Hot from themould
Productionof car floor coveringswithproportional technology
Floor coverings for car interiors
arenodifferent tomuscles inone respect: theyneeda
goodwarmupbefore they canbestretched. Although thisneeds tobedoneasquickly
aspossible, it isalso important not tooverstress thematerial. Anewproductionsystem
atMaschinenfabrikHerbertMeyerGmbHachieves thiswith thehelpof advanced
proportional technology from Festo.
F
loor coverings for car interiors
areheated toover 200degrees,
stretched, pulledandpressed, all
withonegoal: obtaining the
perfect shape. All that isdemandedof
them in return is that theykeep their
good looksas they travel thehighways
andbyways.However, theyhave their first
brushwithspeed longbefore theyare
fitted ina car. Theblanks, cut from rollsof
material up to1.5km in length, run
through theproductionsystemsat
MaschinenfabrikHerbertMeyer in80
secondcycles.Oneof their latest
developmentsusesadvancedpneumatic
proportional technology. Thevalve
terminal CPX/MPAenables fully
independent adjustment of the24
individual grippersof themain conveyor,
aswell as infinitelyvariable, fast and
highlyprecisegripper control.
Theperfect contour
Theadvancedsystem for thermoforming
car carpetsproducesdifferent blanks in
widths from1.2m to2mand lengths
from1.5m to3m. Theblanksarefirst
heated toa temperaturebetween150 °C
and210 °C, dependingon thematerial,
usinga contact heatingpress. This is
done in just a fewsecondsbyapplyinga
massive130kWof heat fromabove
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