SHOW PREVIEW | NPE 2018
Right: Intensive Cooling systems from Addex can boost output on blown film lines
Addex, which supplies auto-profile and other cooling systems for blown film lines, will showcase its latest Intensive Cooling technology at NPE. The company will launch its ‘Height-Adjustable’ Intensive Cooling twin-stack system, which is designed to optimise performance for both high- and low-melt processes. It offers an enclosed, two-level, stacked Intensive
Cooling system with a lower element that mounts flat to the die and a second, height-adjustable element just below the air ring. The system is adaptable to changes in materials and supports fast changeovers. The fully-enclosed Intensive Cooling Twin-Stack elements can be separated over a range of 1in to 16in, allowing the operator to change the height between the cooling elements to control the effect. For super low-melt materials, a short distance between the elements is ideal. For high-melt strength operation, the cooling zone can be extended to its maximum by the push of a button. The Height-Adjustable Twin-Stack system can be fine-tuned across a broad range of products without time-consuming equipment changes and while the line is running. The original fixed-height Twin-Stack system can
Below: Amut’s new Amut
Dolci Extrusion division is dedicated to flexible packaging and other film products
increase output by 15-20% for very low-melt strength materials, and by 40-50% for high-melt strength materials. The Height-Adjustable version of the Twin-Stack is expected to produce even greater increases. Addex will also highlight its dual-flow air rings, available for retrofit since 2016. These replace the standard low-velocity lower lip with a single Intensive Cooling element, delivering 10-15% greater output and better bubble stability – though some processors report up to 40% gains in output rate versus the competition, it says. PolyExpert, a Canadian producer of PE film, has
bought several single-element Intensive Cooling air ring systems and reported improved output. The air rings are installed with Addex’s auto-profile system. “Intensive Cooling products will continue to
evolve, fuelled by customer feedback and the learning curve, as more systems are put into operation on a variety of processes and materials in production,” said Bob Cree, president of Addex. �
www.addexinc.com
Albis, a global distributor and compounder of technical thermoplastics, says that many of its compounds are now made at its newly installed facility in Duncan, South Carolina. “Our more than 50-year commitment to the US
market has been strengthened by the opening of our new plant in Duncan,” said Stefan Fuhlendorf, president and CEO of Albis. “This enables us to offer our NAFTA-based customers local production using global specifications.” It will show a number of these grades at NPE, including its Altech Prime and Altech Eco. Altech Eco compounds are based on post-industrial feedstock and provide recycled content of up to 100% for a range of applications. They are charac- terised by a positive ecological balance, ‘Near-to- Prime’ quality, tailor-made features, cost efficiency, and good workability, says Albis. �
www.albis.com
Amut will present its updated Amut Dolci Extrusion division, following its full merger with Dolci Bielloni earlier this year. The division is dedicated to flexible packaging,
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