Extrusion International 2-2023-USA

29 Extrusion International 2/2023 cleaning is displayed to the user in real time. This means that areas that have been overlooked, insufficiently cleaned or cleaned too much are visualized to the staff and thus belong to the past. Cleaning 4.0 – fully automated and flexible The Mobile Cleaning Device (MCD) is an intelligent, modular cleaning robot. Fraunhofer IVV will present two models at interpack for different applications. The first model is an autonomously moving device and can be used for automatic cleaning of entire pro- duction environments. The fully integrated contami- nation sensor technology in the MCD automatically detects the degree of contamination and allows the cleaning process to be documented. An innovative adaptive jet cleaner (AJC), which rotates on three axes, takes care of the cleaning. The second model, an inline version of the Mobile Cleaning Device (Inline MCD), can be used to automatically clean processing plants and process lines. The Inline MCD is addition - ally equipped with a variety of cleaning nozzles and brushes; during the cleaning process, it travels along the same path as the product through the process equipment, via conveyor belts or rail systems. First step into the circular economy – natural fiber-based packaging solutions and material substitutes The packaging industry is facing growing demands for recyclable packaging systems – in response, Fraunhofer IVV is developing customized, fiber-based packaging systems and technologies that can reliably control the processing behavior of paper and alterna- tive materials in high-speed machines. Exhibits will demonstrate the variety of shapes of thermoformed fiber-based packaging that can be cre- ated and what can be achieved when 3D molded parts are combined with embossing processes in consumer packaging. They will also show how molded parts can be combined with functional – and sometimes, even organic – barriers. By focusing on efficiency, safety and feasibility, Fraunhofer IVV offers holistic support for companies making the switch to alternative materials and recy- clates. At interpack, the institute will provide insight into advanced forming, joining, measuring and moni- toring technologies, as well as research services along the process chain – these range frommaterial selection and characterization to process and machine analysis and packaging design. To this end, Fraunhofer IVV is developing inline monitoring technologies, specifica- tions for process parameterization and needs-based process and machine designs; they are also conducting onsite efficiency analyses in industrial production en- vironments. Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV www.ivv.fraunhofer.de Thermoformed fiber-based packaging with a quality-assured, easily separable barrier layer NEW! Surface. Geometry. All-in-One. Optical Inline Inspection of Extruded Products www.pixargus.com