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EXTRUSION PARTS CONVEYING EXTRUSION Non-Contact Sheet Thickness Measurement The Planowave 6000 from Sikora in Germany is a non-contact thickness- measurement system for all types of plastics sheet. Innovative millimeter wave technology offers a precise measurement of the thickness without any coupling mediums and independent of material and temper- ature of the plastic sheet. Calibration is not necessary. The Planowave 6000 can either be integrated into the production line directly or used for the final inspection. The sheet is measured via millimeter waves based on the Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave Radar runtime method. A linear moving transceiver continuously sends and receives frequency-modu- lated millimeter waves. The thickness of the sheet is defined by the runtime difference. Measurement data is provided in real time. The Ecocontrol processor system offers a numeric display of the measured values as well as a graphic display with trend and statistical data. +49 421-48900-0 • sikora.net Conveyors Make Tight Turns Dynamic Conveyor, Muskegon, Mich., has redesigned its narrow DynaCon radius-turn conveyors for conveying product around tight corners. The redesigned conveyors allow small parts or packages to be conveyed in a reduced footprint on 4 in.- to 10-in.-wide conveyors with lateral turns. DynaCon radius-turn conveyors can be designed with one or numerous opposing turns that run the gamut from 50 to 180°. Money can be saved by using one drive motor on long-running conveyors with or without several opposing lateral turns. Reconfiguring when needs change is another money-saving feature of the DynaCon radius-turn conveyors. All DynaCon conveyors are constructed of modules that connect and reconnect to form systems of varying lengths and profiles. In addition to lateral turns, conveyor configurations can include flat or horizontal styles and inclines and declines used in creating angle and z-style conveyors. The DynaCon modular conveyor system is offered in a variety of widths ranging from 4 in. to 60 in. 800-640-6850 • dynamicconveyor.com Plastic Flow LLC, Hancock, Mich., has just released a new version of its polyXtrue extrusion die-design software. The new version can run inside Autodesk Inventor as an add-in. Previous versions already could run inside SolidWorks as an add-in; so polyXtrue can now be run inside the two leading geometric modeling software packages for extru- sion die design. What's more, Plastic Flow's new optiXtrue die-optimization program can now be used inside Autodesk Inventor as well as SolidWorks to automatically optimize extrusion dies without any user interaction. Automatic die optimization using optiXtrue and polyXtrue software is expected to cut the number of physical fine-tuning cycles by at least 50%. The graphical user interface of the software has also been updated with a large number of new features such as more accurate prediction of interfaces between adjacent polymer layers and improved meshing algorithms for ease of use. Also, Autodesk Inventor and SolidWorks now can be used for generating coat-hanger manifold sheet dies and spiral-mandrel annular dies using the built-in parameter- ized geometries for these two types of dies. (906) 483-0691 • plasticflow.com Enhanced Die-Design Software 68 APRIL 2017 Plastics Technology PTonline.com Keeping Up W it h Technolog y