24 INSTALLATIONSNew plant facilityDuring the recent pandemic as well as producing goods for use inventilator and medical equipment manufacture, Almetron has put timeto good use by building a new Pilot Plant Facility to cover all aspects ofits metal finishing supply operations.The new facility will play a key role in its future development workand also be able to offer its customers assistance in any of theirdevelopment work.Attached to the laboratory and product development department thePilot Plant is a fully functional anodising line and paint pre-treatmentline which includes a powder coating facility. Combined with ourinhouse corrosion testing suit and adhesion testing facility, means wecan produce specific finishes, powder coat and performance test all atthe Wrexham Site.Air force onFollowing the recent extensivepainting of India’s Surya Kiransaerobatic display team aircraft,specialist coating manufacturer,Indestructible Paint Ltd., hasbrought its expertise to a lightcombat helicopter operated bythe Indian air force. Productsfrom the company have nowbeen re-certified for applicationby local distributor, Matcon HighCoats PVT Ltd., by the helicopterdivision of Hindustan AeronauticsLtd.“Both new build and overhaulvehicles have been coated with asystem of high build epoxyprimer-surfacer for the compositeairframe, overcoated with a 2-component polyurethane finishin both military and commercialcolours,” says John Bourke,global sales manager atIndestructible Paint. The workhas been conducted at manysites throughout India with morethan 300 Advanced LightHelicopters and Light AttackHelicopters painted since theoriginal certification in 2005.New launchfrom DatacolorIndian powder plantA new powder coating extruder at a factory in India has beencommissioned and started-up remotely by Baker Perkins engineersbased in the UK.This is an extension of existing capabilities where, with thecustomer’s permission, Baker Perkins is able to log in to a machineregardless of location and, providing there is access to the internet,carry out fault-finding and software updates.This feature has allowed Baker Perkins to modify equipmentfunctionality, including the options to add upstream and downstreamequipment to the existing extruder control. These alterations can bemade with minimal cost, as the engineer does not have to leave BakerPerkins’ office in the UK.The MPX50 extruder in India is now in full production: a video linkallowed step-by-step guidance from our technician in the UK to thecustomer’s engineer on-site. Remote support was achieved using anIndustrial Router mounted in the extruder control panel, which enabledremote PLC access via a Wi-Fi VPN connection.Datacolor has launchedSpectraVision V, an addition tothe SpectraVision family thatenables manufactures toobjectively measure and digitallycommunicate colourmeasurements for themulticoloured, textured, smallsizedand irregular-shapedmaterials. The solution increasesefficiency by reducing the stepsto match and approve colour.“With the new verticalconfiguration and enhancementsto the Datacolor Tools SVsoftware, we are able to extendthe benefits of objective digitalcolour management to multipleindustries and customers.” saidAlbert Busch, president andCEO, Datacolor. “Customers withpreviously unmeasurablematerials, whether due to its size,shape, texture, or applicationscan now conduct consistent,repeatable, objective colourmeasurements, result inincreased efficiency, reducedcosts and faster time to market.”The new verticalconfiguration, sample tray andcup enable customers tomeasure a wide variety ofsamples, such as plastic pellets,watch components, electronicparts, and much more. Highresolution sample image takenby the hyperspectralspectrophotometer can also beleveraged for onscreen colourevaluation and communication ofcolorimetric data.Finishing – September/October 2020
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