CASE STUDY
Homogeneous and energy-efficient temperature control of processes
Optimize your processes before production begins: With simulation-based analysis, we achieve uniform temperature control, reduce energy consumption, and prevent rework. Whether it's hot runners, rollers, or temperature-controlled tools – we enhance your efficiency and sustainably reduce costs.
Challenge
How can I temper processes as uniformly as possible while being energy-efficient?
Added Value
Even before production, we can specifically optimize the tempering for homogeneity, required flow rates, and energy efficiency, eliminating the need for extensive rework. This method can be applied to a wide range of tempered components such as hot runners, tempered injection molding and extrusion tools, tempered rollers, or flow heaters.
Solution Approach
With our advanced simulation capabilities, we visualize the temperature distribution within the component and identify critical temperature dips or peaks. Depending on the tempering system used, we offer two tailored optimization approaches: In electrical tempering, we optimize the positioning of sensors, utilizing AI technologies upon request. Improved sensor placement ensures more uniform and energy-efficient heating by avoiding overheating. Additionally, we modify heating coils and adjust the heating capacities of the elements to guarantee more homogeneous temperature distribution. In tempering using oil, water, or another medium, we optimize the flow paths of the tempering medium to achieve a uniform temperature distribution within the component. Simultaneously, we analyze the necessary pressure loss and reduce it to make the process even more energy-efficient. These optimizations can be applied to both individual components and linked processes, such as the flow-through of the tempered component with another medium. This way, we ensure not only thermal efficiency but also energy savings throughout your entire process chain.
Benefit
Through more homogeneous tempering, we can save approximately 10% energy in the example of a hot runner. This optimization also leads to higher yield rates, reducing waste. At the same time, we save valuable resources as less material is needed for the iterative construction of components and the effort for time and energy-intensive test runs is reduced.
“The IANUS simulation has opened new doors for us while enabling us to establish relevant contacts for IANUS as well. The partner package can thus be regarded as a genuine win-win situation, one that we would not want to miss. The ability to handle individual simulations as well as complex overall projects externally and collaboratively is the core aspect of the partner package, providing us with the necessary flexibility as an SME. We look forward to further cooperation.” -Bernhard Schulte
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