
#Trade Shows & Events
New generation of dosing machines with many innovations for highest process stability
Henkel shows precise seal foaming with Smart dosing cell at Fakuma 2023
At Fakuma 2023 in Friedrichshafen, the world's leading trade fair for industrial
plastics processing, Henkel will present the Sonderhoff Smart-M dosing cell with the new DM
50x technology and the newly developed MK 825 PRO mixing head from October 17 to 21. The
dosing cell will be operated LIVE at booth no. 5109 in hall A5.
With the Sonderhoff technology portfolio, Henkel offers customized sealing, bonding and
potting solutions consisting of a wide variety of material systems, dispensing machines and
process automation from a single source.
The Sonderhoff Smart-M dosing cell exhibited at the trade show is the smallest compact class
for seal foaming, bonding and potting. All essential components of the dosing machine are
compactly arranged on the rear wall of the cell chassis. The material pressure vessels, which
supply the mixing head with the components of the 2K material systems via recirculation lines,
are located separately on a grid platform.
The dosing cells are available in two sizes: the Smart-M with a mixing head travel range of 500
x 600 x 250 mm (x/y/z) and the larger Smart-L with 1,000 x 800 x 250 mm (x/y/z).
The dosing cells can be configured differently. Both dosing cells are equipped with a lift door as
standard. Optionally, a rotary indexing table with 180° pitch is also provided for the Smart-M.
For the Smart-L, there is alternatively a sliding/shuttle table with two mounting plates for the
workpieces or a transfer belt circulating through the cell for part feeding and unclocking.
The Smart-M dosing cell will be shown at the trade fair with additional equipment options that
further increase process and dosing accuracy. These are the Nozzle-Control measuring unit for
checking the dosing nozzle, the Dosing Weight-Control, and the Air-Clean pneumatic nozzle
cleaning as well as high-pressure water rinsing of the mixing chamber.
The Smart-M and Smart-L dosing cells with DM 50x technology, which are used for a wide range
of applications, enable precise processing of 2K material systems and very high process and
dispensing accuracy. The sensors installed in the MK 825 PRO mixing head provide the user with
data on the formed-in-place (foam gasket) application process. They are used for precise
analysis, evaluation and control of the material application processes and are also used for
predictive monitoring and maintenance of wear parts.