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Schwing Technologies will showcase an updated version at the ITMA Asia Trade Show in Shanghai in October this year.
Textile Innovation | Newkirchen-Fruhn
The development team of Schwing Technologies, a German thermal cleaning company, has been working on the modernization and digitization of the company's Vacuclean system for about a year to meet the requirements of Industry 4.0. The company will showcase the updated version at the ITMA Asia Trade Show in Shanghai in October this year.
Developers have added several new components to the thermal vacuum pyrolysis system for cleaning tools and machine parts contaminated with polymers, such as filter bundles, blisks, spinning components, spinnerets or meltblown and spunbond molds , Up to 6 meters in length. New components include a new touch panel with network connection and an improved fault monitoring concept, internal data connections for data mining, digital system documentation in the Schwing cloud, as well as for catalyst gas supply and process signals Full electronic flow measurement light.
From now on, Schwing will equip all new systems according to this design principle. The company is required to update the old system for customers at the company headquarters in Neukirchen-Vluyn.
Customers can now benefit from the larger and more intuitive C70 touch panel with network connectivity. These control elements are also displayed one-to-one on the PC interface, allowing operators to conveniently control them from their terminal devices without restriction. The OPC UA interface ensures reliable display and archiving of the entire machine data, as well as integration into the integrated fault monitoring concept. They support the predictive maintenance of the system.
"We attach great importance to predictive maintenance," commented Virgilio Perez Guembe, Sales Director of Schwing Technologies, noting that all system-related information is registered and recorded during this process. "The self-developed Windows application Schwing DataAnalyser evaluates this data and checks the system. Last but not least, the company provides its customers with complete electronically generated system documentation in the Schwing cloud, ensuring easy sharing of data usage. "
Another new design detail is the fully electronic flow meter for the catalyst supply air. It records the data and automatically transmits the values to the control unit, where it checks the flow and generates possible fault messages. Multi-color signal lights can also inform the operator of the operating status and provide a good overview of the system status within a few meters. Schwing offers its customers the option to automatically turn on the system on the device.
Depending on the system size, cleaning material and polymer type, the Vacuclean system is said to be able to remove organic deposits within 8-30 hours without any mechanical or thermal effects on the tools. The system is automatically cleaned in an electrically heated vacuum cleaning room, and its temperature is directly measured on the object to be cleaned.
"The process is initially heated slowly and gently, with the goal of melting and expelling most of the adhering polymer. The remaining polymer decomposes at around 450 degrees Celsius. The subsequent oxidation removes any remaining carbon. Advanced sensor technology controls this. Fully automatic cleaning process. Possible inorganic residues can be easily removed with a short secondary treatment," the company concluded.
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