Ausgabe zur K 2019

20 G RUNDFOS Direct Sen- sors™ are nowadays the industry standard with- in Temperature Control and Plastic Injection Molding. Our sensors are used for moni- toring and control of temperature control machines and manifolds. We’ve been working constantly together with our partners in the Plastic Injection Molding industry, to develop better and more inte- grated products. GRUNDFOS is all about innova- tion, quality and an ambition to do better. Our OEM sensors are now the best seller in the indus- try. We pioneer solutions for ac- curate flow measurement, delta Temperature control and work in even higher temperatures. Our Silicoat® metal-glass mem- brane gives us the great opportu- nity to have direct contact with the media. This ensures a more robust and accurate sensor. The Temperature Control and Plastic Injection Molding indus- tries are switching from manual control to electronic measure- ment and control. This change ensures higher quality molds and up to 20% less rejects. Better process control leads to an over- all cost saving and improvement in the production and better end products. Over the years we’ve had great success and have worked very well together with our partners in this industry. We are thankful for the great trust they have placed in us and for the development we’ve done together and we’re looking forward continuing these great relationships. We also encourage industries like Aluminum die cast, Digital printing, Hot runners to fo- cus on these changes as the value we bring to the table is amazing. Going digital Our 5th generation sensors pro- vide increased accuracy on flow, pressure, differential pressure, temperature and delta tempera- ture. The great advantage of the 5th generation and higher is that the sensors can now work in digi- tal mode or in analog mode. They choose which way to present the information based on the input they receive from the controller. This means our sensors are back- wards compatible for older sys- tems and forward looking in terms of where technology is heading today. We’ve taken the feedback from our customers and provided with this 5th generation a solution for higher performance and for BUS installations. This means that we can now offer up-to 32 sensors in one BUS system. This saves a large amount of cost, especially in the controller interface, where only one serial port needs to be used, compared to 32 analog ports. Going in depth in the PiM and TC industries, BUS usage and digital signals are a clear path forward. When using manifolds with 4, 8, 16, 32 channels this new function proves invaluable to our custom- ers. Our VFS generation 5 can now measure flow with increased accu- racy and has a higher resolution. Its temperature measurement also has 2 times improved accuracy and together with any other OEM Direct Sensor™ it can provide a very accurate delta T. The industry needed to have accurate delta T measurement and we developed these new sen- sors for them. In the process we managed to not only improve the standard temperature measure- ment, but also increase the range to 120°C and to successfully de- velop heat-metering standard delta T measurement. This will be of great help in other household industries. Digitalization is the way of the future. Though not yet fully defined overall, at least in this industry our partners understand very well the path from manual, to analog signals, to digital and slowly but surely to Internet of Things (IoT). We’ve made this step together with them and are offering in the 5th generation of sensors a digital output. It’s an open protocol made by Grundfos, easy to install and use. Another great advantage of going digital has to do with out- put modes and cable usage. We can provide single wire or double wire digital or analog outputs, depending on the customer’s needs. And instead of having a big cable jacket and lots of ca- bles going around, only one ca- ble goes into the controller. It’s both a great space saver, cost saver and production time saver. When looking at the pressure measurement and differential pressure, these are mainly used for alarm functions, detecting clogging of filters. The RPS is also used to ensure the delta temperature measure- ment. By placing a VFS in each cooling channel and one RPS on the opposite side of the system, the user can then see the clear flow through each channel and the accurate delta T. Keeping the water in the channels at just the right temperature and right flow brings the great savings we dis- cussed in the beginning of the article. IoT and digitalization are slowly but surely getting a hold of our business world and day to day life. Ensuring innovation in this field is our bread and but- ter. And making sure we are first movers is always important to GRUNDFOS. We built the solu- tions of tomorrow today. Get in touch with us to learn more about the 5th generation of sensors and how you can work with our VFS, RPS and DPS in digital mode. We’d love to un- derstand how to best help you deliver to your customers. High temperatures – flow measurement up to 160°C The main temperature ranges used in Temperature Control are 90°C and 120°C. When we first entered this industry, we had sensors that only worked and measured to 100°C. We worked together with our partners and first developed our 4th generation sensors, the VFS and RPS which could measure up to 120°C. This brought cost effective sensors with increased temperature range and accuracy, to the market. The next breakthrough came with the capability of offering flow measurement in water at temperatures as high as 160°C. This brings the same cost-ef- fective sensor into a whole new ball park. We work closely with our customers to ensure the best possible integration and provide a robust product. If you’re interested in flow sensors that work in tempera- tures as high as 160°C, visit us at our stand and we can discuss further. We have been a partner of the Plastic Injection Molding and Temperature Control industry for years now. There is a great feel- ing of innovation in this field. We look forward to the future together, providing state of the art sensors with the high- est value added to our partners. Our engineers look forward to learn more about our partners’ challenges and develop together with them new and efficient so- lutions. Visit us At the K 2019 expo: Hall 12 / Booth F20 Or contact us at: directsensors@grundfos.com Our website is: www.grundfos.com/directsensors INNOVATIONEN Hall 12, Booth F20 GRUNDFOS Direct Sensors™ at K 2019 in Düsseldorf D rehzahlgeregelte Ra- dialradpumpe, Tempe- raturen von 100, 140 und 160 °C, Heizleis- tungen bis 32 kW und Kühl- leistungen bis 110 kW – das sind die beeindruckenden Leis- tungsdaten der neuen Baugrös- se 4 der Temperiergeräte-Reihe Thermo-5 von HB-Therm, die das Schweizer Unternehmen erstmals weltweit dem Fachpu- blikum zur K 2019 in Düssel- dorf vorstellt. Die effizienten «Kraftpakete» müssten eigent- lich entsprechend hoch aufbau- en. Aber gerade das Gegenteil haben sich die HB-Therm In- genieure zum Ziel gesetzt und auch erreicht: Trotz ihrer hohen Leistungsfähigkeit resultiert bei der Baugrösse 4 eine Ge- rätehöhe von nur 650 mm. Das stellt bei der heute in vie- len Spritzgiessbetrieben vorherr- schenden räumlichen Beschrän- kung einen erheblichen Vorteil dar, lassen sich die Thermo-5 der Baugrösse 4 doch unter vielen der heute modernen Spritzgiessma- schinen aufstellen und erhöhen somit die kompakten Gesamtauf- stellflächen der Anlagen nicht. Drehzahlgeregelte Radialrad- pumpe: Eco-pump, Energie- effizienzklasse IE4 Ein herausragendes Feature der neuen Thermo-5 Baugrös- se entspricht dem Trend hin zu einem energieeffizienteren Ein- satz von Maschinen- und Tem- periertechnik und damit auch einem der Schwerpunkte zur K-Messe 2019. Es handelt sich dabei um die an allen Modellen der Baugrösse 4 serienmässigen Eco-pump Radialradpumpen mit Drehzahlregelung. Die dich- tungslosen INOX-Edelstahlpum- pen arbeiten mit 2,2 kW Leis- tung und wälzen max. 220 Liter Wasser pro Minute bei einem max. Förderdruck von 6,5 bar um. Im Eco-mode regelt das Ge- rät wahlweise auf Temperaturdif- ferenz Vor-/Rücklauf, Drehzahl, Durchfluss, oder Pumpendruck. Energieeinsparungen werden signalisiert und protokolliert. Diese Betriebsart spart im Ver- gleich zum Normalbetrieb teil- weise erhebliche Energiemengen ein. Bewährte Features wurden übernommen Auch für die neue Baugrösse 4 der Thermo-5 gilt: Bewährte Merk- male dieser Temperiergeräte-Rei- he finden sich auch hier wieder. So ist etwa die Temperaturführung mit ±0,1 Kelvin bei selbstoptimie- render Regelung hochgenau. Das tanklose System mit indirekter Kühlung sorgt für kurze Aufheiz- und Abkühlzeiten, da exakt nur so viel Wärmeträger temperiert wird wie notwendig. Das minimale Umlaufvolumen benötigt weniger Leistung, der Bedarf an Heiz- und Kühlenergie wird dadurch geringer. Die Kühlung mit Bypass und Pro- portionalventiltechnik verhindert Verdampfungen wie Verkalkungen. Zuverlässig und wartungsarm werden die Thermo-5 durch ihre vollautomatische Prozessüberwa- chung mit hochgenauer Durch- flussmessung über Ultraschall, Erkennung von Schlauchbruch und Leckage, einem Hydraulikkreis aus korrosionsbeständigen Materialien und der weltweit einzigartigen le- benslangen Garantie auf die Hei- zung. Interessierte Besucher erfahren mehr zum HB-Therm Gerätepro- gramm und zur neuen Baugrös- se 4 auf dem Messestand des Unternehmens zur K 2019 in Halle 10, Stand G57. Effiziente Kraftpakete! HB-Therm AG präsentiert neue, leistungsfähige Temperiergeräte zur K 2019 in Düsseldorf 5 th Generation of GRUNDFOS Direct Sensors™ Manifold System with GRUNDFOS Direct Sensors™ 1 Die Temperiergeräte Thermo-5 der Baugrösse 4 sind trotz beeindruckenden Leistungsdaten nur 650 mm hoch. • Vorlauftemperaturen bis max. 160 °C, • geregelte Radialradpumpe bis 220 L/min, • Heizleistungen bis 32 kW, • Kühlleistungen bis 110 kW 2 Die „richtige“ Durchflussmenge: Bei zu kleinem Durchfluss vergrössern sich die Temperaturdifferenzen, bei zunehmendem Durchfluss steigen die Antriebsverluste überproportional.