Equipment Cleaning, Purging

groove with precision, - “Cleaning + 90 ° trajectory followed”: The orientation of the head cleans accurately one side of a groove, - “Cleaning path -90 ° followed”: the orientation of the head cleans precisely the second side of a groove. MLC500 Characterictics - Safe class 1 laser in a closed enclosure, no chemical additive, no projection risk, possibility to work safely as close as possible to the machine - Pre-programming of the laser path via DXF file (CAD drawings) - 12.1’’ control screen - Electric power: voltage/frequency depending on countries, 20A - Meets CE and FDA standards - Maximum mold dimensions: 690 X 505 X 150 mm (L x l x h) / 27.16’’ x 19.88’’ x 5.90’’ - Maximum cleaning usable area: 575 x 410 mm / 22,63’’ x 16,14’’ - Maximum mold weight: 180Kg / 396 lbs - Mobile machine mounted on wheels - Cooling unit in option Examples Laser cleaning can be used to clean rubber and gas fouling, to remove demolding/release agents fouling and also to remove the corrosion of the mold, without damaging the surface treatments of the molds. Process parameters to achieve for a good and quick cleaning are first the cleaning method, and then the laser power and the laser speed displacement. O’Ring mold 150 cavities - Mold 500x500 mm, 2 plates - Steel: C45 - Type of fouling: EPDM rubber - Cleaning method: rotating cleaning - Laser speed: 12 mm/s - Laser power: 13 W - Cleaning time for the 2 plates: 30’ Metal/rubber part mold 8 cavities - Mold 510x630 mm - Steel: stainless steel - Type of fouling: rubber + release agent fouling - Cleaning method: rotating cleaning - Laser speed: 50 mm/s - Laser power: 13 W - Cleaning time for the whole cavity plate: 11’ Conclusion Laser has the advantage of being a reliable, quick, safe, and ecofriendly solution with a quick return on investment for mold cleaning: - Reduced operating cost: no consumable automatic cycle, reduced manpower - Reduced production shutdown times: no need to cool down and heat again the molds possibility to program a faster cycle by cleaning only some dedicated and fouled areas and therefore to space out the complete cleaning of the mold - Reduced installation costs: No chemical materials to handle and secure Silent, therefore no need to have protection against noise Compact and mobile, low floor space requirement MLC 500 machine