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Get closed-loop control of granulator feeding. (Keeping up with Auxiliaries).


A new sprue sprue, chronic disorder of the small intestine caused by impaired absorption of fat and other nutrients. Two forms of the disease exist. Tropical sprue occurs in central and northern South America, Asia, Africa, and other specific locations.  and runner recycling recycling, the process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment.  system interfaces a robot or sprue picker with a granulator to prevent overfeeding overfeeding,
n feeding behavior in which infants and children are given more food than they can optimally digest. Not as common in breastfed infants, because a mother's milk production is limited naturally.
 and minimize noise. This system from Wittman Inc., Torrington, Conn., uses sensors in the granulator to signal whether it can accept more material. The interface tells the robot to drop material into the granulator or actuates a pneumatic pneumatic /pneu·mat·ic/ (noo-mat´ik)
1. pertaining to air.

2. respiratory.


pneu·mat·ic
adj.
1. Of or relating to air or other gases.

2.
 diverter chute on the granulator (shown in photo). The chute also acts as a hopper cover that stays closed to minimize operating noise and opens on a signal to accept material. Tel: (860) 496-9603, www.wittmann-ct.com
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Publication:Plastics Technology
Date:Apr 1, 2003
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