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FEATURE

Optimum Air Quality – Optimum Production Efficiency

ensures perfect interplay between
the dispensing process and motion se-
quences. Adaptable X-Y-Z axis strokes
provide excellent flexibility, while the
modular control structure makes it
easy to integrate the dispensing robot
into existing production lines.

Upping the pace with FlexSpeed
The speed-dependent dispensing
technology FlexSpeed developed by
RAMPF Production Systems guaran-
tees for maximum dispensing speeds.
Whereas dispensing robots nor-
mally operate at constant application

cross the globe, WEGER air han- Founded in 1977 and based in Kiens, speeds, FlexSpeed technology ena-
Adling units (HVAC) ensure clean in Italy’s South Tyrol region, the fam- bles them to reach up to 40 m/min.
air and ideal climate conditions for ily company has long since established in a straight line, while braking down
everything from shopping malls and itself as a renowned supplier of com- to 20 m/min. in a controlled way just
hospitals to farms. To manufacture its plete air handling and climate control before corners and curves. This cuts
highly complex system solutions, the systems. Its portfolio covers HVAC throughput times for sealing, foaming,
company uses automated production units and the associated housings, and bonding processes in series pro-
processes and an antibacterial polyu- along with heat exchanger connection duction by up to 50 percent. RAMPF
rethane foam gasket from RAMPF. kits and control systems. Customers Production Systems’ dynamic MS-
C100 mixing system applies the two-
Covering a total area of more than worldwide – from the above-men- component polyurethane foam to the
65,000 square meters and attract- tioned shopping mall to hospitals, of- thermal panels with high precision.
ing millions of visitors every year, fices, educational establishments, and
the Mall of Switzerland in Ebikon is a offshore platforms – make use of this What’s more, the necessary infor-
large, ultra-modern shopping mall and comprehensive range. mation about the geometry of the
leisure complex with over 80 stores Customized mass production component and gasket is transferred
and twelve restaurants. From the The units developed by WEGER are to the system in advance by scan-
sweltering heat of summer to the icy tailored to the needs of customers ning a QR code for details of the part
depths of winter, a high-performance from various sectors, based on the sizes. An OPC-UA connection to the
WEGER ventilation system always concept of customized mass pro- WEGER production system enables
ensures a pleasant environment for duction, i.e. the maximum possible real-time process monitoring.
shoppers. number of processes are standard- RAKU® PUR 32-3294-2 – maximum
WEGER supplied a total of 17 air han- ized and automated. RAMPF Produc- sealing quality and optimum physical
dling units for the Mall of Switzerland tion Systems also makes an important properties WEGER uses a RAKU®
in various sizes and for different pur- contribution to this with its DR-CNC PUR 32-3294-2 antibacterial foam
poses, including stores, an indoor chil- dispensing robot, including several gasket from RAMPF Polymer Solu-
dren’s play area, kitchens, and parking digitalized processes. tions to seal the thermal panels. Cer-
lots. The total volume of air handled Using cutting-edge control technol- tified to DIN EN ISO 846 (11/2020)
by these units is 520,000 m3 /h. By ogy, the DR-CNC combines the mix- and VDI 6022, these gaskets ensure
way of comparison, a person’s typical ing and dispensing system with main- no mildew, yeasts, or bacteria can
“air consumption” is around 1 m3 /h. tenance-free CNC linear axes. This form on the material.

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