A Giant Press for European Composites !
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50,000 kN giant for European Composites A major order was won in Europe , where a manufacturer of Carbon Composites has decided to choose Cannon Ergos as the unique supplier of a lot of six hydraulic presses for compression moulding . The progression of this customer in the field of Composites is stunning : the company ordered to Cannon Ergos in 2015 one 25,000 kN press with a double shuttling lower platen , for compression moulding SMC and Carbon fibre Prepregs , and one large Carbon fibre Preformer . Then , in the first quarter of 2016 , their market outlook for Composites gave positive signals : production capacity had to be increased significantly . Six short-stroke hydraulic presses with active control of parallelism were technically specified ; the quotation submitted by Cannon Ergos matched the investment budget planned by the customer , who ordered :
· One 15,000 kN press with single shuttling lower platen , able to carry moulds up to 2.5 by 1.8 m with a daylight of 2 m .
· Two 15,000 kN presses with double shuttling lower platen , of the same size .
· Two 25,000 kN presses with double shuttling lower platen , for moulds up to 3.6 by 2.4 m with a daylight of 2.8 m .
· One giant 50,000 kN press with platens of 5 by 3 m , a daylight of 4 m and a double shuttling lower platen . The press , whose closing speed reaches 500 mm / s , allows to compression mould the whole floor of a large car . Due to its huge size – its pit will be 11 by 18 by 5 meters ! – this large unit will be built on site .
The first lot of equipment destined to China for Kangde has been shipped with 20 containers in July . It will be used to produce Carbon Composite parts for Chinese electric cars .
Large Carbon fiber preformer and a moulding press have been supplied to an American moulder for the production of Composite parts for an innovative transportation project .
THE COMPOSITES BUSINESS PROCEEDS AT A HECTIC PACE AT CANNON ERGOS , WITH NEW MAJOR CONTRACTS BEING AWARDED IN THE PAST MONTHS . AFTER HAVING RECEIVED A LARGE ORDER FOR A CARBON COMPOSITES PLANT FOR CHINESE ELECTRIC CARS , ERGOS SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH A EUROPEAN MANUFACTURER FOR SIX HYDRAULIC PRESSES – INCLUDING A 50,000 KN GIANT !
Busy months at Cannon Ergos , during 2016 ! The successful development of innovative solutions for the mass production of Carbon Composites has generated a flow of orders that is keeping well alerted all the teams of the Cannon Company specialised in large plants for Polyurethanes , plastics and aluminium die-casting processes . Major order taken in 2015 are now being delivered or installed : the first lot of equipment of the large plant sold to Kangde in China for the manufacture of Carbon Composite parts for electric cars has been shipped with 20 containers in July . This plant includes Carbon fibre stacks production ( with a dedicated nesting software to optimize Carbon fibre yield and minimize handling ), Carbon fibre stacks preforming system , HP-RTM ( High Pressure Resin Transfer Molding ) and LLD ( Liquid Lay Down ) production cells . The delivery of the second lot is foreseen within this year ' s end .
Positive Signs from the Market The Sales Department reports that , in spite of mild slow-down of new investments in Europe ( but not in every country ), a rising ferment towards Composites is visible in the Far East , while an interesting growth of requests is taking place from the USA . Here a large pilot plant supplied in the first months of 2016 for an innovative project in the field of personal transportation has initiated producing the first samples , with a promising forecast for the industrialisation of the production . The supplied equipment includes a very large press , with platens of 4.5 by 5 meters , and a fully automatic Carbon fibre preformer of similar size . The project is still confidential but , when the line becomes operational , it will make the headlines not only of plastics magazines !
Two is Better than One ! The double shuttling lower platen developed by Cannon Ergos has been adopted also by this customer as the most convenient solution for obtaining the highest yield from the plant , leaving to the operators the time and the full lateral access to demould the parts , service the mould , load the new material to be processed and position numerous inserts . This method provides the highest productivity because it allows for fast and continuing compression operation of the press : being the most capital intensive part of the plant , it should not stay idle if the service chores are performed in the clamping area , reducing its hourly output . The delivery of the large order is foreseen between October 2016 and December 2017 , providing to the customer an enviable production capacity of compression moulded SMC and Prepreg Composites for the transportation industry .
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