Cost savings and recyclability with no loss of quality
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| Reifenhäuser Reicofeed Pro coextrusion system adjusts the thickness tolerance of individual layers if the profile deviates in ongoing production |
The feedblock can adjust and optimize up to eleven layers with no line stops needed to change product. Optimization occurs in ongoing production to ensure high process accuracy. The system corrects each single layer inline if a profile deviates. With the ‘Digital Layer Control System’ upgrade, the process is even fully automated – to minimize reset times and maximize service life – with no loss of quality: Saving recipes and process settings guarantees constant high film quality, despite frequent product changes. The advantages are obvious, as Johannes P. Müller, CEO of Cast Sheet Coating, explains: “Material costs make up 80 percent of total costs anyway so our solution can achieve annual savings in the mid six-digit range. By contrast, when monomaterials are used, this percentage drops below the five-percent mark – which means we even go beyond the legal requirements for recycling.”
Modular and cost-effective: The Value:Line concept from Reifenhäuser
Reifenhäuser bases its concept as before on modular expandable lines. Johannes P. Müller: “Our reliable Value:Line lines (previously Smartline) are available in the entry-level price range. They stand for quality right from the start and are expandable to cater for customer requirements. Additional functions are simply retrofitted.” Reifenhäuser has thought up something very special to present the Reicofeed Pro at K 2019: a 4.5-meter high animated holographic projection that showed otherwise invisible details and demonstrated them in an informative and entertaining way.
