Machines equipped with the "ILLIG Intelligent Control Concept" are marked with the addition "IC". The concept elevates thermoforming to a new level. The dynamic process optimization, one element of this concept, allows for the first time to utilise the optimum of a thermoforming line provided by today's machine technology, i.e. servo motor drives employed in all sections of the machine, fast and with only low operating effort required.
Two automatic roll-fed thermoforming lines with machines and molds of the RDKP and RDMK series, equipped with the new IC technology, will be presented at the K stand under production conditions.
RDM-K machines are specifically designed for serial production of cups of various shapes and sizes out of thermoplastic material. Roll-fed thermoformers of the RDKP series produce trays and hinged packs which can be used for protection of food articles during transport and presentation on the supermarket shelf.
On the stand APET cups will be produced on an IC-RDM 54K machine, forming area 520 x 300 mm2. The machine is equipped with an 18-up tool, i.e. more than 50,000 cups are produced per hour. Hinged packs are produced on an IC-RDKP 72 machine (forming area max 756 x 535 mm2) out of PP on a 6-up tool.
ILLIG say they consistently pursue the strategy of increase in efficiency in thermoforming by employing the IC technology. This new control concept is designed for the current machine generation featuring servo driven motions in all sections of the machine. High dynamics can be achieved in the forming process using this drive concept and the process-controlled machine sequencing which can be realised with it.
