The first step for the processor is to enter the parameters shot weight and cycle time. This produces the throughput rate. In the second step the price for new material is entered in euro/kg. The processor can now freely select the reduction in the reject proportion and the increase in the recyclate proportion. The APC calculator then automatically calculates the annual savings in euros. “Let’s take a specific practical example, i.e. tube shoulders. With a throughput rate of 27 kg/h, a new material price of 1.10 euro/kg, a 1.5% reduction in the reject proportion and a 2% increase in the recyclate proportion, this produces annual savings of 4,207 euros,” said Hans Malinowski, Product & Technology Manager at KraussMaffei. The savings are even more substantial with higher throughput rates. During the production of pallets (throughput rate 440 kg/h, new price 1.15 euro/kg), for example, annual savings of more than 205,000 euros are attained.
The APC calculator offers maximum flexibility when operated. All data can therefore easily be varied up and down at any time by moving the selection tool. The result is automatically adjusted. The new APC calculator is available online in five languages: German, English, Spanish, Russian and Chinese.
Link to the new online APC computer http://www.kraussmaffei.com/en/apc-calculator.html
The KraussMaffei product brand is internationally recognized for its groundbreaking, multitechnology system and process solutions for injection and reaction molding technology and factory automation. With its standalone, modular or standardized machinery and systems, and a wide, customizable service offering, KraussMaffei is a full-system partner for customers in many industry sectors. KraussMaffei bundles many decades of engineering expertise in plastics machinery and is headquartered in Munich, Germany. For more information: www.kraussmaffei.com
The KraussMaffei Group is among the world’s leading suppliers of machinery and systems for producing and processing plastics and rubber. Its products and services cover the whole spectrum of injection and reaction molding and extrusion technology, giving the company a unique position in the industry. The KraussMaffei Group is innovation-powered, supplying its products, processes and services as standard or custom solutions which deliver sustained added value along the customer’s value-adding chain. The company markets it’s offering under the KraussMaffei, KraussMaffei Berstorff and Netstal brands to customers in the automotive, packaging, medical, construction, electrical, electronics and home appliance industries. Continuing a long tradition of engineering excellence, the international KraussMaffei Group currently employs around 4,000 people. With a global network of more than 30 subsidiaries and more than 10 production plants, supported by around 570 sales and service partners, the company is close to customers around the world. KraussMaffei has been headquartered in Munich since 1838. For more information: www.kraussmaffeigroup.com