Blow Molding Control  Solutions

The FACTS Inc. Total Blow-Molding Control (TBC) package provides control upgrades for installed blow-molding machines

• Accumulator Machines
• Reciprocating Screw Machines
• Shuttle Machines
• Rotary Machines
• Support for multiple heads

Control capabilities

• Parison  - wall thickness control
• 0.1 ms control loop update
• Closed loop control – time or position
• 100 point profile
• Multiple interpolation options between points
• Machine
• Extruder - temperatures, speed, pressure
• Clamp & blow functions
• Trim functions
• Misc - pumps, vacuum, grippers, conveyors, position devices, safety devices

Deliverables

• 15” color touch screen HMI with industrial PC
• Parison control module
• Machine I/O – support for multiple vendors

• Optional:

      -Hydraulic power packages and replacement valves
      -Replacement transducers
      -New enclosures
      -Data collection, analysis tools & reporting

Features & Benefits

• Integrated & engineered system – not canned
• Consolidated electrical documentation
• Graphical parison profile entry & display.  
• Recipe storage
• Security levels
• Trending
• Remote Support
• Scalable architecture
• Increase machine performance
• Minimize material usage
• Shorten cycle time
• Improve part consistency
• Reduce scrap