PredictOn Available with Erema’s Intarema, Vacurema and Vacunite recycling systems, this suite of technologies leverages current process data to detect wear on key components. Various modules — which are available independently — provide instructions on recommended maintenance tasks, supported in part by video tutorials. They can be retrofitted to work with existing systems.
What’s new? The PredictOn:Plastification Unit, a module Erema introduced at the K show. Using ultrasonic sensors, it monitors the status of the extruder screw in real time without direct contact with the melt and records changes in the plasticizing unit precisely, allowing their causes to be addressed. Dimensional changes are displayed on the machine HMI as well as the company’s BluPort digital platform, and the system module provides detailed long-term data. Also, the PredictOn:Drive module, which monitors all the main drive trains on the preconditioning unit and the extruder, as well as the vacuum pump status on PET systems, has been updated with in-depth AI data analysis to identify potential damage and pinpoint the affected components. Available for the last few years, PredictOn:Drive now detects any abnormal process values. In the event of anomalies, the machine operator receives precise diagnoses and specific recommendations.
Benefits Reduced unscheduled downtime, increased machine availability and increased productivity.
Erema North America Inc., Ipswich, Mass., 978-356-3771, www.erema.com
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Karen Hanna
Senior Staff Reporter
Senior Staff Reporter Karen Hanna covers injection molding, molds and tooling, processors, workforce and other topics, and writes features including In Other Words and Problem Solved for Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing, Plastics Recycling and The Journal of Blow Molding. She has more than 15 years of experience in daily and magazine journalism.