Xstream FUSION network-ready web dust removal system

The latest development from Hildebrand Technology is the world’s first non-contact dust removal system which is network-ready and makes straightforward integration into all important field bus or industrial ethernet networks possible.
It combines the latest technological development and is micro-processor controlled with local “embedded” intelligence. The dust removal efficiency, high-speed vacuum airflow, function of the upstream iONstream FUSION AUTODC® dust removal system, its electrode soiling, condition of the emitter tips and neutralization efficiency are continually monitored in real time and visualized. The parameters and data can be accessed via a GateWay or a master touchscreen display. This means system data can be read out as easily as possible for the user and parameters can be changed by the process engineer. This way, intervention in the process is possible at any time, depending on the application, and maximum cleaning results can be achieved.

Network / software features
The system can be integrated into all standard industrial networks e.g. Profibus, Profinet, Ethernet etc.. Alternatively, communication with suitable devices such as tablet PCs and smart devices can be established through iONlink via wireless Bluetooth transmission. The iONlink Bluetooth module is plugged into the network at any point and enables the system data of all system participants to be received wirelessly and in real time by android-compatible tablets or hand-helds. Visualization and operation are simple and intuitive via touchscreen using the iONpilot Hildebrand app.

The following system-relevant data can be read out, processed or visualized.
• Cleaning efficiency
• Ionisation efficiency
• Vacuum
• Speed of air flow
• Filter condition
• Condition of filter trap container
• Condition of fan/frequency converter
• Cleaning module positions
• Maintenance information about the filter and ionization system

Access of every individual system participant to detailed system data and possible parameter setting is possible through the process engineer.
The graphical presentation of the values and storage to the log book can be used to document the quality of the production run. Measurement and verification for 100% process control / TQM can be carried out without any problem.
Network overview for a typical application example with dual side cleaning:


The operating principle

The Xstream FUSION surface cleaner is a non-contact dust removal system which uses a defined “high speed” vacuum air flow to free the substrate surface of loose particles. The specially developed ULTRA nozzle profile makes the particles remain in the air flow for longer. An upstream ionization unit neutralizes the surface in terms of electrostatic charge and thus prevents the particles bonding to it. The Xstream FUSION web dust removal system can be retrofitted to all machines, accommodates splices automatically and is available for use on web widths from 50 mm to 10,000 mm in either a single-side or dual-side version. The compact design minimizes the space required for installation.

The cleaning technology

The development of the Xstream FUSION system is based on aviation and aerospace technology, where the air is forced into a certain direction at an extremely high speed when it reaches certain profile shapes. Hildebrand Technology used this technology to develop the Xstream FUSION surface cleaner. The specially shaped profile, which is positioned very close to the surface of the substrate, generates an extremely high laminar air flow (>60 m/second) under specific vacuum conditions, which flows from the substrate surface via the aerodynamic profile edge to the cleaning head. This airflow breaks the laminar flow on the surface of the substrate and carries the dust particles along with it. After extraction, the dust particles are trapped in a filter. The BASEcontrol emits a signal as soon as the filter requires cleaning. The control also monitors the cleaning module position, the airflow and the vacuum of the cleaning modules.

Hildebrand Technology has specialized itself in the field of extracting dust as well as electrostatic charging and discharging from all different types of moving substrates in web and sheet form. We offer as a competent partner custom made solutions. The collected know how over many years combined with our international experience in the printing industry has led to found an independent company. Custom specific solutions using revolutionary technology in connection with a full customer service package has set new standards since 1995.

We offer custom-tailored system solutions with German engineering and in Swiss precision. We are certain, that for each individual problem, a system solution can be found which is optimized in terms of efficiency and cost. That is why we have a set priority when developing our products. We work very closely together with the people who know most about the application, our customer. For each development of a system the requirements of maximum efficiency, a minimum of maintenance and the use of wear free parts are our most important targets.

Since December 2015 Hildebrand Technology belongs to Gema Switzerland GmbH, a company from St.Gallen / Switzerland. Gema has been a part of the global Graco Group, an internationally leading manufacturer of liquid conveyance systems and components.

Hildebrand Technology Gema Switzerland

Mövenstrasse 17
9015 St.Gallen
Switzerland

Phone +41 71 313 83 00
Fax +41 71 313 83 83
E-Mail info(at)hildebrand-technology.com

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