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Fluid Automation System Ensures Accuracy

Graco's Fluid Automation F4-5 & F4-55 liquid silicone rubber (LSR) dispensing equipment is designed to keep the dispensing of two-component LSR consistently precise, with two flow meters ensuring the material remains on-ratio.

This is particularly critical in industries like medical device manufacturing, where pharmaceuticals added to the LSR make materials extremely expensive and where off-ratio dispensing can result in product defects.

The system’s two flow meters allow for constant oversight of dispensing ratios. If the system encounters an issue and off-ratio conditions exist, it automatically shuts down to prevent wasted material and unusable products. In medical device applications, where batches of both parts of the material are certified and qualified together and pharmaceutical materials are added to the LSR, precision is especially important. Any material left over due to off-ratio dispensing and any products produced during off-ratio conditions are no longer usable and therefore are wasted.

The stainless steel construction of Graco’s LSR dispensing equipment also makes it extremely well-suited to the medical device industry. Graco machines are easy to clean, making it less likely that contamination will occur after material switches. Additional benefits include a reduced machine footprint to provide more floor space for moving and storage, and the substitution of PLC (Programmable Logic Controllers) with the more robust proprietary Graco Control Architecture (GCA).

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  • 20500 David Koch Ave, Rogers, MN 55374, United States
  • Graco Inc.

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