience the new drying system Eureka Plus. Eureka Plus is a modular, self-adjusting, energy-saving dehumidification system. It is comprised of four Moretto-patented technologies: Moisture Meter Manager, an in-line resin mois- ture sensing and drying control, the X Max, a high performance, multi-bed dryer with consistant dew point, the Flowmatik, a dynamic airflow management device, and the OTX, drying hoppers with superior mass flow drying characteristics. The Eureka Plus system effectively closes the loop on resin drying by in-line measurement of each granule’s moisture content and applying this data to the adaptive drying system. Ever-responsive, the system essentially provides “drying on demand”, based on the real drying needs of the polymer at any given time. Managing drying functions in direct response to environmental variables that typically interrupt predictable polymer moisture levels, the Moretto drying system can guarantee production certification and maximum energy efficiency. www.moretto.com South Hall 17095 A thorough, yet delicate, clean for many applications Cold Jet, a manufacturer of high performance, reliable dry ice cleaning and production equip- ment will demonstrate its MicroParticle technol- ogy. MicroParticle technology is used heavily in the plastics industry to clean moulds, deflash and deburr parts and for surface preparation prior to painting. The technology allows companies to clean moulds at operating temperature and in place and does not generate any secondary waste or leave any residue behind. This patented MicroParticle technology shaves dry ice into sugar-sized particles. This allows more media to strike the surface per second than traditional methods, which results in an increased coverage area and a faster and more even clean. ”The MicroParticles will enter the hardest-to-reach places in complex geometry moulds, including vents, and are small and delicate enough for a thorough clean without worry of damaging the mould surface or changing dimen- sions, improving product quality, lowering costs and increasing productivity,” said Steve Wilson, Global Business Unit Manager Plastics, Rubber & Composites. The i3 MicroClean, which utilises MicroParticle technology, is used heavily in the plastics industry and features dry ice shaving technology. The MicroClean is claimed to be a lightweight, compact, single-hose low pressure blasting system that uses less com- pressed air and less dry ice than similar machines. It is also quieter than traditional machines. “When companies introduce the i3 MicroClean into their cleaning process, it extends the running time of their molds by 200-500%,” said Wilson. “It saves them from cooling the mould down, removing it, disassembling it, reassembling it, putting it back in and heating everything back up. That is a lot of time and risk for damage.” www.coldjet.com West Hall 483