41 TRADE SHOW PREVIEW PETplanet Insider Vol. 23 No. 10/22 www.petpla.net The future of dry ice cleaning in the plastics industry Cleaning tools, moulds and surfaces is one of the most quality- and cost-critical manufacturing steps in the plastics industry. To help make this process more efficient, Cold Jet provides several effective dry ice solutions. They are claimed to enable soft, non-abrasive cleaning of delicate contours and fine cavities of injection moulds. Commonly used for environmentally-friendly cleaning blasting is dry ice in the form of blocks, discs, nuggets and pellets. Depending on the cleaning application, a choice can be made between a 3mm dry ice pellet blasting system or Cold Jet scraping technology, which uses any form of dry ice. Typically used in the plastics industry, the compact, electric, single-hose, low-pressure blasting systems with patented micro-particle scraping technology are used for dry ice blocks. In addition, at K show, Cold Jet will present its latest novelty, the i³ MicroClean2 and the PCS60 with patented particle control technology. Manufacturer Cold Jet also offers systems that combine dry ice pellet production and dry ice blasting in one system (Combi system) and is capable of integrating with a robot. In addition to its dry ice-based cleaning systems, Cold Jet is a supplier of high quality dry ice production equipment to both industrial gas and end users around the world, producing the highest quality dry ice available. www.coldjet.com Sustainable packaging with the KMD 78.2 Speed Kiefel’s packaging specialists will be demonstrating a Speedformer KMD 78.2 speed producing a tray made from an rPET film with a thickness of 0.35mm - light, stable and sustainable. The steel rule machine is just as at home in large volume production as it is with smaller quantities. The interaction of servo motor drives, an optimised symmetrical toggle lever system and particularly robust cast steel tables offer high efficiency along the entire service life. With the Kiss-Cut system the machine guarantees maximum uptime and precision with its high punching quality and reliability, says Brückner. The separately driven plug assist provides material savings, high levels of process control and product quality. During machine development, the focus was on energy efficiency, for example of the heating elements or the drives, which all have an energy recovery system. The new KMD generation saves material. The film feed table with rollers prevents scratches and particle contamination. It enables reliable and safe film transport. The forming area of the machines uses the entire width of the film. The servo motor-driven components, the forming air speed and the cutting force are responsible for speed and accuracy. Ergonomic tool changing systems make tool changes quick and easy. Operation of the machines can be grasped quickly - thanks to the machine visualisation, the human-machine interface (HMI). The production process is clearly visualised on a dashboard on a screen attached to the machine. Machine operators can thus monitor the machine status and forming process at a glance. Settings, adjustments and test runs are carried out intuitively via the HMI. Supported by clear diagrams and animations as well as step-by-step instructions, machine training time and adjustment processes are reduced to a minimum. www.kiefel.com Cold Jet Hall 11 Booth G12 Kiefel Hall 3 Booth E90 The KMD 78.2 steel rule machine will be demonstrated live at the K trade fair.
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