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inside at... Wittmann
Solar power storage system
consisting of salt-battery technology
from innovenergy
has only one central contact
for the entire production cell, "
Wittmann explained.
Energy efficiency, he concontinued
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production cell originates from
a single source.
" The benefit for our customers
is that we match all components
of the production cell
with one another right from
the start. This leads to better
energy efficiency and often
to higher product quality. In
addition, the processor saves
time in procurement, project
planning and commissioning,
as he does not have to coordinate
several companies but
tinued, is an area in which
the company is positioning
itself with its products at the
leading edge of the market. In
2022, at the K show in Düsseldorf,
Germany, it showed how
far 'off the beaten track' it was
prepared to go, with an exhibit
demonstrating how energy
generated by photovoltaics
could be directly used for industrial
production.
Tapping into the increasing
trend for corporations to install
solar cells on their corporate
roofs, the conceptual study
shown in Düsseldorf illustrated
that the continuous current
generated by those solar cells
could be used directly to power
injection moulding lines.
" Without loss by first passing
through inverters, transformers
and high-voltage power lines, "
said Wittmann. Not only can
this lower the costs of energy
for plastics manufacturers, as
the generated solar electricity is
immediately used, but also direct
current can be easily stored
in conventional batteries, thus
providing an excellent way to
handle current peaks.
At the Fakuma, the company
is pushing the innovation envelope
even further, said Wittmann.
" For the world premiere
of Wittmann's DC technology,
a solar power storage system
based on the ecological salt
battery technology from innovenergy
will be used. Together
with our partner, we are actively
driving forward the industrialisation
of our DC solution. "
Energy efficiency at
Fakuma 2023
The technology featuring the
solar energy storage system
described above was used at
Fakuma 2023 to drive the new
EcoPower B8X on show at the
Wittmann booth. However, in
line with the value attached by
the company to the energy efficiency
theme, the company
presented solutions for reducing
energy consumption and
lowering greenhouse gas emissions
at nine stations, creating
an energy efficiency path.
" Take the new EcoPower
B8X. The toggle lever of
this new all-electric injection
molding machine has been
kinematically optimised, reducing
the force required for
clamping force buildup by
15%. This decreases the stress
on the electromechanical
drive system, further reducing
the energy consumption, while
at the same time enabling a
higher level of dynamism and
better dry cycle times, " Wittmann
clarified.
Wittmann's IMAGOxt energy
management software will be
used to make the machine's low
energy consumption visible, he
added. IMAGOxt, a software
module to visualise and monitor
the energy consumption,
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