Creating Fast, Accurate Valves for Production Lines

A manufacturer was experiencing increased maintenance costs and downtime due to unreliable valves on their product packaging equipment. TLX Technologies designed a high-speed, high temperature solenoid valve with fast response and high repeatability.

Customer Problem

The pneumatic valves installed in consumer product packaging equipment apply adhesives to product packages (such as gluing the flaps on cereal boxes, etc.). A manufacturer was experiencing reliability problems with these valves. This resulted in additional maintenance costs and increased production downtime. The manufacturer needed a reliable solution that would operate at high temperatures, consistently deliver the same shot size (amount of adhesive per cycle), and have a long life cycle.

The TLX Solution

TLX Technologies designed a solenoid valve with fast response and accurate shot size. To improve the solenoid’s response time, force (in the form of power) was increased, and stroke was shortened. These properties, coupled with solenoid magnets, helped reduce the response time to .2 ms while maintaining a change in response that was consistently less than 1.1 %. In addition, the solenoid valve was able to continuously operate in temperatures as high as 480°F.

View Design Solution

High-Speed Dispensing Valve

Coil resistance at 25°C: 10.0 ± .08 Ω

Response time at 1500 cps: < 2 ms

Supply voltage: 325 Vdc

Current draw (peak): 2 amps

Current draw (hold): .4 amps

Operating temperature: 210°C max

Minimum flow at 5000 cps and 600 psi delta P: 500 g/min (17.64 oz/min)

Working pressure: 83 bar (1200 psi) max

All TLX components are customized to fit system requirements, meaning technical specifications are unique to each customer and design. Examples given on our website are for illustration purposes only.

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Step 1 / Initial Review

Our engineering team works directly with you to determine the viability of your program and identify the best solution based on your specifications.

Step 2 / Quote

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Step 3 / Design Review & Prototypes

Our engineering team reviews the design with you and makes any adjustments needed. Prototypes are built according to design specifications for testing.

Step 4 / Testing

Prototypes are tested according to your specifications, with all relevant test data provided to you for evaluation.

Step 5 / APQP

DFMEA’s, PFMEA’s, control plans and process flow diagrams are started to drive the product intent design.

Step 6 / Pre-Production

Working drawings are developed for production. A second prototype build and a set of production parts are made from tooling and thoroughly tested.

Step 7 / PPAP/Production

The final design along with the PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) is developed and the new product enters production.

Step 8 / Ongoing Improvements

Our team collaborates with you to continue making improvements to the product to best meet your needs, increasing efficiency and reducing cost.

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