Ask the experts: BORCHE

Hall 4, Stand D12

INSET: Raymond Fok, General Manager, Borche Machinery (UK)

What innovations will you bring to Interplas?

Borche UK will be exhibiting two machines on the stand at Interplas 2023, one machine from the companies highly popular Bi range and also a BU500 ton machine from the larger two platen series of machines. Both machines employ the Borche engineered Servo Motor Drive system which fully integrates the advantages of hydraulics with the control intelligence of Servo Drives.

The system comprises of a high resolution servo motor and controller in which drives a pump of exceptional volumetric efficiency which in turn operates in flow mode until the set limits are reached at which point the pressure mode then takes over, under flow mode the drive speed precisely follows the set levels for each phase on every cycle under closed loop conditions, with the pressure mode the drive speed is only sufficient to maintain the pressure levels set for each phase under closed loop conditions with the pressure transducer communicating with the KEBA controller.

Whilst two platen design machines are of course not new the Borche BU two platen machines has particular design features on the locking system to improve functionality and reliability.

What are the key features of these machines?

The Borche servo drive system will ensure that the servo motor will only operate at a sufficient level to meet the set values of both speed and pressure and thus as power is a function of speed over pressure then no power is wasted during every cycle.

Without power wastage the cooling requirement for the hydraulic system is reduced to a very nominal level and also with servo closed loop control of both flow and pressure the machine cycle to cycle repeatability and accuracy is ensured.

Seemingly, an abundance of online b2b customer service initiatives evolved from the Covid- 19 pandemic, many out of necessity as businesses found themselves unable to engage in simple face-to-face meetings, and the traditional account management landscape suddenly changed due to restrictions on movement.

Aside from the surge in Microsoft Teams or Zoom activity to replace the communications void that followed, it’s clear that in many cases the increased digitalisation of account management has helped add value to the customer experience through knowledge and enhanced engagement.

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