2K putty dosing system with ATEX equipment room
For a client in the woodworking industry, we designed and delivered a two-component putty dosing system with a separate equipment room to increase productivity. The solution continuously mixes putty and hardener and automatically doses the product directly into the putty mould using a GRACO HFR dispenser. The equipment room is equipped with ATEX lighting and automatically activated ventilation with a solvent sensor, while the material level in the tank is measured by a laser-based sensor.
Project challenge
The company's rapid growth created the need to increase productivity and to find equipment capable of handling the two-component filler in use. The equipment had to continuously mix the filler and hardener and dose the product directly into the filler mould through which the product runs. It was also necessary to design a suitable working environment for the equipment, complete with automatic ventilation and lighting.
How we built it
We designed an equipment room on a metal frame and made of Sandwich material, with interior walls of stainless material for easier cleaning. We delivered to the client the GRACO hydraulic multi-component material dispenser HFR, which continuously mixes the filler and hardener and doses the 2K filler through an automatic applicator into a casting bath, from where the product passes through the stencil. The safety of the equipment room is ensured by ventilation that starts automatically via a solvent sensor, and the material level in the bath is measured by a laser-technology-based sensor, which, if necessary, commands the equipment to dose more.
- GRACO hydraulic multi-component material dispenser HFR
- Equipment room on a metal frame and made of Sandwich material
- Interior walls of stainless material (easier cleaning)
- ATEX lights
- Ventilation that starts automatically via a solvent sensor
- Laser-technology-based level sensor in the casting bath
- Automatic applicator and casting bath with stencil
What we achieved
- Increased productivity thanks to automatic dosing
- Precise, continuous mixing of the 2K filler from filler and hardener
- Automatic dosing directly into the filler mould
- Safe working environment with ATEX lights and ventilation triggered by a solvent sensor
- Reliable material level control using a laser sensor
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