OptiBond™ Nonwovens Solutions

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OptiBond™ Nonwovens Solutions

Nordson variation management systems allow manufacturers to MEASURE, UNDERSTAND and IMPROVE material dispensing across the full machine speed range.

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Overview

The capability to monitor and / or control dispensing in real-time helps improve production efficiency and reduce waste. Available as standalone systems or melter-integrated capability, flow monitoring and closed-loop flow control help produce disposable hygiene products faster, more efficiently and at lower costs.

Nordson offers a broad range of products to help you improve product quality, reduce material waste, and increase production efficiency. These include:  TruFlow meters, dividers / splitters, and applicators. GP 200 remote metering stations, Harmony applicators; Concert flow controllers and VersaBlue Plus or AltaBlue Plus melters.

Produce higher-quality products faster, more efficiently and at lower cost with Nordson Nonwovens OptiBond Solutions.

Implementing a program of variation management helps disposable hygiene manufacturers:

  • Improve production efficiency
  • decrease maintenance
  • enhance product quality

Nordson’s OptiBond solutions include

Melter-integrated or Standalone Flow Control

VersaBlue® Plus and AltaBlue™ Touch melters offer optional melterintegrated flow monitoring and closed-loop flow control when used with TruFlow™ passive metering applicators, dividers or meters. Integrated closed-loop control continuously measures and compares material flow rate to the application’s flow requirement, automatically adjusting material delivery in real-time to minimize the difference between the requirement and actual flow rates. Integrating flow control into melters simplifies installation and necessary equipment as well as provides ease-of-use through melter touch-screen interfaces.

Flow Monitoring and Control with Meters, Dividers or Remote Metering Stations

Intermediate system components offer a cost-effective entry into variation management. These meters and dividers enable monitoring and control of material flow to either single or multiple application points.
 
The TruFlow meter is a simple, positive-displacement meter that accurately measures actual material flow rates during all production phases. The versatile meter operates across a broad flow range as well as a wide spectrum of material viscosities and temperatures. TruFlow meters can be linked directly to a parent machine PLC if desired.
 
Like the TruFlow meter, the TruFlow divider is a passive metering system, splitting a single adhesive stream into as many as eight (8) individual flow-metered streams. The divider locates material metering closer to the point of application improving add-on accuracy and reducing waste. TruFlow dividers allow a single melter to supply material to multiple delivery points reducing equipment costs and system complexity.
 
GP-200 remote metering stations use active metering to control pressure drops that can cause production challenges such as inconsistent add-on rates resulting in bleed-through and burn-through of thin or heat-sensitive substrates.

Point of Application Metering

Nordson offers both active and passive metering applicators for flow control at the point of application. With passive metering, the material flow moves the gears, delivering a consistent add-on rate to all modules. Active metering involves motors and motor drives that provide independent control for each of the modules, thereby increasing application flexibility. Both passive (TruFlow applicators) and active (Universal™ Slice applicators) metering applicators can incorporate quick-exchange nozzle capability to further support production flexibility.

Why Nordson?

Nordson’s OptiBond variation management solutions reduce the negative effects of variation.
Benefits of a variation management program include:
  • Improved production efficiency; claim acceptable product faster
  • Enhanced product quality; reduce product defects
  • Decreased maintenance; both time and cost
  • Optimized material use; lower production costs and waste
OptiBond solutions can easily be added to existing production lines or included in new system installations.

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