Extrusion International 5-2024

38 Extrusion International 5/2024 FAKUMA 2024 Forward-Looking Digital Solutions for the Extrusion Industry L eistritz will again showcase its com - petence for innovations and digital solutions at this year's Fakuma. True to its motto “INSPIRE | INNOVATE | INTEGRATE”, the companywill bepre - senting how automation is becoming a reality through the digital control of machines, while also offering answers to the shortageof skilledworkers. Visi - tors will have the opportunity to expe- rience livedemonstrations of the latest technologies, including LinXX digital control technology and the Customer Service Portal (CSP). Leistritz‘ new LinXX control tech - nology enables a comprehensive digital description of the entire ex - trusion process for extruders and ex- trusion systems. It facilitates the daily work of machine operators through a simple visualization of processes and parameters. The LinXX system can be used flexibly, from compact extruders to entire production lines, and offers a fully integrated solution for digital and future-proof control, monitoring and maintenance of ex - truders of any size. Outstanding fea - tures of the Leistritz LinXX HumanMachine Interface (HMI) include an overview of the entire extrusion line, quick access to all main units, intuitive operating structure, cus - tomized configuration of the dashboard, storage of recipes for reproducibility as well as an OPC-UA interface and web-based control technology for seamless digital integration. “Introducing LinXX, we are revo - lutionizing the way extrusion pro - cesses are controlled and moni- tored,” says Daniel Nagl, Managing Director of Leistritz Extrusionstech - nik. “Our goal is to increase effi - ciency, achieve reproducible results and drastically reduce errors. At the same time, we offer our customers an answer to the current shortage of skilled workers by facilitating the daily work of machine operators and enabling even less experienced operators to achieve optimum re- sults.” Another highlight at Fakuma is Leistritz's LinXX Customer Ser - vice Portal (CSP). The CSP is a user- friendly online portal that provides customers and Leistritz employees with a comprehensive overview of their Leistritz extruders, auxil - iary units and extrusion lines. Customers can see relevant machine information such as machine number, op - erating hours, current warning messages and machine documenta- tion clearly pre- sented. The portal also contains main- tenance schedules to ensure machine availability and a basic knowledge database with infor- mation on mainte- nance issues and extruder compo- nents. Customers can also identify and order spare parts quickly and easily via the Leistritz CSP. Particular attention has been paid to data se- curity: The customer retains full con - trol at all times on the integration of the machines into the Internet and on what information is transmitted. “The Leistritz LinXX Customer Service Portal is an important addi- tion to our technological solutions,” explains Daniel Nagl, adding: “It enables our customers to commu- nicate easily with our service team, quickly identify spare parts and plan maintenance work efficiently. At the same time, we attach great importance to the security of the data and give our customers sov - ereignty over the scope of data transfer.” Leistritz Extrusionstechnik www.extruders.leistritz.com Fakuma: Booth A6-6302 Leistritz LinXX HMI – flat screen design, intelligent control technology, easy installation and maintenance ZSE 27 iMAXX twin screw extruder with Leistritz LinXX control technology Leistritz LinXX – Digital control technology for extruders and extrusion systems