Automation ensures consistent quality and saves personnel costs. For example, one plastics technician could be saved for each injection moulding machine thanks to automated hot air deburring of thermoplastic parts. The hot air components from Leister Process Technologies automatically regulate process parameters, such as temperatures and application time of the hot air jet – precisely and comprehensibly. This shows a positive effect in the profitability calculation.
From a spill dating back to the 1970s, Togiak Fisheries was faced with 70,000 tons of diesel- and gasoline-contaminated soil on the shores of Togiak Bay, Alaska.
The remote fish-processing facility wanted to sell, but the plant was stuck with the price tag of $12 million to clean up the contaminated site. The cost was overwhelming, yet so were the challenges that go into cleaning a 5-acre site this remote. Without any roadways, all supplies and equipment would have to be shipped in by barge or plane. Brady Environmental was able to complete the project for $4 million, dramatically lower than the $12 million market rate, due to its patented system using Leister hot-air tools. Instant meals like soup, noodle or rice dishes are enjoying increasing popularity. This type of catering has become especially prominent in Asian countries, where people eat a lot of small meals each day. An enormous industry has grown up around the production and sale of the most diverse dishes. A huge market has also developed for the paper cups and paper bowls needed for this. Tai Bao Paper Co. Ltd. in Chogquing is this sector's largest company in Western China. It supplies China's most important producer of instant noodles, Master Kong Food Group. Besides this though, Tai Bao also produces for the international market.
During the last couple of years, the technology used to apply shrink-sleeves on bottles has changed. While steam tunnels were primarily used for shrinking in the past, today's producers of beverage and dairy products tend to use more cost-effective hot-air technology.
Renewable energies are on everyone’s lips. They are set to cover an increasing share of the energy mix in the future. Besides wind and water, photovoltaics (PV), is becoming ever more important among renewable energies. A cost reduction in PV modules is also playing a significant role in helping photovoltaics in becoming even more widespread. This is due to increasing unit volumes and continuous improvements in production techniques. One of the many steps in the production of PV modules involves drying the silicon wafers after cleaning. Here, the drying time on the production lines of the Norwegian special machinery manufacturer, Tronrud Engineering, could be reduced thanks to the use of Leister air heaters. As a result, the entire cycle time for the production of PV modules could also be considerably shortened.
Problem
A chocolate maker was having trouble with roughness left on the bottoms of their moulded chocolate bars. Their process involved melted chocolate being poured into bar shaped moulds and smoothed with a rubber doctor blade. Unfortunately, this smoothing motion left the bottom side of the chocolate bars rough and unattractive resulting in high reject rates and poor quality. |