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commissioning as well as seamless inte-
gration into existing production lines. One
company that is reaping the benefits is the
caravan manufacturer and plant operator
Swift Group Limited, based in Cottingham
in England.
Long-term sealing and insulating
High-quality adhesives play a crucial role
in the construction of campervans and
caravans. These adhesives are light, effect
ive and seal the composite framework
made up of an outer shell, insulation and
interior wall for many years. In order to
achieve this, the Technicon system bonds
the side walls, front and rear walls as well
as the roofs and floors of caravans. The
system consists of a coating conveyor on
T
he campervan industry is boom-
ing, and this is having positive
knock-on effects for machine
builders specialising in production
plants for composite materials. In addition
to precise and therefore resource-efficient
production, speed in the production and
assembly of plants is an important cost
factor. Technicon – Technik mit System
GmbH, one of the top companies in the
field of process automation for sandwich
panel production with large-area adhesive
application systems, has now, in conjunc-
tion with Festo, developed a new system
for applying 1C adhesives. The combin
ation of a coating table and gantry system
produces an efficient unit that sets new
standards in terms of transport, setup and
(A) 26 ball valve actuator units
controlled by
a valve terminal CPX-MPA ensure an extremely
even adhesive application.
(C) Two 8500 mm long axes EGC
move the
gantry safely and precisely over the 2500 mm
wide coating table.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(B) A servo motor EMMS-AS
drives the two
8500 mm long axes EGC.