System and method for automatically cleaning converters

摘要

A system and method is disclosed for cleaning an anilox roll and/or ink chamber of a converter. The system includes: a water supply (10a) adapted to supply water through an automatically controllable water supply valve (11a) to wash anilox roll and/or ink chamber; a cleaning solution supply (20a) adapted to supply a cleaning solution through an automatically controllable cleaning solution supply valve (21a) to clean the anilox roll and/or ink chamber; and a programmable controller(70) programmed to operate the automatically controllable valves (11a,21a) so as to deliver a timed sequence of water and cleaning solution to the cleaning part upon the occurrence of a cleaning cycle initiation condition.

主权项

1. A method of reducing an operating cost in a converter operable to form, print, cut and fold corrugated fibreboard boxes, the converter comprising an anilox roll, the method comprising the steps of:
incorporating into the converter a cleaning device comprising:
water;cleaning solution;a water supply supplying the water through an automatically controllable water supply valve and into a converter washing supply line to wash the anilox roll;a cleaning solution supply supplying the cleaning solution through an automatically controllable cleaning solution supply valve and into the converter washing supply line to clean the anilox roll; anda programmable controller programmed to operate the automatically controllable valves so as to deliver a timed sequence of the water and the cleaning solution to the anilox roll when a cleaning cycle is initiated; and configuring the cleaning device so that when the programmable controller opens the automatically controllable water supply control valve, the water flows past a junction point meeting an output of the automatically controllable cleaning solution supply valve and into the converter washing supply line, and when the programmable controller opens the automatically controllable cleaning solution supply control valve, the cleaning solution flows past the junction point and into the converter washing supply line.