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Vacuum installation for IVC in Piedras Negras, Mexico Two Pneumofore UV100 Vacuum Pumps were commissioned in 2019 at IVC’s Piedras Negras plant in Mexico. We hear more about the project and how the collaboration between the two companies was smooth.
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� The Pneumofore UV100 Vacuum Pumps in situ Industria Vidriera de Coahuila (IVC).
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wo Pneumofore UV100 Vacuum Pumps were commissioned in November 2019 and have been running 24/7 since then. Air-cooled, equipped with Variable Speed (VS) drive, these machines are perfectly suited for the vacuum supply of three IS lines in the new fifth furnace. This installation comprised of two
UV100 Vacuum Pumps supplies a total capacity of 12.800 m3/h, with the adaptability to reach as low as 1.900 m3/h based on the production needs. The vacuum level is set at 350 mbar(a), as required to run the hollow glass moulding process on the IS machines. The production requirements, which may vary considerably due to the different
mould shapes and the changing number of IS machines in operation, are well matched with constant vacuum thanks to the immediate data exchange that adapts the rotation speed of the UV100 vacuum pumps by means of the on-board VS drives. At IVC, the digital communication is based on Rockwell Allen-Bradley
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