event preview | Compounding World Congress Site visit to HPF / Quarzwerk
Conference attendees will have the opportunity to visit HPF The Mineral Engineers, a division of Quarzwerke, on the afternoon of Monday 24 April before the welcome cocktail reception and registration session that take place that evening. Coaches will take participants from
Cologne to the HPF facility in nearby Frechen. Attendees will view the
Right: Sikora’s Purity Scanner offers fully automated online quality control at the individual pellet level
impressive mineral extraction and processing operations at the site, tour the extensive R&D laboratories, and enjoy a networking break. HPF produces a range of high-
performance mineral fillers including cristobalite, kaolin, wollastonite and mica. One of its recent launches is Silatherm, a mineral additive for heat-conductive compounds.
polyolefins and engineering plastics. Its Pycno granules can contain up to 100% ad- ditive content and are designed to be easy to dose, ❙
www.pycnoplast.com
Schenck Process specialises in measuring and process technolo- gies for industrial weighing, feeding, conveying, screening, automation and air filtration. Its dry bulk solids handling equipment is capable of handling difficult-
to-feed materials such as TiO2, carbon black, wood flour, and iron based oxides. ❙
www.schenckprocess.com
Sikora supplies online measuring, control, inspection and sorting equipment for the wire/cable, hose/tube, optical fibre and plastics industries. One of its recent developments is the Purity Scanner for inspecting and sorting plastics pellets, reliably removing any contami- nated material. ❙
www.sikora.com
Below: Xtrutech offers its own compounding extruders as well a wide range of spare parts for other manufacturers’ equipment
Syncro Group of Italy provides process control and materials handling systems for plastics processors with a strong focus on extrusion applications. Its product
range includes gravimetric blenders and dosing systems, plus centralised vacuum loading systems. ❙
www.syncro-group.it
Vertellus is a specialty chemicals
company offering a range of additives including products for tailoring the properties of a variety of virgin and recycled plastics. Its portfolio includes plasticisers, antioxidants and Zemac copolymers for upgrading polyamides and other engineer- ing polymers. ❙
www.vertellus.com
X-Compound is a Swiss-based manufacturer of co-kneaders for compounding applications. These extruders offer particular benefits when compounding temperature and shear-sensitive materials, and they are also suitable for the production of highly-filled products. ❙
www.x-compound.com
Xtrutech specialises in the design and optimisation of twin screw extruders. It produces its own XTS com- pounding extruders, including lab-scale machines. The company also supplies spare parts, such as screw elements, shafts, and barrel housings and liners, for a wide range of makes and models. ❙
www.xtrutech.com
More information The exhibition and the conference sessions at the Compounding World Congress are only open to registered attendees. For more details on how to book your place, visit
http://bit.ly/CWC17B. For more information about participating in the Compounding World Congress, please contact the conference organiser Kaja-Marie Beiswanger at
kmb@amiplastics.com Tel: +44 (0)117 314 8111 ❙
http://bit.ly/CWC17B
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