Extrusion International 3-2020

25 Extrusion International 3/2020 Innovation for Inspection Control – Intuitive, Browser-Based User Interface Using inspection systems to monitor product quality early in the process ensures resource and cost efficiency in production. They supply systemoperators with information on process and product quality and highlight potential for optimization. ISRA’s new browser-based graphical user interface (GUI) now makes it possible to control and monitor a large number of lines and the corresponding optical inspection systems installed in a pro- duction environment centrally and efficiently. With its high-end components, the proven SMASH inspection system from ISRA VISION can be quickly adapted to any customer requirement, be it velocity, width or other installation parameters. Many manufacturers in the plastics industry face the challenge of monitoring a multitude of lines in their factories, each with its own separate inspection system. Traditionally, each system is equipped with a control cabinet and a control console, which are each controlled manually and individually – a process that requires a great deal of time and coordination. It revolutionizes day-to-day work by connecting all lines with a single server PC, making it possible toaccess the systemas required froma central point, in real-time. All conventional end devices can be used for this, including laptops, smartphones, tablets, and desktop PCs. In a production hall inwhich 25 lines, for example, are equipped with inspection systems, the tool shows precisely which line is experiencing a problem. An operator can now find the exact position in a targeted manner and access the system and its line with theirmobile device by using aQR code. Since dedicated line control cabinets and stations are no longer needed, the system saves space and costs. As requirements grow, ISRA’s inspection solution is increasingly developing into a real all-in-one system. Inspection is not re- stricted to material defects – ISRA now also reliably inspects the coating thickness and even the optical properties of films, such as reflectivity and cloudiness. The pioneering Touch & Inspect inspection and system architecture guarantees an ideal flow of information. ISRA VISION AG www.isravision.com Time saving by easy and intuitive setting of inspection recipes and parameters M·VERA ® – Bioplastics for the EuropeanMarket Due to the current situation and in order to slow down the spread of the novel coronavirus, the demand for hygienic pack- aging materials is increasing. Plastics meet the requirements such as good barrier properties and are thus often used. How- ever, the possibly increasing amount of plastic waste poses a problem. BIO-FED meets these market needs and provides cus- tomised solutions for high bio content materials. BIO-FED produces and markets biodegradable and/or biobased compounds under the M·VERA ® brand. As a branch of AKRO- PLASTIC GmbH BIO-FED is part of the international Feddersen Group which has its head office in Hamburg/Germany. The M·VERA ® portfolio includes film extrusion materials with good transparency as well as a variable bio content. All film BIO-FED Branch of AKRO-PLASTIC GmbH www.bio-fed.com materials are approved for food contact and most of them are certified according to EN 13432. Also, for the French market re- quirements BIO-FED is able to serve customer needs to fulfil the standard NF T51-801 (11-2015) and a bio content (14C = Carbon from renewable sources) of more than 50% according to ISO 16620. Beyond applications for food packaging M·VERA ® can also be used for mulch films, etc. BIO-FED supplies M·VERA ® injection moulding materials which are certified according to OK compost HOME and OK biode- gradable SOIL by TÜV AUSTRIA Belgium. Moreover, the R&D department of BIO-FED is always working on newbiocompounds to fulfil further regulatory requirements and customer needs. All M·VERA ® materials can be colored individually – for example with the AF-Eco ® biopolymer based masterbatches which are certified in accordance with EN 13432. The AF-Eco ® range con- sists of color and carbon black masterbatches as well as additive masterbatches. All input information with one customized individual view Biodegradable plastics protect the environment