PELLETISING SYSTEMS | MACHINERY
Pelletiser progress on show at K2025
Developers of pelletising systems for resin, compound and recyclate producers displayed their innovations at the K Show last October. By Chris Saunders
The world of pelletising, the process of transforming shredded, melted plastic waste or virgin polymers into small, uniform, dry pellets is evolving rapidly. Significant advancements are being made industry- wide, driven by sustainability mandates, digital automation, market demand, and innovations in hardware and control systems. For example, at the most recent K Show in Dusseldorf, Germany, last October, Bay Plastics Machinery (BPM) showcased its Smart (System for Monitoring, Analysis, Recipes and Training) Control for pelletising systems, which lets users precisely control machine speeds, pellet length, and other process parameters while tracking data trends and production events. The system instantly shows motor data and machine speeds and includes BPM’s Digital Pellet Length Control algorithm. Line speeds can be changed at the touch of a button on the main screen or remotely at the operator station, and each pelletising machine has a dedicated control screen and customisable settings to allow for precise operation, easy adjustments, and fast diagnostics. Videos, 3D models, manuals, and educational documents, are accessible through the interface so operators can learn in real time, while the control’s troubleshooting tool lets technicians examine active data, which is particularly useful for remote troubleshooting.
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“We’re Introducing Industry 4.0 to strand pelletising,” said Jim Forgash, Vice President of Sales at BPM. “[And] looking upstream at how things are affecting the pelletising process, allowing our customers to document that process and acknowledge to their customers that their process is accurate. We can remotely communicate with the machinery to help troubleshoot, and training videos help the customer become very self-sufficient.” The company used the trade fair to exhibit
several pieces of equipment, including one of its flagship AXP08 strand pelletisers featuring the Smart Control system in action, a BT25X lab-scale pelletiser, and a BP50, which has also been designed for lab-scale operations and light production runs. To enable it to more efficiently serve its customers in the EU, BPM, which is headquartered in Michigan, US, is opening a facility in Uden, the Netherlands, and an office in Amster- dam. The Uden facility will store parts and some small equipment so the company can ship in-stock parts to customers within two days of receiving an order, negating often lengthy wait times. Maag Group unveiled a host of new technolo- gies centred around integrated system solutions at K2025. “Our systems stand for innovation, quality, and efficiency,” said Ueli Thuerig, President of Maag Group before the show, while underscoring how
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Main image: The Maag Group stand at K2025
IMAGE: MESSE DUSSELDORF
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