2016 preview | Machinery and equipment
revolution of the screw shaft, which is claimed to provide very good dispersive and distributive mixing with controlled shear. The design is said to be particularly suitable for shear sensitive mixing applications while its enhanced surface area regeneration makes it an appropriate option for devolatilisation and reactive processing work. The TriVolution 230 is the smallest model in the product line, offering a 30mm screw with either 12, 16 or 20 L/D ratio and an 11kW drive. The company will also show a DVT 22 Polyphase
Above: The Computrac Vapor Pro XL from Arizona Instruments provides an alternative to Karl Fischer moisture analysis
AIMPLAS, the Spanish plastics research facility, will show several interactive demonstrations based on a number of its current research projects, including the carbon nanotube-based PolyCond conductive polymer programme. Results of that work will be demonstrated using a touch sensitive lamp. The association will also present a practical
application of a thermoelectric heated polymer sheet and an ultraphobic coating for use on polymer sub- strates in applications ranging from aircraft structures to photovoltaic panels. ❙
www.aimplas.net
Right: Brabender
Technologie claims its new fibre feeder can handle almost any format,
including films
Arizona Instrument will introduce the Computrac Vapor Pro XL, a chemical-free moisture analyser claimed to provide an alternative to Karl Fischer methods. The new unit includes an upgraded heater system that allows testing to 300°C while offering support for a wider range of samples than previous Computrac models. It also includes a new touchscreen control panel and user interface said to simplify operation. The unit complies with ASTM D-7191-10 and D7546-15 standards and is said to correlate with ASTM D6304-16, D6869-03, D1364-02, D4017-02, D4928-12, E1064- 16, D5530-15 and D4672-12 test methods. ❙
www.azic.com
B&P Littleford Day, which was created last year from B&P Process Equipment’s acquisition of Littleford Day, will display a B&P TriVolution 30 TriKneader compounding extruder. This reciprocating continuous kneader design provides three strokes per
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Reactor from the Littleford range. DVT reactor/dryers are designed to process materials that pass through phases from liquid to powder and use fluidised bed mixing technology to control and optimise reaction rate and reduce solvent and diluent requirements. ❙
www.bpprocess.com
Brabender Messtechnik will show its full range of torque rheometers, measuring mixers and extruders for quality control and R&D applications in the plastics industry. Exhibiting under the banner of “Connecting. Performance”, the company will also demonstrate a number of software novelties including its latest cross-instrument application. Other exhibits include a complete operating extrusion package and new testing solutions for determining residual moisture in polymers and testing anisothermal stress relaxation. ❙
www.brabender.com
Brabender Technologie introduces a new and highly versatile feeder designed to handle long and uneven length fibres in a wide variety of formats. According to the company, the new fibre feeder can accurately meter natural fibres, wood fibres, long carbon fibres and shredded film strip.
The ability to handle such a wide
variety of long fibre materials is said to be due to the special screw and large steep-walled hopper with novel stirring agitator, combined with a new control system that regulates feed screw and agitator speeds to maintain optimum operating ratios. The company says the new unit will
overcome existing feeding problems for processors while also opening up new material feeding opportunities. At K2016 the feeder will be demonstrat- ed feeding shredded film strip waste from the plastic film production process. ❙
www.brabender-technologie.com
www.compoundingworld.com
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