TPi July 2016

products & developments Largest PO pipe line in Romania

swivel arm for easy movement. The pipe head is equipped with an adjustable die aperture, which consists of a conically shaped mandrel and an outer sleeve moving in longitudinal direction. It covers pipe diameters from 900 to 1,200mm and – with an extension – also diameters from 500 to 800mm (SDR 11 to SDR 26). The helix 1200 VSI-TZ+ pipe head reduces sagging and pipe ovality for thick-walled pipes, even at high line speeds, thanks to its two-step distribution concept. The active intensive melt cooling and inner pipe cooling operate mainly with ambient air, minimising operating costs and maintenance requirements. TehnoWorld has been manufacturing polyethylene and polypropylene pipes since 2005, and has a production capacity of more than 70 tons per day.

“It has been a great opportunity for TehnoWorld to collaborate again with battenfeld-cincinnati, because we have reached for new horizons in our field of activity, said Ing Iustinian Pavel, director of TehnoWorld. “battenfeld-cincinnati is a reliable and valuable business partner for us, with whom we have worked in the past to develop our production capacity. battenfeld-cincinnati has demonstrated the high quality of its service and products while helping us to develop further and raise our standards of technology and flexibility.”

Romanian pipe producer TehnoWorld has installed a complete extrusion line from battenfeld-cincinnati, funded by an EU project. With this line, TehnoWorld enlarged its production capacity to include two-layer HDPE pipes with diameters up to 1.2m at its facility outside the city Falticeni, Jud Suceava. The majority of the extrusion lines for smooth and corrugated pipe at TehnoWorld’s facility are entirely from or include major components from battenfeld-cincinnati.

A 1.2m pipe with colour stripes produced on the battenfeld- cincinnati line Photo credit: © TehnoWorld

The line produces pipe in the pressure classes SDR 11, SDR 17 and SDR 26. It is equipped with a solEX 90-40 as its main extruder and a uniEX 45-30 as co-extruder. For the addition of colour stripes, battenfeld- cincinnati delivered a small, space- saving coEX 30-25 co-extruder, installed on a die trolley with a 1.2m

battenfeld-cincinnati – Germany www.battenfeld-cincinnati.com

SC TehnoWorld Srl – Romania office@tehnoworld.ro www.tehnoworld.ro

Compact and easy-to-install valve control ThinkTop D30 from Alfa Laval is an easy-to-install integrated control unit for hygienic applications in the food, dairy, beverage, pharmaceutical and home and personal care industries. The reliable control unit offers an alternative to conventional valve monitoring and control solutions, and is designed to meet market challenges for more usability and hassle-free control of automated valves. ThinkTop D30 detects loss of air pressure, which is one of the most common types of process failures. It withstands the effects of physical impact, vibration, water hammer, thermal variation and pressure shock, and is both watertight and IP66/IP67- compliant, so it prevents condensation as well as stopping dust, water and other particles from penetrating into the control head. This also means the control head can be hosed down with water or cleaning liquid without affecting its operation, ensuring maximum hygiene and effectively eliminating problems associated with corrosion and external contamination. Alfa Laval’s ThinkTop D30 integrated control unit

The control unit features a digital interface with a 360° visual indicator, which makes it possible to enhance monitoring of air loss or leakage feedback from the energised and de-energised actuator. This contributes to more stable operation of hygienic processes, enhanced product quality and more uptime.

Installation and setup is quick and easy, and eliminates fault handling during commissioning and production: simply position the unit directly on top of the valve actuator, connect the air, then connect the cable to the PLC system. No special expertise, adapters or tools are required, and there is no need to adjust the feedback position at regular intervals.

Alfa Laval – Sweden info@alfalaval.com www.alfalaval.com

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