Extrusion Control Retrofit

Gain control of your extrusion process and increase reliability. Cincinnati Milacron Extrusion has a MOSAIC Control upgrade that increases the productivity of older extruders with minimal capital expenditures.

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Features:

The B&R hardware in combination with the MOSAIC software is fast, reliable, and intuitive.
The operator station is equipped with a 15-inch, full color, touch screen.
Rugged dust proof and liquid proof cabinetry is designed to thrive in an extrusion factory environment.
Two USB ports are provided for easy printer connection and data transfer via a memory stick.
Non-volatile memory is stored on a compact flash card. No hard drive to fail!

Retrofit Overview:

The individual temperature controls, speed meter, load meter, and backpressure meter are replaced by the new operator station.
A cover plate is installed over the former operator panel on the console cabinet.
The new operator station is mounted on top of the existing console cabinet.
A new B&R I/O rack is mounted in the cabinet and interfaced to the existing machine components.
A new 24V regulated power supply is installed.

Installation:

It is recommended that a Cincinnati Milacron Technician be hired to assist with this work. Once the equipment is installed, all machine functions and all safety features will need to be tested for proper operation.
The barrel and die zone PID algorithms need to be tuned for proper temperature regulation.
Estimated installation and check out time is one man for five days.
A qualified Cincinnati Milacron Technician can be provided on a time and expense basis.