Laboratory Products
Leading Research and Technology Organisation Purchase Laboratory Platen Press
Feb 22 2017
TWI Ltd has purchased a Fontijne Platen Press for use in one of its state-of-the art laboratories at the company’s Cambridge headquarters.
The Platen Press has been supplied through the UK agents Intelicare Ltd. The model is a LabPro 600, a hydraulically operated 2-column press with unique prism guiding of the 600 x 600 mm heated platens, allowing unrestricted access to the complete platen area. Platen heating up to 450°C and a wide range press force; from 100 to 600kN.
Other key features of the press are: Platen heating speed of 20°C/min; Low Pressure Valve for lower minimal press force; Programmable control system with an 8.4” touch panel, with easy programming using a simple to use but comprehensive recipe builder for the generation or editing of programs; Rapid cooling of the platens with a common rail chilled water system.
Also supplied by Intelicare was a Frigosystem 38kW chiller for rapid cooling of the platens. Especially adapted with a calibrated pump by-pass circuit to allow the pump to continue running when platen cooling is not activated, it also has the ability to accept boiling water returning from the platens without high temperature alarms being generated. High temperature braided hoses have been supplied to connect the platens to the chiller.
The rapid cooling of the platens enables quick changeover of processed test samples using the new and unique multi-channel common rail system which ensures accurate temperature distribution across the platen during the cooling process which has a positive effect on quality of the moulded product.
Fontijne Presses Hydraulic Laboratory Platen Presses are used in the polymer processing, rubber, and composites industry for research and materials development, sample preparation, small production processes for quality control and series production of finished product.
Intelicare specialises in the supply and service of ancillary equipment used within the plastics processing and other industries. Key product lines include Fluid Temperature Control, Materials Handling and Laboratory Platen Presses, all sourced from high quality European manufacturers.
TWI will use the press for the development and testing of new materials as part of the recently announced Dual Use Technology Exploitation (DUTE) project, a £10.3 million jointly funded project between government and industry which backs the best new technologies and research that can have a ‘dual-use’ in defence and civil sector businesses.
TWI is extremely pleased with the press so far as demonstrated by Chris Worrall, Principal Project Leader, Adhesives, Composites and Sealants. Chris said: “We purchased the LabPro 600 to increase our capability and capacity to develop materials and material joining techniques and so far the results have exceeded expectations.”
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