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Reduction of material usage with SIKORA measuring technology
SIKORA AG
What to do against rising plastic prices: material savings in the mid 6-digit euro range
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Reduction of material usage with SIKO- RA measuring technology
Rising plastic prices confronts the indus- try with enormous challenges. Manu- facturers and processors for all types of plastics are equally affected. There is no end in sight to the price increases. Thus, new solutions for savings have to be found. In extrusion, costs can be specifi- cally compensated by using sustainable measuring technology as an example calculation shows.
Measuring technologies from SIKORA are used in tube and pipe production for pro- cess control after the first cooling or at the
end of the extrusion line. These measure product parameters such as wall thickness, diameter and ovality. As the measured val- ues are available immediately after switch- ing on the system, extrusion tools can be centered quickly and thus start-up scrap can be reduced enormously. For example, optimal centering by the CENTERWAVE 6000 measuring system leads to a material savings potential of approx. 5 %.
Real-time measurement also enables fast line control to minimum wall thickness during the running process. Safety margins in the wall thickness can thus be signifi- cantly reduced. “Depending on the tube
or pipe type, this corresponds to annual
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