Cannon“ Hot Machines” are suitable to meter formulations that require hightemperature processing conditions.
The Cannon LN 10 EPX mixing head has been specifically designed for Epoxy resins.
temperature of 85 ° C on the resin side. Hardener can be heated up to 50 ° C. A newly developed dosing module has been designed to achieve perfect, uniform and repeatable premixing of the release agent into the resin. The components circuit is designed for an easy change of chemicals to allow for numerous trials to be run in a working day. The dosing unit is equipped with a dedicated Cannon LN 10 EPX mixing head, designed to fit perfectly in a mould for small Composite parts to be produced with HP-RTM technology. The machine is equipped with the Advanced Data Acquisition Package, an highly appreciated option of the Cannon E
System Enhanced.
All the injection data are monitored in real time and saved on a database stored on machine Hard Disk. The data can therefore be displayed on the 21 '' touch-screen display and sophisticated statistical analysis can be performed directly on the machine ' s HMI. Components pressures, temperatures and flowrates as well as in mould pressure, mixing head status and mixing ratio are always under
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control and can be easily recalled and monitored on dedicated graphs to have a precise insight on the process.
Quality CFRP Parts Developed in Korea A South Korean supplier of plastics raw materials has awarded Cannon Afros with a contract for the supply of a sophisticated dosing unit for HP RTM. A three-component Cannon E-System 5 Enhanced with 70-litre tanks, with the mixing head set up for Liquid Lay Down impregnation technology, will be installed near an existing press in their R & D laboratory. New formulations testing and prototyping will be the main use of the Cannon Epoxy dosing unit. Fitted with the latest electronic controls and advanced DCSP Data Collection and Analysis software, the new unit will allow the R & D team to run their development work very efficiently, keeping a detailed record of all the injection parameters through the whole time of the injection, for an immediate evaluation of the process performances and of possible malfunctions. All statistic data will be also available from a remote location, through an App installed on smartphones.
A Large Part for a City Car, Made in Germany with PUR A major Tier One supplier to the German automotive industry has committed to Cannon the supply of a dosing unit for a large structural part destined to an electric urban vehicle. The Carbon Composite piece will be produced using a Polyurethane formulation, providing all the mechanical properties required by its final use at a competitive cost. Further details might be available at a later stage of the project. Delivery of the Cannon machine is foreseen during 2016.
" Trade Winds " Keep Blowing for Cannon!
MORE REPEAT ORDERS FROM LEADING WIND BLADES MANUFACTURERS CHARACTERIZED THE 2016. NEW DISPENSING AND GLUING MACHINES ARE BEING DELIVERED TO MAJOR INTERNATIONAL CLIENTS.
Cannon equipment is used worldwide by the leading manufacturers of wind blades.
Cannon Afros range of dedicated machines for the production of eolic blades includes:
· The DX Series Epoxy infusion machines
· Dedicated degassing units for Epoxy resins
· The G-System to apply Epoxy glues
Some of the World largest blade manufacturers confirmed in 2016 their trust in Cannon: At press time, 30 Cannon DX 35 metering units have been purchased by SIEMENS WIND POWER for their plants in Denmark, UK, USA and China. The continuing machine ' s business with SWP is a pride for Cannon and its international network of offices. Being repeatedly chosen by a world leader in a strategic sector confirms the quality of a whole Company, of its products and of its service. SUZLON, an Indian leading producer ranked as the world ' s sixth largest wind turbine manufacturer, has ordered in the past 18 monts close to 30 Cannon dosing units. Suzlon appreciates the accurate dosing performances provided by the DX 35, whose actual output precision is guaranteed within 1 % of the set value. The Spanish GAMESA, ranked as World ' s
# 4 producer of eolic plants, confirmed in 2015 a third lot of five Cannon DX infusion machines and two degassing units for Epoxy resins, adding other machines to those already in operation in their plants. CARBON ROTEC, a large German producer of wind blades, also repeated an order to Cannon Afros for a very sophisticated and totally customized infusion system for resin mixing and distribution.
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