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Conair Demonstrates Conveying, Line-proofing, and Drying Technologies at
Plastimagen 2023

material or in-house or post-consum- Available in two models, the Conair
er regrind.” Moisture Minder™ sensor detects
residual moisture levels as low as 10
Product Highlights ppm in a broad range of polymers at

Making its first appearance at Plasti- throughput rates of 20 to 5000 lb/hr.
magen, Conair’s SmartFLX conveying The Moisture Minder can be installed
control introduces a new system ar- anywhere in the material distribu-
chitecture with a more powerful PLC tion system, and is often installed at
processor, faster communications, the outlet of a drying hopper. This
and cost-saving features including an real-time monitor measures material
intelligent configurator that simplifies moisture continually, and set points
system design and installation, expan- can be configured so that an alert is
sion, and remote diagnostics. A 10- issued when the specified moisture
nder the theme, “Make Every inch high-resolution color monitor level drifts outside prescribed limits.
UPellet Count,” Conair is intro- displays the new SmartFLX user inter- All readings are stored for historical
ducing several products never before face, which shares Conair’s “common trending so that managers can recog-
seen at Plastimagen 2023, including control” platform to simplify opera- nize when conditions begin to shift in
the Smart FLX conveying system con- tor training. A key cost-saving feature the wrong direction and make dryer-
trol, wireless radio-frequency identifi- of the SmartFLX architecture is the control changes. Stored readings can
cation (RFID) line-proofing conveying “universal” system I/O panels. These also be used for process validation to
technology, Moisture Minder™ resin allow any SmartFLX system panel to confirm that parts were manufactured
moisture sensor, and the premium accept and operate any type of I/O under acceptable conditions.
TW-T Thermolator® temperature in any available panel slot, boosting
control unit. All of these, along with the control’s capacity to 40+ pumps, The Thermolator® TW-T Series
other Conair equipment, will be on 256+ receivers, and 500+ controlled is Conair’s premium temperature-
display in Booth 806 at Plastimagen, sources. control unit (TCU), equipped with
which takes place November 7-10 at Conair’s common control and a 4.3-
the Centro Citibanamex in Mexico Conair’s wireless RFID line-proofing inch color touch-screen HMI. TW-T
City. technology simplifies and error-proofs Series units sized at 3 hp and under
resin distribution in the conveying also require 15% less floor space than
“Conair Mexicana is excited to par- system. It translates resin source/des- earlier TCU designs. All sizes (from
ticipate in Plastimagen 2023, at a time tination connections from the Smart 0.75 to 10 hp) have an open-back
when Mexico’s plastics industry is FLX conveying control into operator cabinet that allows for beneficial air
thriving thanks to continuous invest- instructions, seen in lights on the top flow around pumps and other internal
ment and growing demand from the of a resin selection table, and enables components and enables visual main-
automotive industry and other key resin movement only after the cor- tenance inspection without having to
sectors”, said Sam Rajkovich, VP Sales rect connections are made. Other remove cabinet panels. Other premi-
& Marketing for Conair. “Our theme key features of this easy-to-use sys- um features include automatic phase
for Plastimagen, ‘Make Every Pellet tem include a light-guided line purg- detection to validate proper installa-
Count,’ and the products we are dis- ing option and full compatibility with tion, a modulating cooling valve to en-
playing, reflect Conair’s commitment Conair’s evolving Wave Conveying™ sure consistent temperature control
to helping processors make the best technology. without valve changes or deadhead-
use of every pellet, whether virgin ing, and a maintenance-free heater.

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