History of quick conditioning of polyamide parts

1996
Engineering office Edmund Buscher is concerned with conditioning of polyamide plastics. The aim is to allow for conditioning directly at the injection moulding machine. Their conditioning unit JK 6/14 turns out to be a direct hit. Conditioning machines JK 6/14 and JK 1/14 are both available on the market. The process is patented.

 

2000
Konditec Maschinenbau GmbH is responsible for both construction and sale of the conditioning machines. Initiation with conditioning eqipment in a pressure chamber with vacuum technology and thus lower saturated steam temperatures according to the steam pressure chart. First contacts with our partner Zirbus technology GmbH – making it possible to perform tests in large chambers with very precise temperature settings.

 

2003
The first conditioning units with pressure chambers are available on the market. Conditioning machine JK 6/14 is built as a tandem system for the first time, thus preempting a mixing of right and left PA parts.

 

 

 

2004
The first conditioning units with pressure chambers are successfully placed with plastic processing companies. The success of JK 6/14 endures; the machine may not only be installed right at the injection moulding machines, but also centrally, and is loaded via bunker conveyors. That way, many various items can be conditioned with one piece of equipment.

2006
The company IMA GmbH Buscher takes over the products and licenses. A further JK 6/14 tandem is built and implemented.

2007
Bulk material put into closed KLT containers (small load carriers) is conditioned at a record time in an adapted pressure chamber with vacuum technology; this marks the kick-off for unit JK 1/240 which then is added to the product range. In order to largely avoid washouts from the PA part (visible as a white edge or spot), the process flow is expanded by one step.

2010
To cover larger capacities the conditioning unit JK 8/19 is developed.

2011
Two units JK 8/19 are built and implemented and a new conditioning process is developed. The process shall preferably cope without energy consumption. Specially designed humidifiers are patent pending. Many conditioning trials are carried out in various types of chambers.

 

2012
Suitable chambers are found. In the course of the new conditioning process, commissional conditioning is offered and practiced as a new service.

2013
New development of the conditioning unit JK 1/23 automatic machine. Further units of JK 8/19 are built.

 

2014
The conditioning unit JK 1/23 automatic machine is put into operation. The conditioning chambers with special humidifiers are introduced onto the market in different sizes. The first conditioning chambers with special humidifiers are installed. The development of new processes and systems continues.