Energy-efficient thermal management solutions for the plastics processing industry will be on show at the Fukuma 2024 trade fair from 15 to 19 October, 2024.
This includes a live presentation of several technotrans systems on a fully electric injection moulding machine from KraussMaffei, including variothermal mould temperature control.
Moreover, technotrans will present a field-tested cold water temperature control unit from the teco cw series using natural refrigerant R290 (propane).
The company will fill an important gap in its product portfolio with the launch of a new 18 kW temperature control unit.
technotrans solutions GmbH managing director, Nicolai Küls, said the products can be precisely tailored to all applications.
"With our resource-saving cooling and temperature control technology, customers shape their production processes for the future, enhance their competitiveness, and reduce their CO2 footprint," he said.
One of the focal points of the trade fair presentation will be a live application with a fully electric KraussMaffei injection moulding machine that manufactures display frames.
An energy-efficient refrigeration machine using R290 (propane) will be used to cool the entire system.
Variothermal tool temperature control (teco vario) with switching valves ensures the optimal surface structure of the plastic parts.
Conventional temperature control will be provided by two units from the teco ci series with the Pump Efficiency Module (PEM) and water distribution system itd evo with electronic circuit monitoring.
In the area of compact temperature control, technotrans will expand its portfolio with a new device for the three series base.line, high.line, and eco.line.
The new teco ci system features a power of 18 kW and a flow rate of 70 l/min.
"Central elements of the new compact temperature control units are the Pump Efficiency Module (PEM) and the visualisation with the ecoAnalyzer. Integrated into the housing, the PEM is the most important component in terms of energy saving," Küls said.
“With the intelligent add-on for logotherm with PEM, users have a clear overview of the complete energy management. Thanks to its unique usability, all key efficiency data can be visualised and individually accessed with a single click.
“Optionally, the temperature control units are available with an OPC-UA communication interface, which ensures intelligent networking of all components involved in the production and processing process.”
In the field of cooling technology, technotrans will showcase the water-cooled refrigeration machine from the kws series, which is popular for its robust construction and high energy efficiency, offering a reliable solution for various industrial cooling processes.
Both the air-cooled and water-cooled versions of the kws are available as single or dual-circuit configurations and use the technotrans energy saving module with sliding condensation pressure regulation, which significantly reduces operating costs.
The machines offer an energy efficiency rating (EER value) of up to 8 and are optionally equipped with low-GWP refrigerant R513A or natural refrigerant R290 (propane).
The machine to be presented at Fakuma can operate both as a refrigeration machine and as a heat pump. With the installed heating condenser including heating circuit pump, the use of heat recovery for various heating purposes is also possible.