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FI-X Pull-Up
is the Fameccanica adult pants converting machine,
thought, designed and realized to produce the most
comfortable products.
“Cross-direction” manufacturing
process based upon consolidated Fameccanica technology
and knowledge.
Cost-effective manufacturing through
reduced downtime and raw material consumption optimization,
thanks to a neat design for easy&fast size change
and accurate webs and elastic handling systems.
Innovative solutions are in use
to manufacture a complex product with a reliable
and user-friendly process.
“Full servo technology”:
each process unit is independently driven as well
as each material feeding and transport system so
that machine set-up and format change operations
are easier and each process step can be quickly
adapted when different materials are used or operating
conditions change.
“Full modularity”:
the machine is modularly designed so that it can
be accurately configured for the specific product
structure agreed. Future upgrades
are easier as the upgrading kits can be easily plugged
to the existing configuration.
“Easy installation and start-up”:
thanks to the high integration of utilities inside
modules, it is possible to achieve the best results
even in terms of quick installation
at the Customer’s plant and future
relocations become easier.
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The machine is equipped with
enhanced raw material feeding systems to guarantee
the best web stability: off-line
unwinders with brushless servomotor driven expanding
spindles, tension control system and web accumulation
systems for automatic “Controlled-Speed
splicing” with “cut&splice”
devices. Splicing boxes with “easy web preparation
system”, available upon request.
Special off-line unwinders are used for
wider materials (e.g. inner/outer nonwoven
backsheet) and all feature web accumulation system
for “Zero-Speed” splicing
at full machine speed. Special devices for easy
web preparation are employed.
The cross-wise position of materials is constantly
controlled through electronic web tracking
and self-alignment equipment.
Additional tension control devices,
with brushless servomotor equipment, guarantee the
best web tension control and allow reduced tension
in case of accurate application of delicate materials.
Automatic thread spools unwinding system
with an accurate tension control on each
individual thread, thus allowing for quality
improvement of final products and cost reduction.
Better line efficiency thanks to the employment
of Knot splicing system.
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The machine is equipped with
an extremely efficient absorbent core forming
system allowing for effective fluff + S.A.P.
blend application. Capability to process continuos
or discrete absorbent cores either with or without
tissue
MODE DIP Mill (new 2008 released version
with enhanced performances) for highly efficient
fiberization of any kind of treated or untreated
pulp with low power consumption; special hardening
system for fiberizing teeth; servo-driven double
infeed system for pulp web advancing and
automatic splicing capability,
suitable for on-line mixing of two different pulps.
The rotary drum forming allows for the manufacturing
of contoured, flat or longitudinally and/or cross-wise
profiled pads and is suitable for “ultra-thin”
absorbent core formation.
“Multistream” forming
capability allowing for different absorbent core
designs.
The machine can be equipped with one or
more mills according to the amount of fluff
pulp needed.
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State-of-the-art process
units are utilized to guarantee the effectiveness
of each step of the manufacturing process. Each
of them include the most advanced features
needed for the specific application.
Laser cutting technology specifically
developed by Fameccanica is available as option
on this machine for the leg-shaping process, thus
providing high flexibility during operations, lower
overall costs, easier management of size change
and high investment pay-back.
Final edge sealing process available
either with ultrasonic or thermomechanical (Fameccanica
patent pending) technology. |
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DRIVE
TRAIN AND MOTION CONTROL |
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| First class brushless
servomotors and digital drivers
are employed and accurately networked to make each
process unit run synchronized at any time. |
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LOGIC
CONTROL OF MACHINE FUNCTIONS |
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Machine Functional Control
is supplied by a powerful PLC with distributed
I/O allowing for the easiest implementation
of retrofitting modules.
Programmable Limit Switch integrated into
the PLC for an accurate management of electronic
phasing (glue application, etc..)
“Touch-screen” control panel,
for centralized management of all machine operation
phases (start-up, shut-down, changeover).
Different versions of display are
available (alphanumeric or ideograms), for operation
messages on machine running mode, downtime and automatically
rejected products. |
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Quality control system
with raw material presence and/or application control
and automatic rejection of defective products, to
guarantee top-quality production targets.
Visual web inspection system available. |
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PRODUCTION
DATA SUPERVISION |
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New Fameccanica DATAMATE
system is available and integrated in the
converter operator panel, for the collection, storage
and analysis of production data (production, scraps
and downtime).
Additional functions for specific requirements are
available with Fameccanica Datamate “Plus”:
an advanced version allowing also for the monitoring
of raw material consumption and for multi-shift
statistical analysis. |
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| A wide range of specific equipment
can be installed for process air filtration (self
cleaning rotary filters, dry sacs systems, equipment
for connection to centralized plant filtering systems,
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According to final destination,
the machine can be designed in compliance to local
safety regulations (CE for European
Countries, and UL or CSA
for North American Countries, etc.).
Solid, see-through, highly accessible
and almost totally “sound-proof”
safety guards.
Different kinds of jib hoists are available, including
special types designed for easy and safe semi-automatic
reel-handling from the pallet to the machine.
The whole machine has been designed keeping in mind
operators' safety. Continuous improvements are accomplished
thanks to dedicated internal audits.
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