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GenesysNext

A new generation dryer

GenesysNext is a high performance, fully automatic, single-hopper drying system that optimizes the production process of PET preforms. Thus is true not only because it has been designed to reach advanced optimization of energy consumption – thanks to a new configuration of the regeneration circuit and a new heating power recovery system – but also because it includes the PETformance tool.

It is for the first time that a system introduces the concept of a direct connection between the drying and the injection processes, thanks to the GenesysNext capability to read the injection process in real time and to minimize and stabilize it on the set value. This is why it is possible to aim for maximum efficiency of the complete production process with scrap rate reduced to the minimum.

GenesysNext embodies the state of the art in drying systems for preform, creating a new standard. The production cost of a good preform has been reduced to a minimum level if one bears in mind the system’s main advantages: minimum waste of material in the form of scrap, lowest energy consumption and minimum manpower cost, since the system is fully automatic. Moisture Minder, the on-line instrument for the measurement of residual humidity in plastic chips, is now integrated in the GenesysNext control.

GenesysNext is also a step in the direction of circular economy: an optional PureTech filtration system allows an advance filtration of the VOC that can be present in the process air. This is especially important in the case of recycled materials which can release low boiling point substances during the heating or injection process. PureTech filtration guarantees that every preform produced has a zero-contaminant content. This system also protects the desiccant towers, ensures consistent performance rates and a longer machine life.

Benefits

  • New user-friendly interface and powerful control
  • PETformance tool, to minimize scrap rate
  • PureTech filtration system for the processing of any kind of rPET
  • Integration of Moisture Minder data
  • Optimization of energy consumption thanks to the new regeneration circuit
  • New control architecture for the control of a complete PET bay

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Genesys high efficiency drying

An innovative drying solution for a broad spectrum of applications

Genesys is a single-hopper, fully automatic – individual or central drying system. It can modify and automatically control operating parameters based on ambient temperature, initial moisture level, type and quantity of polymer, the final moisture content of the polymer, and granule size. Using only as much energy as absolutely required, this innovative drying system adjusts and controls optimal operating settings for the material to be dried. The settings are constantly compared with the data collected by the sensors installed on the system. A patented measuring unit, located in the air supply line, promptly and independently adjusts and controls the air flow. The drying unit automatically modulates the airflow, resulting in optimum process operating conditions.

Configurations and features
The Genesys series comes in 3 configurations SMART, PLUS and ADAPTIVE – to meet diverse operating needs. A microprocessor, with a Piovan proprietary software, provides electronic control with the operator’s interface – a 7-inch, color touch screen. The HMI connects to all the components of the system for specific adjustments or settings.

Standard features in each configuration:

SMART:

  • 7” color touch screen
  • Reduced footprint
  • Control available in 10 languages

PLUS:

  • 7” color touch screen
  • Reduced footprint
  • Control available in 10 languages
  • Inverter blower
  • Airflow meter
  • EMK water

ADAPTIVE:

  • 7” color touch screen
  • Reduced footprint
  • Control available in 10 languages
  • Inverter blower
  • Airflow meter
  • EMK water
  • Regeneration by dew point
  • Dew point control
  • Drying optimization (K factor)
  • Regeneration w/o water
  • Process by-pass
  • Overdrying control

Benefits

  • Integral process variables control feature
  • Full auto-adaptive operation
  • Automatic air-flow adjust and stabilization
  • Regeneration heat recovery system
  • Different configurations to meet customer’s needs
  • Winfactory 4.0 ready

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AIPC Technology

Automatic Injection Pressure Control

 

AIPC stands for Automatic Injection Pressure Control.
By means of this very innovative control of the residual moisture in the PET, any Piovan drying system of the GP series can be connected to the preform injection molding machine. AIPC is designed to read the injection pressure in real time and of to stabilize it to the desired value.

It is based on a new algorithm, specifically developed by Piovan RandD, which can constantly adjust airflow, temperature and dew-point of the process air, so that the injection pressure is kept at the highest possible level of constancy. This feature is particularly valuable nowadays since the new preform formats require thinner walls and therefore controlled conditions of moisture and injection pressure.

AIPC is a new invention, currently patent pending.

Benefits

  • Highest preform quality with consistent IV and AA values
  • Great reduction of scrap rate
  • Pressure accuracy +/- 2 bar
  • Fully synchronized system
  • Increase of the whole system productivity
  • Highest energy efficiency of the whole process

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Modula auto-adaptive central drying systems

Consistent efficiency

Modula automatically adjusts and controls all operating parameters for each individual hopper and hence uses only as much energy as is strictly required. This is made possible by a specific software that interfaces the settings for each hopper with the data collected by the sensors installed on the system itself.

A patented measuring unit located in the air supply line and under each hopper, facilitates immediate and independent adjustment and control of the airflow hopper by hopper. Moreover, the central drying unit automatically modulates total airflow, resulting in optimum process operating conditions.

Main features:

  • Self-modulating operation for 50% energy savings
  • Inverter controlled process blower
  • Proprietary air flow control
  • Patented automatic modulation of process air flow
  • Industrial PC system control
  • Material database management
  • Available for medium capacity applications (200 to 300 kg/h)

Benefits

  • Energy efficient operation: optimized automatic modulation of all drying parameters for each specific polymer
  • Continuous adjustment of airflow
  • Up to 16 hoppers independently managed
  • Winfactory 4.0 ready

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HR desiccant rotor drying

Efficiency of operation at the lowest cost possible

With its honeycomb desiccant rotor technology, the HR Series ensures maximum energy efficiency and versatility of application in small and medium productions. The airflow capacity ranges from 50 to 300 m3/h, and keeps constant Dew Point value. The internal surface of the honeycomb structure is coated with the desiccant material (zeolite molecular sieves), ensuring high absorbing capacity and zero dust emission. Continuous regeneration process and close loop cooling phase make for a high performance and constant dew point level.

CUSTOMER ORIENTED SOLUTIONS:

Power saving versatility of application:
There is no expense for the consumption or connection of cooling water or compressed air. The unit simply uses electricity for functioning.

Intelligent energy management:

  • Honeycomb rotor solution and complete recovery of the regeneration air
  • Smart energy supervisor: in accordance with the effective requirements of the processing machine, the IES system optimizes and adjusts energy utilization
  • Smart Material Drying: optimizes and adjusts energy utilization to prevent material thermal degradation or over-drying

Flexible and modular configuration:
The hoppers’ capacity ranges from 100 to 800 dm³. The drying hopper can be installed on the processing machine, next to it, or placed on a trolley. Both single-hopper and PTU multi-hopper versions are available. The HR Series is equipped with a microprocessor system which keeps constant the set temperature. Using the control keypad, operators can display and set the parameters and the working modes and see warning messages. When the process temperature is selected, the microprocessor automatically sets the safety temperature within the entire range of functioning temperatures, to ensure the maximum operational safety.

Benefits

  • Reduction down to 30% of the electric energy usage
  • Constant dew point
  • Dew point controlled operation without dew point probe
  • No cooling water
  • Regeneration power recovery
  • Guaranteed absence of dust and of material contamination
  • Patented circuit design

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DP 604-615 double desiccant tower drying

Precision and modularity

Double desiccant tower models supply air at a dew point lower than –50°C with an airflow rate from 50 to 150 m3/h. The process air temperature can be set up to 200°C (HT version).

CUSTOMER ORIENTED SOLUTIONS:

Precision:
Electronic control of the process temperature with self-tuning PID algorithm ensures high precision.

Easy utilization:

  • Simple and complete operator interface
  • Microprocessor control
  • Large display available in the operator’s language. It shows the functioning status of the machine as well as any possible alarm or warning message
  • Parameters of the dryer monitored on the main screen: drying temperature, set-point, dew point

Flexible and modular configuration:
The number of hoppers can simply and easily be increased at any time. They can be single or centralized systems, with capacities ranging from 30 to 400 dm³.

Intelligent Energy Supervisor:

  • In accordance with the effective requirements of the processing machine, the IES system optimizes and adjusts energy consumption
  • Intelligent Material Drying: optimizes and adjusts energy consumption to prevent material thermal degradation or over-drying

Benefits

  • Single or Multi-hopper set up
  • Temperature-control based regeneration cycle
  • Dew Point Control
  • Water Flow Control
  • Automatic reduction of the process temperature
  • Material consumption management
  • Cooling stop
  • Process airflow management
  • Blowers and molecular sieves filtration system
  • Solid state relays
  • Automatic set-up of the process air safety temperature
  • Completely independent safety control of process air temperature (temperature probe, power control and contactor)
  • Warnings for the operation of the coolers (cooling water circulation only when necessary)

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DP 619-624 double desiccant tower drying

Precision and modular configuration

Double desiccant tower models supply air at a dew point lower than –55°C, with an airflow rate from 200 to 800 m3/h. The process air temperature can be set up to 150°C (200°C for the HT version).

CUSTOMER ORIENTED SOLUTIONS:

Precision:
Electronic control of the process temperature with self-tuning PID algorithm ensures high precision.

Easy utilization:

  • Simple and complete operator interface
  • Microprocessor control
  • Large display available in the operator’s language, showing the functioning status of the machine as well as any possible alarm or warning message
  • Parameters of the dryer monitored on the main screen: drying temperature, set-point, dew point

Flexible and modular configuration:

  • The number of hoppers can simply and easily be increased at any time. They can be single or centralized systems, with capacities ranging from 300 to 2500 dm³
  • Intelligent Energy Supervisor: In accordance with the effective requirements of the processing machine, the IES system optimizes and adjusts energy consumption
  • Intelligent Material Drying: optimizes and adjusts energy consumption to prevent material thermal degradation or over-drying

Benefits

  • Single or Multi-hopper set up
  • Temperature-control based regeneration cycle
  • Dew Point Control
  • Water Flow Control
  • Automatic reduction of the process temperature
  • Material consumption management
  • Cooling stop
  • Process airflow management
  • Blowers and molecular sieves filtration system
  • Solid state relays (SSR)
  • Automatic set-up of the process air safety temperature
  • Completely independent safety control of process air temperature (temperature probe, power control and contactor)
  • Warnings for the operation of the coolers (cooling water circulation only when necessary)

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DPA compressed air drying

Compact and energy efficient

The new Piovan Dryers of the DPA Series use compressed air for the treatment of hygroscopic polymers. The series has 6 models, with a drying capacity from 0,5 to 25 kg/h and average Dew Point value of -25°C (expandable up to -40°C in the configuration with desiccant towers).

Energy use optimization:
The control permits management of the airflow on 7 levels, self-adjusting the dryer’s functioning according to the quantity of material in the process. In this way, the system prevents wastage of both energy and compressed air. The DPA dryers can be equipped with the energy saving device Intelligent Material Drying (IMD) which ensures optimal management of the drying process eliminating material over-heating or thermal degradation. It carries out management of the set point, based on granule consumption while automatically reducing the airflow in the drying hopper, and consequently the consumption of energy required (Plus function).

Self-adaptation of the working parameters:
Thanks to the Material Database included in the standard configuration, the process conditions are automatically controlled once the material has been selected and the hourly throughput has been set. The open Material Database, which contains 50 materials and pre-defined set values for optimal processing, can be altered, customized and integrated with new data to suit the customer’s production requirements.

Control of correct dehumidification:
The electronic system of the DPA dryers includes the Drying Control function. It continuously checks the loading times of the drying hopper and the drying times and signals critical events.

Maximum inspection possibility:
The drying hopper is equipped with removable diffusing cone, for cleaning operations and simple and rapid material changes.

Dew Point values up to -40°C:
It is possible thanks to desiccant towers (optional) which permit expansion of the unit’s application range. The regeneration process is carried out by means of compressed air supply, without heat.

Benefits

  • Double optimization of the consumptions according to the type of production
  • Self-adjustment of the working parameters
  • Dew Point values down to -40°C
  • Control of correct dehumidification
  • Open Material Database
  • Maximum inspection possibility

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RPA mold drying

RPA Mold Dryers for maximum system productivity

Piovan Mold Dryers generate dehumidified airflow with a Dew Point of up to –15°C and prevent condensation in the mold area. With a processing range from 400 up to 2500 m3/h, they can operate with one or more production machines both in closed and open circuit mode.

Heating and regeneration process kept under control:
The unit is equipped with a microprocessor control based on PID algorithm; it precisely regulates the functioning of the mold dryer and facilitates consistent monitoring of dew point and regeneration air temperature.
On request, an extra control panel for process air temperature is available.
RPA mold dryers ensure maximum performance and reliability under all operating conditions, including tropical climates, i.e. for ambient temperatures up to 45°C high humidity degree (up to 90%). Start-up times and the risk of wrong-start errors are reduced to zero; all the RPA dryers are delivered with full operation readiness and require no setting or adjustment.

Versatility:
Piovan mold dryers are unbeatable when it comes to low maintenance requirements. The process filters are easily accessible, and filter cleaning is simple and quick. Thanks to their compact dimensions, the RPA units can easily be integrated with existing machines for optimized plant utilization.

A broad spectrum of applications:
The RPA mold dryers supply dehumidified air to small, medium and large molds. They are ideally suited for:

  • Mold enclosures of fast-cycle IMM’s
  • Mold enclosures of blow molding machines
  • Mold enclosures and robot area of PET IMM’s

The unit can operate with one or more processing machines, and can be positioned on the floor or on a mezzanine, simply by orienting the connection piping. On request, Piovan can deliver a complete mold dehumidifying package including RPA unit, mold enclosure and interconnecting piping.

Options:

  • Mold discharge pump (RPA 400-800)***
  • Post-cooler, recommended for PET IMM’s
  • Closed loop version, ideal for particularly warm condition
  • Process temperature control
  • Mold enclosure, to control the mold ambient conditions

*** standard application for the RPA 1200÷2400 models

Benefits

  • Higher productivity; mold area conditioning, minimized cycle time
  • Optimized and constant cycle all year round, no need to adjust the working parameters according to climate conditions and humidity rate
  • Improved quality standards with significant cost savings
  • No production of imperfect and discarded pieces due to moisture infiltration
  • Maximum energy efficiency, with an average consumption < 0.0075 kWh per one m3/h of dried air
  • Extension of mold life, with no risk of corrosion and infiltration and the ensuing need for maintenance
  • The RPA dryers are fitted with a high efficiency desiccant wheel, which entraps moisture and ensures constant flow of dry air. Regeneration is on-going

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DS 503-507 single desiccant tower drying

Compact design, efficient drying

Single desiccant tower models, with an airflow up to 80 m³/h can operate with Dew Point values down to –35°C. Process air temperatures are up to 150°C (200°C for the HT version).

CUSTOMER ORIENTED SOLUTIONS:

Compact design

User-friendly:

  • All significant working parameters and functioning modalities can be set on the same microprocessor control panel
  • Clear information: the display shows the working temperature, the set point and any alarm message

 Integrability:
All models can be equipped with serial interface port for connection with a supervisory system.

Flexible and modular configuration:

  • Can be coupled with hoppers having capacities of up to 200 dm³
  • Can be installed on the processing machine or placed on a mobile trolley
  • Systems with multiple hopper set-up

Benefits

  • Highly efficient desiccant material
  • High capacity and pressure blowers
  • Safety devices complying with European standards
  • Process airflow regulation valve
  • Large capacity filters

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G-ESN hot air drying

User-friendly functionality

The G and ESN series Hot Air Dryers are used to remove surface moisture from non-hygroscopic thermoplastic materials; suitable for applications involving high rates of material consumption. The heater, blower and control gear are fixed on the side of a drying hopper to form a single drying unit.
The ESN hot air generator is a separate unit, connected to the insulated drying hopper by using special high temperature flexible or rigid pipes.
The hot air dryer and hopper are usually floor-positioned and can serve one or more processing machines. The temperature control is performed by an electronic thermostat and a safety thermostat is available as an option.

CUSTOMER ORIENTED SOLUTIONS:

G series – Flexible configuration:

  • Can be installed directly on the injection molding machines or extruders or floor/trolley mounted for mobility
  • Hot air generator as a separate unit
  • Can serve one or more processing machines
  • Hoppers capacity from 10 to 3000 dm3

ESN series – Flexible configuration:

  • Hoppers are made of stainless steel to eliminate contamination and corrosion risk
  • Accurate construction (no thermal dispersion, homogeneous distribution of temperature inside the hopper)

Benefits

  • Optimal performance
  • Flexibility
  • Cooling stop
  • Accurate control
  • Drying hoppers in stainless steel

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CR 150-4000 crystallization

Reliability, dependability and efficiency of production processes

For production processes which use amorphous PET (both virgin granules and regrind from bottles, containers, fibers, thermoforming sheets and strapping), Piovan offers a full range of crystallizers which prepare the raw materials before the injection molding phase or extrusion.
The CR 150 to CR 4000 models have been specifically developed to overcome the material glass transition temperature and to guarantee homogeneous crystallization, without the risk of sticking or formation of bridges. Upon crystallization, the in-house regrind or the PCR are dosed and mixed with virgin granules by means of batch gravimetric blenders before the drying process.
Well performed crystallization allows optimization and simplification of the drying phase, with no risk of material degradation and the possibility of recovering high percentages of the regrind.

Benefits

  • Energy efficiency
  • Self-adjustment of the system
  • Optimal and continuous mixing of the material
  • Feeding devices
  • No risk of contamination
  • Rapid production shifts

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Worldwide leader in supplying ancillary equipment to the plastics industry

PIOVAN Group is a world leader in the development and production of ancillary systems for the automatization of storage, transport and processing of polymers, plastic and food products, engineering solutions and services. From open-air silos to centralized feeding systems: they design and manufacture integrated and flexible solutions for all kinds of plastic materials. Committed to their customers and to innovations, development and future trends, they are striving to direct their professionalism towards the fulfillment of customers’ requirements. The fact that differentiates PIOVAN from their competitors is that almost all of their elements and sub-assemblies are manufactured by their own mother company. This concept of the development strategy is the reason why PIOVAN stands for quality, reliability and efficiency.

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ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Energy efficiency is a concept that in our part of the world became important towards the end of 2008 and the beginning of 2009, at the outset of the world economic crisis. Most business people had, until then, mostly declaratively considered power consumption as a significant element of the total cost analysis. In these considerations, the impact of energy efficiency on the environment pollution had hardly been tackled at all.

Neofyton was among the first companies in Serbia and the region to start actively demonstrating the importance of energy efficiency, both by cutting production costs and therefore increasing profit rates and building awareness of the resource shortage and broader ecological principles.

Energy savings through the use of Neofyton's machines

In comparison with our direct competitors in the field of plastics injection machines, and with the utilization of standard hydraulics with integrated so-called "smart" pumps, our machines consume as much as 50% less energy. The use of servo-hydraulics opens up the potential of savings as high as 70%. We have a very precise power consumption measuring device to prove this.

The company Engel was the first plastics injection machine manufacturer back in 2009, which introduced the power consumption page as a standard component of the control assembly – "Ecograph", where - next to the weight of each product (molded part) in every cycle - total hourly consumption is shown, as well as the specific power consumption per one kilogram of processed plastics (kWh/kg).

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

The equipment we represent contributes to ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION in several ways.
When it comes to ancillary equipment, above all water chillers by our supplier Eurochille, used for temperature control of both hydraulics and machine servo motors and molds (tools) in which finished products are made, the chiller systems we sell facilitate the use of a new cooling system based on the so-called "adiabatic effect".

In summer, the hydraulics and servo motors of the injection molding machines call for cooling with water at a maximum of 28°C. Using the so-called "free cooling" device with the "adiabatic effect", cooling of process water is performed without cooling compressors (which use freon as the heat exchanger). Heat exchange, i.e. cooling happens exclusively by the use of ventilators, which translates into six- to eightfold savings compared to traditional chillers that use freon-based compressors.

One of our customers has reduced the required cooling energy by 1.400.000 kWh per year, i.e. by about 70.000 EUR, using the "adiabatic" cooling devices. An additional benefit is the elimination of major pollution risks which might arise from emissions of freon into the atmosphere due to tube puncture or breakage.

A similar calculation can be applied to our Engel injection molding machines, as well as to the Piovan granulate dryers.

The Company Neofyton as PIOVAN’s partner

Neofyton is PIOVAN’s partner for the markets of Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Nigeria, and Cameroon. Piovan is a large international group founded in 1934 and has more than 70 years of experience and expertise in the production of ancillary equipment in the injection molding industry. Their service and sales of equipment are available on four continents (Europe, North and South America, Asia).

One of the features of PIOVAN is constant communication with their clients, through ongoing technical support and assistance. The client is included in the solution from the designing stage to the installation and start-up of the facility.

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