PERFORMANCE
The new Ecodry System 4.0 brings
overall performance to a higher
level in plastics processing. In most
applications the net result can be
cycle time reductions up to 50%,
with improved part quality, along
with even higher resulting electrical
power savings.
A) Increased productivity
Process-synchronised cooling
guarantees that each mold always
runs with shortest cooling time,
consistently producing high
quality molded parts at the highest
throughput. This is due to two main
reasons:
1. Maximum flexibility. Thanks to the
complete range of units available,
there is no limitation for settings
of coolant temperature from 5 to
200˚C (41 to 392˚F) and flow rate
delivered to each mold zone for all
kinds of plastics applications.
2. Perfect repeatability. The serial
communication and synchronization
capabilities assure precise
temperature control of the mold
with no interference from other
work cells, while the processing
equipment always runs steadily at
the highest throughput.
B) Reduced operating costs
The Ecodry System 4.0 achieves
remarkable running cost savings
when compared to traditional
central systems: power savings (up
to 30%), water savings (up to 95%)
and maintenance & safety cost
savings (up to 90%).
Energy savings (up to 30%)
The new system based on
synchronised mold temperature
control units, results in high energy
savings due to the following 3 main
reasons:
1. Synchronised cooling: All the
mold temperature control units,
being serially connected to the
molding machines, will automatically
stop when production is stopped,
saving both refrigeration and
pumping energy consumption.
2. Intelligent use of chilled water:
The new concept allows the use
of chilled water only where and
when it is needed and running at
the temperature required by each
specific mold. For all molds requiring
high coolant temperature, no chilled
water is needed. So, cooling can be
provided directly from the central
adiabatic cooling circuit connected
to the machine-side units, with
minimum energy consumption.
3. Free-cooling opportunities: The
main concept is to use ambient
air cooling instead of refrigeration
whenever the ambient temperature
is low enough. For this purpose,
every Microgel has an automatic
free-cooling feature. The coolant
returning from process will be
diverted to the adiabatic coolers to
be rejected to the ambient air with
minimum energy consumption.
As a result, the refrigeration
compressors will be stopped during
cold ambient conditions.
Water savings (up to 95%)
This concept uses a central
adiabatic cooling system for heat
rejection of the entire thermal load
of the facility. This technology
evaporates a small amount of water
only during short periods of time
whenever ambient temperature
is above 30°C (86˚F). The “on
demand” intelligent software
operates the adiabatic mode only
when needed. Otherwise, the
system runs completely dry.
Maintenance and safety cost
savings (up to 90%)
The refrigeration units are made
of relatively small chillers, which
require low expertise to maintain
or repair. The chillers are built with
leak-free refrigeration circuits, which
makes them almost maintenancefree.
Operating with innocuous
gases, they do not require any
specific safety infrastructure, saving
all involved costs, including safety
insurance policies. On the other
hand, the central adiabatic system
is a closed loop circuit that provides
excellent heat transfer with clean,
maintenance-free coolant, avoiding
scale accumulation and minimizing
the need for massive ongoing water
treatment typical of cooling towers.
C) Total modularity
This modular “plug & play” concept
has many additional advantages
compared to traditional systems.
It is easily expandable at any time,
which allows the installation of the
precise capacity needed at every
stage of facility growth. Thanks to
its modularity, it is also extremely
easy to gradually implement even
in existing plants, one unit at a time,
requiring a low level of expertise
to engineer, install and operate.
Eventually, it could be partially or
totally relocated, if necessary. An
additional advantage of this new
concept is that it allows processors
to know the “cost of refrigeration
per line and per product”, because
each unit can measure and record
the specific energy consumption for
each product – kW/kg (kW/lb).
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SUSTAINABILITY
The Ecodry System achieves outstanding results in terms of
environmental impact reduction.
A) REDUCED CARBON FOOTPRINT – up to 50% less
Thanks to its unbeatable energy efficiency and free-cooling
opportunities
B) ALMOST NO WATER FOOTPRINT – up to 95% less
Thanks to the internationally patented Ecodry adiabatic cooling heat
rejection technology
C) LOWEST RISK OF EMISSIONS
The system utilizes innocuous refrigeration gas with the lowest GWP
available today and is divided into several separate small circuits. So,
the risk of emissions in the case of leakage is reduced to a minimum.
Additionally, it does not dispose of any water treatment chemicals as
evaporative cooling towers do.
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