Leistritz shows strength in plant engineering
German Leistritz Extrusionstechnik GmbH will demonstrate its competence as system supplier at the Interplastica 2017 in Moscow
Nuremberg (December 2016) – „Turn-key extrusion plants and Industry 4.0 are the two main topics which we will put in focus on this year’s Interplastica,“ explains Sven Wolf, Managing director of German based Leistritz Extrusionstechnik GmbH. “ We have long ceased to be only a extruder manufacturer. We provide our customers with the whole plant, including integrated Industry 4.0 solutions. Everybody interested can see the approaches we pursue in this field at our stand in hall 2.2/C40. In this context, this year we are also emphasizing our plant service.”
Interactive large scale plant
What does the setup of a large scale extrusion plant look like? Which components are there and how do they work? All visitors of the Leistritz stand will have the opportunity to explore such an extrusion line in detail by means of a virtual tour. For this purpose, various line setups for different applications can be experienced as 3D animations on touchscreens. Videos and further information are provided at the most important process steps. „The highlight is a large-scale compounding line for PP stabilization which we designed, setup in Kazakhstan and now will present in augmented reality,“ says Wolf. With 3D glasses one can experience how the raw polymer powder that comes out of the reactor is transported in a nitrogen atmosphere over a distance of approximately 350 meters to the extruder where it is stabilized against autoxidation.
Industry 4.0
„Industry 4.0 is a bunch of activities which bring machines closer to the digital world, so that they are connected,“ says Sven Wolf. „This starts from smart sensors and smart controls, all the way to smart processes. How this was realized in a plant, everyone interested can see exemplified in the large scale plant mentioned above: By means of the inserted sensor technology the process sequence can be forecast. Based on this forecast, the required settings can be adjusted in order to keep the specified material quality at a constant level. “It is very important to be able to readjust deviations“, explains Wolf. “For us, Industry 4.0 does not only imply connecting machines. It must take the product quality to another level and ultimately provide evident advantages for the operator. We are looking forward to providing the Interplastica visitors with comprehensive information on these topics.”
Leistritz Extrusionstechnik GmbH at the Interplastica in hall 2.2/ C40
Image (© Leistritz):
3D visualization of a Leistritz plant, which can be seen in augmented reality
Leistritz Extrusionstechnik GmbH
For 80 years Leistritz Extrusionstechnik GmbH with its headquarters in Nuremberg/Germany has been building twin screw extruders for the processing of plastics and pharmaceuticals. Leistritz customers benefit from the know-how in various areas of material processing such as masterbatch, compounding, direct, lab and pharmaceutical extrusion. The company employs around 190 people worldwide and keeps subsidiaries in the US. (Leistritz Advanced Technologies Corp.), China (Leistritz Machinery (Taicang) Co. Ltd.), and Singapore (Leistritz SEA Pte. Ltd.) as well as sales offices in Italy and France
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