Digisonic IBC Control System

Primary Nip

Collapsers
Calibration Sensor
Bubble Cage

Cooling Stack

High Density

Bubble Sensor

Die/Air Ring

Exhaust Out
Air Supply In

Damper

Internal Bubble Cooling (IBC) is a well established way to add up to 35% more throughput to a blown film line. IBC consists
of cool air being supplied to the inside of the bubble through an internal air ring, and hot air being removed through an
exhaust stack. Two variable speed blowers, an optional chiller coil, an air flow valve, and a digital layflat control system
with ultrasonic sensors make up internal bubble cooling.
The heart of IBC is the layflat control system. Internal bubble cooling is a very dynamic process exchanging large volumes
of air inside the blown film bubble. The layflat control system regulates blower speeds, trims air flow, and maintains film
layflat to within +/-0.1875 (+/-4.76mm) under normal conditions. By using multiple, fixed position sensors, the Battenfeld
Gloucester system will compensate for sway or off-set bubble position as well as provide direct digital readout of film
layflat and all IBC conditions.

This newly developed 32-bit microprocessor system (Digisonic) contains highly intelligent control logic
offering the following:
Features
Patented use of non-contact
ultra-sonic sensors
Multiple sensor system
Sensor

error and failure

detection

Fully

automatic startup,
run, and shutdown functions
System status displays
Recipe

storable setpoints

Foreign
PC

language translations

Link

Specifications
Control system:

Benefits
Allows use on all types of film without stretching or scratching
Compensates

for sway or off-set bubble position ensuring layflat

accuracy under all conditions
More accurate and reliable operation. System will actually work with as
few as one sensor automatically
Sensors can be exchanged on-the-fly to reduce downtime
Allows user to run system with just four (4) keys
Improves

diagnostics and process troubleshooting for increased

uptime
Makes change over to custom products simpler, faster, and more
accurate
Makes operator training and use easier and faster
For data transmission to external computer

Motorola 68000 32-bit microprocessor with membrane

keyboard and 8-line gas plasma display in NEMA 4 enclosure
Quick disconnect of all input/output connections
Continuous, automatic calibration
Unit is marked for CE compatibility
Dedicated 12 bit analog output module for layflat reading

Sensors:

(5) Non-contact ultra-sonic sensors with mounting brackets and

cabling
Can be replaced while system is running
Enhanced sensor diagnostics including tracking history

Logic:

Sensor error and failure detection (patent pending)

Fully automatic startup, run, and shutdown functions
Recipe storable setpoints
Automatic hole detection with corrective reset override (patent pending)
Toggle between English/metric units plus any of four (4) built-in
language translations

Battenfeld Gloucester Engineering Co., Inc.

Blackburn Industrial Park/Post Office Box 900
Gloucester, Massachusetts 01931-0900 USA
Tel. 978-281-1800 Fax. 978-282-9111
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