Originally developed for Graham Engineering extrusion blow molding systems and then adapted for Welex sheet extrusion lines , Navigator ® controls are now available for American Kuhne extrusion systems such as those for medical tubing , profiles , and wire and cable .
There are three levels of functionality : XC100 for stand-alone extruders , XC200 for one or more extruders in simultaneous operation , and XC300 for integrated production lines with the extruder and components such as a puller , water bath , or winder . At NPE2018 , all three controls will be shown installed on American Kuhne extruders .
American Kuhne ULTRA extruders with expanded features . On display will be a 2.5 in . ( 63.5 mm ) unit equipped with XC100 Navigator control and a 3.5 in . ( 99 mm ) machine with XC200 Navigator control . Building on the proven performance of the ULTRA family of extruders , Graham Engineering has made improvements designed to make maintenance simple and accessible . Serviceability features include newly designed barrel covers that allow for quick and easy access to barrel heaters and thermocouples and an automotive style wiring harness with quick change plugs for routing wiring and thermocouples between the electrical cabinet to the barrel heater / cooling zones .
“ Navigator offers integration without limits ”
— Graham vice president of engineering Justin Kilgore .
American Kuhne tri-layer medical tubing line , consisting of modular micro extruders and XC300 Navigator with integrated TwinCAT ® Scope View high speed data- acquisition system .
American Kuhne AKcent co-extruder . This versatile customized system is available in fixed horizontal versions or units that can be fully tilted from horizontal to vertical .. An EZ-Tilt feature makes angular adjustments quick and easy . The control panel is on located on an arm that is mounted to a ground post allowing the panel to swiveling around the post for flexible positioning ..
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