EPS, EPP and ETPU equipment engineered as one production system.
Choose stand-alone equipment or integrate molding, pre-expansion, material handling, vacuum, robotics and plant monitoring into a coordinated smart-factory architecture.
EPS / EPP / ETPU molding with quick changeover and process control
Current ALESSIO materials emphasize automatic quick mold change, optional handling/metal placement, smart-factory connectivity, insulated steam chambers and PID-based pressure/energy control.
Core options
- Automatic quick mold change (QMC)
- Filming and surface-texture process options
- Automatic material handling and metal placement options
- IoT / smart-factory data interfaces
- Built-in thermal-insulation mold cavity concept
- Direct PID pressure/process control
Automatic quick mold change
The supplied technical description uses hydraulic mold locking, quick material connections and quick water connections so a prepared mold can be connected and production restarted in roughly 2–5 minutes, depending on configuration.
Reduce avoidable heating losses through chamber insulation and direct control
ALESSIO's technical material reports approximately 10–30% lower energy/steam consumption in tested applications, using an insulated chamber concept and direct PID control. Actual savings depend on product, tooling and plant conditions.
| Process item | ALESSIO concept | Conventional reference in supplied material |
|---|---|---|
| Pressure control | Direct PID precise control | Balancing valve + regulator / indirect PID |
| Molding pressure | Below 1 bar in example | 1–2.5 bar in example |
| Insulated chamber | Applied around fixed and moving mold sections | No comparable outer insulation in the reference setup |
| Steam consumption | Approx. 5–7 t steam / t EPS in supplied example | Approx. 7–10 t steam / t EPS in supplied example |
Connect molding machines to a complete material and product flow
Production automation
- Process optimization
- Product-quality consistency support
- Higher throughput potential
- Waste reduction
- Digital data collection
- Robotic handling and packaging options
Factory-level integration
Coordinate equipment status, material routing, molded-part take-out, downstream transport and optional monitoring interfaces.
Discuss an automated line →ALESSIO smart EPS pre-expander
Designed around precise weighing, automatic density feedback, vacuum processing and controlled steam/drive components.
- High-precision weighing sensor for raw-material weighing and density monitoring
- Automatic density weighing and feedback
- Double vacuum curing chamber concept
- German SPECK vacuum pump option
- Siemens digital proportional steam control and variable-speed control options
Efficient central vacuum system
- Automatic feedback and control
- Large condenser to improve vacuum-pump operating conditions
- Status monitoring and control
- Fault alarms and operating protections
- German SPECK vacuum pump option
PMF smart automatic EPS silo and feeding system
The PMF-30 configuration described in the supplied material uses 30 branch silos, supports 12–24 hours of aging time, can supply up to 13 molding machines and is specified for up to 16 tons/day of pre-expanded EPS material.
Material-routing logic
The control concept automatically routes the required density and prioritizes material with the longest completed aging time, reducing manual mixing and improving consistency.
Expandable architecture
BUS communication, optional Siemens PLC control, modular expansion and factory-level data interfaces support future line growth and monitoring.
Need a machine, a retrofit concept or a complete factory?
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