Extrusion International 6-2018

20 Extrusion International 6/2018 INDUSTRY NEWS Fromcommissioning to production in record time – Plastchim-T in Bulgaria successfully commissions newFILMEX II fromW&H for CPP film Plastchim-T in Bulgaria successfully commissioned the second cast film line frommachine builder Windmöller & Hölscher at the end of 2017. The Bulgarian packaging manufacturer has already been producing mainly bread packaging and laminating film on a FILMEX I since 2012. The FILMEX II was commissioned in only 9 weeks, while the surrounding production hall was still under construction. Only two days after the first run with melt, W&H handed it over to Plastchimfor thefirst night shift. Twodays later, the final acceptance by the customer took place with production within the promised parameters. “We are very satisfied with the fast commissioning and smooth handover of FILMEX II by W&H. Inaddition to the convincing technology of the FILMEX, whichwe know from our own production, it was precisely this comprehen- sive service fromW&H that convinced us,” says CEOA. Faik. The newFILMEX II is equippedwith the latest generation of extru- sion technology for excellent melt quality. Its three extruders have aproduction capacityof up to1000kg/h, for consistentlyhigh-qual- ity 3-layer CPPfilms. Precisedosingunits ensureexcellent individual layeraccuracy.Thechillrollunitwithintegrated“HighPerformance Package” sets standards in film quality and process automation. Precise web tension control in conjunction with the FILMATIC TC cast film winder guarantees constant, outstanding roll quality for direct further processing of the film, without having to re-wind it first. The fully integrated automation system for controlling the entire system through the intuitively designed PROCONTROL TS graphical user interface ensures maximumproductivity. Windmöller & Hölscher www.wuh-group.com Following the successful commissioning, Plastchim, in coopera- tion with W&H, relocated the first FILMEX I just as smoothly into the same hall. Since January 2018, the two machines of the first and second generation have been producing CPP film side by side. “The feedback fromour customers on filmquality produced with the FILMEX is excellent. The first FILMEX was used to capac- ity within a very short time. The FILMEX II expands our capacity to meet the demand for high-quality film,” says Faik. Plastchim-T is the largest manufacturer of biaxially oriented poly- propylene film (BOPP film), cast film (CPP) and flexible packag- ing in Southeast Europe. The company is one of the five largest manufacturers of BOPP films in Europe. With over 50 years of experience, Plastchim-T offers its customers high-quality products throughout the EuropeanUnion and inother countries outside it. EUROMAP interfaces – EUROMAP 84 for extrusion published as Release Candidate The working group EUROMAP 84 deals with the standardiza- tion of OPC UA based interfaces for extrusion. Experts from ten leading European extruders and extrusion lines manufactures are working together with control systems manu- facturers and MES suppliers on standardized information models to facilitate an efficient networking of the extrusion line to central computers/MES as well as within the extrusion line itself. As with all EUROMAP recommendations, these aremanufacturer-neutral. In EUROMAP 84, first basic specifications will be made, and the extrusion linewill bemodelled as awhole. This foremost serves to control the overall production (for example throughput, product quality, energy consumption) and to manage production jobs. Particularly for the latter, a new concept was necessary because the existing job management model of the injection moulding world could not be transferred to extrusion. Next, the various components of an extrusion line will be examined separately to record all important process parameters. The drafts of the following parts have now been published on www.euromap.org/euromap84 as Release Candidates and are thereby made available to the interested public: Part 1: General Type Definitions Part 2: Extrusion lines Part 3: Extruders Part 4: Haul-offs Part 5: Melt pumps Part 6: Filters Part 7: Dies These parts will be validated in test implementations before they are going to be published as final versions. Additional parts for further components of an extrusion line are in preparation. EUROMAP c/o VDMA Plastics and Rubber Machinery uromap@vdma.org