Max. Aarts upgrades Matho waste system

Specialist printer Max. Aarts is part of Optimum Group, a Northern European label printing group with operations in the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark and Germany with 15 member companies.  

 

The company was equipped with a central extraction system CB-1000.2 since 2010. This system cuts and conveys the waste from two matrix machines and one edge trim machine. In 2021, Matho extended it to include one additional matrix and edge trimmng machine.  

 

‘The upgrade of the Matho system has been implemented flawlessly.’ Max. Aarts said.   

 

‘Only a few hours production stops were required so that the Matho engineers could swap the exhaust fan as well as the exhaust piping. Given the available space for the engineers to work (the exhaust fan and sound insulation box are positioned in a separate room) this was a first-class job! Not a single negative comment from the Matho engineers – they just wanted the job to be done. Next to the extension of the exhaust system, 2 oilers have been replaced to the latest generation. Also here: plug and play!’  

 

For this expansion, Matho increased the fan drive power from 7.5kW to 15.0kW and adjusted the pipe system including the pipe diameters. This also enables the system to be expanded to further include the production line in the future.   

 

The waste materials are shredded using cutter modules, sucked off with a radial fan and collected in two 1000 liters bags. The system is equipped with a frequency converter for stepless adjustment of the fan output.   

 

Matho reported that the upgrade includes volume reduction by shredding the residual material using a cutter positioned in the pipe system and low noise development. It will reduce machine downtimes and increase machine speed during the slitting and rewinding process  

 

Max. Aarts is BRC AA HIG Hygiene and FSC certified. The complete process from prepress to the end product is carried out in-house.