Extrusion International USA 5-2019

35 Extrusion International 5/2019 At K-SHOW 2019, Tecnomatic will exhibit one extruder and two die-heads, part of its innovative range of prod- ucts and will introduce the customers to the current in- dustrial revolution, known as Industry 4.0 Focus on Industry 4.0 An innovation which will change the future and it’s al- ready changing the present is definitely “INDUSTRY 4.0”, which is becoming increasingly important and is involv- ing more and more factories. In- dustry 4.0 plays a strategic role in coordinating, synchronizing and analyzing the machinery’s process, as well as supplying very impor- tant data to the human operators. Therefore the production pro- cess wil be more accurate and will make the human operator’s work easier. TECNOMATIC at K-SHOW will in- troduce customers to its system aimed at supporting the new digi- tal industrial revolution, providing to the plastic pipes manufacturers a complete and integrated port- folio of products, solutions, in- dustrial software and automation technologies. The system provides a simple user- friendly program for the network- ing of extrusion pipes lines. Via the machine’s EPC (Extrusion Process Control) system, several machines and peripherals are connected and linked together to be operated via a uniform user interface, which enables interaction between the individual appliances. In this way, the entire manufacturing process, including material feeding, tem- perature control and syncronisa- tion is coordinated and tracked. Another important point is having all parameters centrally recorded and monitored. The system allows, not only to carry out energy moni- toring, but to convert numbers and data into valuable informa- tion on the processes within the line. This enables optimal analysis of a line’s performance. From the relevant key perfor- mance indicators (KPI) for shift supervisors up to the clear presen- tation of the line performance for the management. Visit us from October 16-23 at K 2019, Düsseldorf, Germany, booth 10 H21. Free material testing - LIVE at K 2019! You would like to learn more about our inspection system, if it is suitable for your plastic granulate and what advantages it may offer? Simply test it. Visit us at the K 2019 at booth 10 H21. We inspect and analyze up to three granulate samples with the PURITY CONCEPT V for free. The results are either discussed directly at our exhibition booth or FRQÀGHQWLDOO\ VHQW WR \RX For more information, visit www.sikora.net/live-material-test Perfectly in line with the concept of “smart factory” of the Industry 4.0, all data, including preventive mainte- nance and service parameters or alarms can be monitored via internet or intranet, to Pc, servers or to mobile devices. The investment on Industry 4.0 brings about many advan- tages as: • Higher flexibility and efficiency of the extrusion line through a reduced set-up period, reducing errors and downtime