WM Wrapping Machinery will be showcasing the latest incarnation of the Speedmaster Plus pressure forming machine model FC 780 E IM2 at PLAST 2015 in Milan.
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The new Speedmaster Plus - which comes complete with steel rule cutting station and fully automated counting and stacking robot system - is a new generation of vacuum and pressure forming machine, assuring the highest level of automation and with a new B&R control system guarantees efficiency and higher performances with any materials.
Constant forming quality, very short re-tooling time, accuracy in cutting, high flexibility and very ease of use are only few of the advantages of these machines. The Speedmaster Plus includes integrated power regeneration: the kinetic energy generated during braking movements is converted in electrical energy that is regenerated into the power system of the machine with important resulting on energy saving.
The range of models proposed by WM Wrapping Machinery is very wide including in-mould cutting versions as well as hole-punching solutions. The model presented at PLAST 2015 is the FC 780 IM2 with a forming area of 780 x 570 mm, the machine may form and cut in the same forming station and/or cut in a second in line station.
Speedmaster Plus thermoformers are fitted with two infrared ceramic heaters, upper and lower, the adjustment of the temperatures occurs by independent longitudinal rows (upper and lower). Various partitions are available to optimise the heating in function of type of material to be processed. An optical reader is also installed in order to have an automatic closed loop control of the temperature. The entire oven structure is insulated to keep heat dispersion at a minimum, increasing the yield, providing further energy saving.
Forming/cutting station and the second cutting press are both with two independent movable platens (upper and lower) which runs along four tie-bars, moved by combined double-toggle and servomotor driven connecting a rod and crank system. A motorised vertical adjustment of upper and lower platens guarantees perfect controls of the cut height. Automatic mould locking and X-Y axis adjustment are available on both platens. The X-Y movement is electrically driven and fitted with position tranducers. Stacking system consists of a 3 axis robot available to solve stacking of complex shapes even with A-B-C function.
All Speedmaster Plus thermoforming machines are equipped with the latest generation software that provides perfect management of all cycle parameters and machine functions. Special pages are dedicated to the various settings and readouts. The system is also fitted with a cycle self-setting processor. A touch screen panel is fitted on a sliding arm, which runs the length
Remote service assistance is assured with new access hardware support, an evolution of the modem connection, with the advantage of higher speed without phone connection costs, which guarantees an efficient after-sale service that is available all over the world.
The machine on the stand will be displayed with a mould for a clamp shield container made of APET material. WM Wrapping Machinery manufactures a complete range of thermoforming machinery including punch and die machines with a lower tilting platens and specific in-line systems with extruders for very high capacity.
