Cannon Viking Ltd

ECO-SLAB a compact idea

Developed to meet the growing demand by the market for a compact solution capable to produce a wide range of high quality flexible slabstock foam blocks, Eco-Slab has been developed using the latest generation of metering process, computer controls and mixing systems, package together in a modular design giving the customer the ultimate flexibility to design a bespoke machine according to their foam requirements, and allowing for practical future upgrades.

For this reason, Eco-Slab provides unique advantages:

• Thanks to its latest generation of Omega Computer Controls, this system, developed and supported in-house, allows the operator to have a full formulation management, an automatic control of chemical metering, a closed-loop control with a user friendly interface and an historical plant information.
• Reduced energy and chemical consumption: thanks to the computer controls, the plant monitoring systems and the precise chemical metering system, Eco-Slab is particularly efficient and allows the costumer to obtain an overall financial saving that can easily exceed 10% if compared to a conventional slabstocks machine.
• Small machine footprint to reduce space and building costs: thanks to its small size, Eco-Slab can easily be integrated with previous plants.
• Flexibility to produce different foam types with different methods: Eco-Slab can be used to manufacture all types of Polyurethane foam including standard polyether foams, HR foams, visco/memory foams, super soft foams, semi rigid and rigid foams. It can also produce foam blocks using either :
• Trough: the chemical reaction occurs within the trough before rising from the top onto an adjustable fallplate, which then leads the foam block along a metal slat horizontal conveyor for the completion of the foam rise and initial cure.
• Liquid Laydown: this process gives an higher quality foam block, reducing the number pinhole because the chemical mix is introduced through direct foam laydown onto the pour plate.