Newsletter_03-2024_EN

– An Allrounder 520 H „Premium“ featuring new hybrid machine
technology processes 100 per cent ABS recyclate into components
for a 1:18 scale Allrounder model. For this purpose, the
machine is equipped with the recyclate package.
– The give-away – a toolbox in the Arburg design – which is coveted
by trade fair visitors worldwide, is produced on a turnkey system
centred around a hybrid Allrounder 920 S.
– Last but not least, a 750-3X high-temperature Freeformer will be
demonstrating industrial additive manufacturing. The 3D printer
is particularly suitable for processing certified original material
into components for medical technology and aerospace.
Advantages of digitalisation and expert presentation
on OPC UA
Digitalisation can help you hold your own in the market because it
can significantly increase the energy and production efficiency of
machines and systems. For example, Arburg offers the ALS host
computer system and the „arburgXworld“ customer portal with extensive
digital features. The Gestica control system also offers intelligent
assistance functions that actively support the set-up and
operation of machines and systems.
At the trade fair, all Allrounders are networked with the Arburg ALS
host computer system via OPC UA interfaces. With this central
MES, the entire plastic parts production process can be digitally
planned and controlled and all relevant information can be tracked.
Digitalisation expert Jürgen Peters, Head of Software Development,
will give a presentation on the advantages of integrating peripherals
via OPC UA on Tuesday 7 May at the „Innovation Stage“
at NPE 2024.
ARBURG GmbH + Co KG
D 72290 Loßburg
Appropriately optimized parts are standard when strict hygiene standards apply.
But they are also worthwhile in less sensitive areas as well. And this starts right
from the bottom – at the leveling feet.
Cleaning-Optimized Leveling Feet
Ganter sets the standard with the standard parts of the Hygienic Design
line, and this goes well beyond the hygiene-optimized design of
production systems in the food sector. It can also make sense – and
save money – to use these parts in other areas. This is because cleaning
in general is simplified by the surface quality of the stainless
steel elements, their special design with inclined surfaces and seals,
and the resulting lack of dead spaces. The need for aggressive cleaning
media is eliminated, and valuable time and energy are saved.
It all began with the stainless steel leveling feet GN 20 with turned
foot plate and firmly vulcanized bottom surface and spindle
seals. Designed with mounting holes, these leveling feet satisfy the
requirements of EHEDG, the 3-A Sanitary Standard and the DGUV
testing principles.
The alternative model GN 19 is designed for lower loads, covers
the same range of applications (except for floor mounting) and also
complies with the 3-A Sanitary Standard and the DGUV testing
principles. The foot plate is deep-drawn from stainless steel AISI
316L sheet rather than machined, and it is lined on the bottom with
blue silicone elastomer. As a result, this part also forms a tight seal
against the floor. The deep-drawn sheet metal foot offers a cost advantage
over the GN 20 leveling foot.
New to the lineup are the two leveling feet GN 17 and GN 18.
While they don’t meet Ganter’s strict Hygienic Design requirements,
they still utilize FDA-compliant materials and satisfy the requirements
of EU 1935-2004.
These two parts are used in applications where wet cleaning is
not required, such as for the packaging of dry goods. The materials
used have been selected accordingly: The GN 17 features stainless
steel AISI 304 for the plate, for the spindle adjustable by six degrees
and for the height-adjusting hex nut. Instead of the blue silicone
elastomer, the floor seal consists of plasticizer-free, vulcanized
black NBR rubber. The GN 18 also features stainless steel in AISI
316L, while both leveling feet offer optimized inclined angles, easyto-clean
surfaces and an absence of concave geometry. With these
two leveling feet, Ganter has extended its range of standard parts
for applications in the food and pharmaceutical industries that are
situated near production areas.
Otto Ganter GmbH & Co. KG
Triberger Straße 3 D 78120 Furtwangen
Telefon: +49 7723 65070
Telefax: +49 7723 4659
eMail: info@ganternorm.com
Internet: http://www.ganternorm.com
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