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FKI Molds a Greener Future for Plastic eener Future for Plastic
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Founded in 1953, Fong Kee International system, which features a servomotor that reduces
Machinery Co., Ltd. (FKI) has built a strong reputation power consumption by 83% compared to traditional
for its commitment to ESG principles, innovation in hydraulic systems. The machine also improves heater
intelligent manufacturing, significant investment in efficiency by 50%, increases mold transfer speed, and
R&D, and exceptional after-sales service. With 90% significantly enhances control precision. The overall
of its products exported to over 100 countries, FKI power consumption of this system is reduced by 46%
has expanded its product line from its foundation in compared to traditional hydraulic motors, leading to a
plastic extrusion machines to include blow molding corresponding reduction in CO2 emissions.
machines, blow film machines, sheet extrusion
machines, lamination machines, and cast film. In 2023, FKI took a significant step forward by
collaborating with the Smart Machinery Promotion
Currently, FKI focuses its R&D efforts on Office of the Industrial Technology Research Institute
automation, customization, and intelligent (ITRI) to implement the “ Intelligent Full-Electric
manufacturing, aiming to enhance the value of Blow Molding Machine Integration Development and
its equipment and strengthen its international Validation Project.” This initiative aims to enhance
competitiveness. With global awareness of the added value of FKI’s equipment through the
environmental protection on the rise, FKI has integration of artificial intelligence.
prioritized improving process efficiency, reducing
pollution, and meeting the growing demand for As part of this program, FKI introduced an
energy-saving and carbon-reducing technologies. intelligent prognostic diagnostic system that leverages
expert experience alongside advanced technologies
In its machinery designs, FKI emphasizes full such as spectrogram processing, feature acquisition,
automation and incorporates systems for trimming and deep learning algorithms. This system is designed
waste after product molding. This material is to provide comprehensive health evaluations and
automatically conveyed to a crusher and then abnormal alerts, thereby significantly reducing the
returned to the hopper, where it is mixed with new mean time to repair (MTTR). By preventing the failure
material in equal proportions to continue production, and damage of critical machine components, the
achieving a zero-waste production process. system helps avoid product quality variations and
unexpected downtime losses, ultimately ensuring
Another key innovation from FKI is its self- more reliable and efficient production processes.
developed full-electric blow molding machine servo
