Extrusion International 6-2016

K 2016 REVIEW 34 Extrusion International 6/2016 of a processing machine – all assembled on a safe, conve- nient wheeled cart. Featuring intuitive graphical design, with minimal text and no function codes to decipher, the DC A touchscreen control has descriptive help screens for operators and features auto-start capabilities, password protection and has Conair’s Drying Monitor capabilities built in. Trending capabilities simplify maintenance and troubleshooting, while providing users with information they can use to optimize drying parameters and save en- ergy. The new DC-A control will also be offered on small- er Conair desiccant-wheel dryers. The new MedLine ® family of clean-room-ready products was developed to help medical plastics processors select, install, commission and start up white rooms and clean- rooms faster and with less paperwork. It includes a com- plete range of auxiliaries – 40 different models and 170 different configurations in all – for molding and extrusion of medical products. The design of MedLine conveying, storage, drying, blending, heat-transfer and downstream extrusion products are all based on proven Conair de- signs, but they have been specially sized, configured, doc- umented and supported for use in cleanrooms and other controlled environments. Conair MedLine products at K 2016 will include a Med- Line MicroWheel dryer. Thought to be the smallest desic- cant wheel dryers available, they offer an alternative to compressed-air dryers and small twin-tower units, mak- ing them ideal choice for medical processors and others running small quantities of expensive engineering resins. The mini dryer will be fitted with a MedLine TubeLoader, a compact, self-contained loader with built-in vacuum motor that can convey 150 lbs/hr (68 kg/hr) nearly 20 ft (6 m). we can run at higher speeds with some materials and still avoid a lot of the usual problems. This can be a big advan- tage for unloading bulk trucks and railcars where more airflow is helpful.” He suggests this mid-range speed would be good with materials like PET and acrylic, which are only mildly abra- sive, or with light-bulk-density materials (e.g.: 15 lb/cu ft), like PE sheet flake. “It’s really easy to raise or lower mate- rial speed and airflow,” Brewster says, “and we can do it with great precision and control. The great news is the flexibility that the R-Pro system provides. The customer can set up and store programs (up to ten per receiver sta- tion) and convey different materials at different speeds.” The new FLX-128 Plus system, which will be set up to control the R-PRO demonstration, is scalable and has all the same features that made the previous web-enabled FLX-128 Conair’s most popular conveying system control, but now is smarter, faster, and more powerful. It not only can control R-PRO systems, but also integrates Conair’s newest line-proofing systems including the Invisible Line Proofing (ILP) systemmentioned below. The FLX-128 Plus flexible control system utilizes a combination of central- ized I/O and expansion modules, interconnected via in- dustrial Ethernet to provide control of up to 128 receivers, 40 pumps (plus 2 back-up pumps) and 256 source valves. A full color touch screen with descriptive icons ensures that even with little or no training, any user will be com- fortable monitoring or making changes on up to 40 inde- pendently operating vacuum systems. A mobile drying/conveying system (MDCW) will be shown with Conair’s newest DC-A touchscreen control interface. The MDCW combines an efficient Carousel® Plus Dryer with a conveying blower, dust collector and direct-feed vacuum receiver to convey dried material to the throat www.conairgroup.com The new FLX-128 Plus system is smarter, faster, and more powerful This mobile drying/conveying system (MDCW) is equipped with Conair’s newest DC-A touchscreen control interface