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FEATURES
Brückner Maschinenbau - Technological innovations
for the K 2016
Brückner increases the efficiency of its film stretching lines Easier operation, more performance,
less consumption
Intelligent Line Management:
Simplified line operation and higher line availability
Continually increasing speed and output with ever shorter •
delivery times and growing demand for quality make
running a film stretching line a highly complex business.
Film producers and their operating personnel stand before
increasing challenges when it comes to guaranteeing a
stable and efficient production with the highest quality
film.
This is where Brückner’s “Intelligent Line Management”
(ILM) comes in. This is an integrated solution which
smooths the way for Brückner’s customers’ “Smart
Production” and “Industry 4.0”.
The focus lies here on a new way of operating lines,
putting the emphasis on the process view as opposed to
the usual machine view. This new operating concept is
supported by an increasing amount of assistant systems.
Along with the “Energy Monitor” which is already used
to monitor energy consumption at all line components,
Brückner has developed new tools and assistant systems
for inline measurements and to directly influence
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important film values such as temperature, haze,
molecular orienteering angle or also density and porosity.
For film production this brings a variety of advantages:
Simplified line operation with significantly fewer
process parameters to adjust and intuitive user
guidance
• Transparency and traceability of production data
• Targeted inline control of film properties for a
consistently high film quality
• Increased line availability through shorter reaction
time in case of malfunctions
• Efficiency, productivity and flexibility through
assistant systems such as “fast product change” (key
word: Just-in-time-delivery) or “energy monitor”
Film producers will find it easier to produce the highest film
quality all over the world, independent
of surroundings, time, climate and
weather conditions.
BOPET lines with 10.4m working widths
Nowadays the established working width
for lines that produce biaxially stretched
polyester packaging film (BOPET) is
8.7m.
For the K 2016 Brückner Maschinenbau
will present a 10.4m concept for the
first time ever in the world. This will
fulfil the demands for higher productivity
in BOPET production: The new lines
convince with around 20% more output
capacity with the proven speeds of up
to 515m/min.
Film producers can hereby profit from Brückner
Maschinenbau’s experience from many successful projects
with over 10m working widths, from fewer specific
production costs as well as reduced energy consumption