Chronos Richardson to Exhibit at Tire Technology Expo 2005

Chronos Richardson will exhibiting for the first time its new CR 600 XP process control system at Tire Technology Expo 2005 in Cologne/Germany (Feburary 22nd-24th). This is a PC based system, which uses open-system software packages in conjunction with leading brand PLCs to provide Windows based applications for the mixing room. CR 600 XP has been developed to help tyre manufacturers to efficiently control/monitor their mixing room and improve the quality of their compounding process. At Tire Technology Expo 2005 Chronos Richardson will also illustrate the success they have achieved through establishing technological partnerships with tyre manufacturers around the world, working at both local plant and corporate level in providing turnkey solutions for thousands of mixing rooms. “Our project experience covers every aspect of the mixing room from material intake through to mills and batch-off and total plant control,” says the company.

In a typical Chronos supplied mixing room product diversity issues when handling ingredients like carbon black, white fillers and silica are resolved by carefully selecting the number and capacity of weighers to balance cost, against material handling needs and accuracy. Large capacity weighers are normally constructed of steel with fluidised outlet cones, whilst smaller weighers are often fitted with flexible liners. Various feeder options enable the optimum match of feeder to be made for each material. Feedrates are also determined by taking into account mixer cycle time, material inclusion size and accuracy requirements. The use of multi-speed feeding also enables faster cycle times to be achieved whilst maintaining optimum accuracy. “In recent years we have invested time and effort in enhancing the sophistication of its process controllers and associated software. The ability to offer total mixing room control provides our customers with a valuable control tool to enhance the level of process monitoring and downstream control,” says Chronos Richardson which is a business unit of Premier Tech.