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High-Speed Continuous Production of Flexible Faced Insulation Panels
CANNON ERGOS EXTENDS THE RANGE OF ITS INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS FOR CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION OF I N S U L AT I O N M E D I A O F F E R I N G COMPLETE PLANTS FOR FLEXIBLE-FACED PANELS. NUMEROUS INNOVATIVE FEATURES PROVIDE TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC ADVANTAGES TO LEADING MANUFACTURERS.
The Cannon Group tradition in manufacturing continuous foaming plants for flexible-faced panels dates back more than half century. Paper-paper lined sandwich panels have been produced worldwide for decades with continuous laminators made by Cannon Viking and Cannon Afros in the 1970 ' s. The Cannon Group is focused to provide the right equipment for the construction industry: continuous and discontinuous equipment for metal-faced panels, insulated construction panels with paper and foil facings, air ducting, garage, sectional doors and entry doors etc. Cannon Ergos and Cannon Afros are dedicating an intense R & D and manufacturing effort to offer innovative, patented solutions specifically designed for flexible-faced panels production, resulting in a higher panel quality and plant energy efficiency.
Compact F, The New Generation of Flexiblefaced Panel Plants Cannon Ergos plant specialists conceived a new generation of continuous foaming plants for highproductivity and high-quality flexible-faced s a n d w i c h p a n e l s. T h e s e n e w p l a n t s, commercialised under the Compact F name, are characterised by numerous innovative features:
· The high-pressure dosing machine metering equipment is engineered with a modular concept able to process in excess of 20 chemical components. The metering equipment ' s circuits have been conceived for the use of the latest generation of expanding agents and of Polyols with a wide range of viscosities. This configuration allows to cope with the processing needs generated by the availability of new formulations including additives with very low viscosity, and new breed of flameretardants. Special arrangement has been developed to manage pulsation-free very low flow rates.
· The mixing heads, characterised by a well proven mixing chamber, have been designed exploiting nearly 50 years of experience in highpressure impingement technology. New multi-component mixing heads are also available for special applications.
· Special distribution bars have been designed, to be fitted on the mixing head ' s nose in order to evenly distribute the liquid formulation on the whole cross-section of the panel. Marketed with the tradename of Pug Beak these disposable plastic distributors guarantee a perfect lay down of reactive chemicals in a layer of constant thickness. This method provides the best distribution of density across the panel, even using very viscous or highly filled Polyols.
· Dedicated premixing and metering equipment are available for the use of solid additives: SoliMix can be used to precisely blend Polyol with a powder( a solid flame retardants, such as an intumescent product as Expandable Graphite, or Melamine, Aluminium Hydroxide, red Phosphorus and Polyphosphates) while SoliStream has been designed to mix the obtained slurry with the other reactive components within the mixing head. Cannon is at the forefront of solid-liquid mixing and metering technology: dedicated equipment and R & D personnel are available in Italy and the USA for the evaluation and testing of the most convenient solution, which can also be integrated in existing foaming lines.
· The double-belt curing conveyor is provided with significant innovative technical characteristics. The Patented worm gear design driving system combines a very smooth, pulsation-free continuous movement with an energy-conscious consumption. The new doublebelt thermoregulation system, based on internal air circulation and on-board insulation, allows to save up to 20-30 % of energy cost if compared with an equivalent competing type of conveyor.
· Load cells monitor the actual pressure exerted by the expanding foam to accurately define if a foam over-packing is currently taking place, allowing for an immediate correction of the chemical ' s output which reflects into a significant foam saving.
· The continuous webs alignment and dedicated tension control groups guarantee the facing centring and a constant production speed.
· The complete plant is integrated with specific hardware and software supervising solutions developed by Cannon Automata to provide maximum statistic and reporting capacity.
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The new generation of continuous foaming plants for flexible-faced insulation panels made by Cannon Ergos provides an industrially tested response to a rising need for special types of insulation media.
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