Kistler has added a series of new features to its ComoNeo process monitoring system, in a bid to bring more quality and efficiency to integrated injection moulding production.
For many years, customers in the plastics processing industry have been able to rely on ComoNeo from Kistler. Users can choose from a series of monitoring and control functions to improve their specific injection moulding processes – including model-based prediction of part quality, assisted by artificial intelligence (ComoNeoPREDICT).
Everything's under control – because the envelope curve is adapted to the process
And now, monitoring of the pressure curves in all cavities is even more accurate. Thanks to a new function integrated into ComoNeo 4.1, profiles can be checked for deviations with precision. This function calculates an "envelope curve" on the basis of any desired number of curves, providing a reference for stable injection moulding processes. This is especially helpful when users need to evaluate individual events or even (almost) the entire profile for compliance with critical tolerances – and they can also set the quality criteria manually.
Proactive response to challenges in the medtech sector
ComoNeo 4.1 also includes two new software modules that respond to increased requirements for electronic production records in the medtech industry: With ComoNeoLDAP, ComoNeo can use your company's existing Windows user management – the key to direct, automated management of existing user guidelines. Another innovation is ComoNeoLOG: this feature ensures secure, time-indexed electronic storage of all user activities that involve changing or deleting electronic records – the audit trail, as it is known.
Efficiency boost from wireless communication
ComoNeo from Kistler now includes WLAN functionality; a normal commercial USB stick with Wi-Fi capability is all that's needed to integrate the system into a company's existing network via WLAN. (It should be noted that Kistler only issues hardware recommendations but does not sell the sticks itself.) The benefit is that users can now connect the process monitoring system to the production environment via wireless.
To raise connectivity and usability to higher levels, ComoNeo's user interface (UI) has been expanded in both directions. With the "External UI" function, users can now view external data (such as production data from ComoDataCenter or an MES) on ComoNeo's display. And the ComoNeo UI can also be viewed on the machine control (or elsewhere) via VNC (Virtual Network Computing). This means that customers can now assemble their individual HMI on a variety of devices.
The new and improved ComoNeo
Improved monitoring capability, simplified and expanded user guidance, and enhanced connectivity, these assets make ComoNeo 4.1 an excellent choice for injection moulding. The new version also includes many improvements to details such as high maximum resolution for the cavity pressure curves, while tried-and-tested features such as precise measurement of cavity pressure and a wide range of functions for highly advanced injection moulding are already part of the ComoNeo standard.