Kongskilde Case Story
Separering af plastfolie i produktion af børne-autosæder - Frankrig
Ved anvendelsen af en pneumatisk Kongskilde-løsning til at fjerne plastfolie fra produktionen af børne-autosæder forbedres såvel sikkerhed som produktivitet. Hos kunden har løsningen desuden medvirket til en forbedring af produktionsmiljøet.
The Challenge
This French manufacturer produces and distributes 20,000 children’s seats for cars every day.
- The mechanical conveying system is inefficient. It requires non-productive manual handling for the plastic trim and often needs to be shut down to be cleaned
- With 2,500 seats running through every conveying belt in a day, every stop of the machines is quite costly
- There is an increased risk of accidents when human labor removes the plastic trim manually and especially when they have to remove plastic laying under the conveying belts
- The mechanical solution produces dust and not only becomes a hazard to the employee’s health but also requires more maintenance in the production facility
- The process with the mechanical conveying belt and human task of bringing the waste to the container meant a reduced recovery for recycling with risk of contamination
- The production facility is less presentable to new customers
The Solution
The Kongskilde solution consists of a MultiAir 1075T blower and the inline Venturi system ITF 160 which together with the FK 80, FK 120 and OK160 piping secures efficient handling of the plastic trim from all eight conveying lines
The pneumatic solution secures efficient handling of the plastic trim from all eight conveying lines
The Advantages and Benefits
- The pneumatic solution is safe since no one has to clean the machines or collect plastic trim from the floor or from under the machines
- The Kongskilde solution increases productivity as the customer does not have to use labor to remove the plastic trim and transport it to the container outside the factory
- A more continuously running of all eight conveying belts contributes to an even more efficient production
- Net cost saving obtained as less need for maintenance of the pneumatic conveyor solution and even less need for cleaning in the factory without the dust issues
- More space around the machines improves safety and productivity contributing to better working conditions
- The removal of dust improves working conditions and makes the production lines more presentable
- Better recovery for recycling and elimination of external contamination in the compactor due to the closed system
More space around the machines improves safety and productivity contributing to better working conditions
The Facts
- Material: PE packaging film
- Thickness: 15 microns
- Waste size max: 1,000 mm x 150 mm
- Speed of production: 7 rounds/min or 400 rounds/hour
- Number of machines: 8 with two pick-up points to each
- Max. Transport distance: 60 m
- Max lift: 6 m
- Number of elbows: Five
The pneumatic solution secures efficient handling of the plastic trim from all eight conveying lines
More space around the machines improves safety and productivity contributing to better working conditions