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Vitafoam buy from Cannon Viking !
C A N N O N V I K I N G L O C AT E D I N MANCHESTER , UK HAVE RECENTLY MANUFACTURED , INSTALLED AND COMMISSIONED A STATE OF THE ART , HIGH PRESSURE , LIQUID LAYDOWN , MAXFOAM OMEGA CONTINUOUS FOAM PLANT WITH VITA CELLULAR FOAM AT THEIR FACTORY IN MIDDLETON , MANCHESTER , UK .
The plant has been supplied to Vitafoam for the production of speciality foam blocks for their clients in the UK and European markets with the capability to produce their popular range of Reflex , Vasco and Revo Foams . The machine is also equipped and designed for the production of graphite filled foams for acoustic / industrial applications with the highest level of fire retardancy .
The new machine includes key features to maximise economy of chemical raw material conversion top produce optimum foam quality with fine cell , minimum pinhole with features including :
· Liquid Laydown with Cannon Viking Gatebar foam laydown .
· Maxfoam & Liquid Laydown Fallplate Unit for optimum foam block shape .
· High Pressure Metering Units & Mixing Head
· Mass Flowmeters with closed loop control
· Planiblock Top Paper System
· Omega Control and Monitoring System with formulation control and management with closed loop control .
Vita Group CEO John Cheele ( left ) and Operations Director Nick Wood officially cut the ribbon on the new Special Maxfoam machine supplied by Cannon Viking .
The foam plant is designed for the potential future upgrade and expansion to include the Cannon CarDio™ Liquid CO
2 technology - still the only Carbon Dioxide system proven to successfully run with fillers .
All foam equipment suppliers were considered for this project by Vitafoam before the final selection and project award being granted to Cannon Viking . The new Maxfoam machine will be used to produce a wide variety of foams and gives Vitafoam the ultimate flexibility in their production . The new machine is designed for short runs of speciality foam blocks where the volume required is not as high but the quality requirements remain the same . Vitafoam knew what they needed and worked with Cannon Viking to come up with the special Maxfoam machine which we hope will be the first of many more projects with Vitafoam group companies .
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