SHOW PREVIEW | NPE 2018
Right: Milacron’s SV350 single screw extru- sion machine is available for quick delivery
ERF filters are suitable for filtering all standard polyolefins and polysty- renes as well as engineer- ing plastics such as styrene copolymers, TPE and TPU. Foreign particles can be reliably removed from base materials containing up to 18% contaminants. All filters are self-clean- ing with a rotating, perforated drum, through which there is a continu- ous flow of melt from the outside to the inside. A scraper removes contami- nants that are held back on the surface and feeds them to the discharge system. This enables the filter to be used fully automatically and without any disruptions. The advantages are ultra-low melt losses and good mixing and homog- enising of the melts. �
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Below: Maguire’s
VBD-600 dryer achieves hourly throughputs of 600lbs (275kg)
At NPE, Maguire Products will exhibit a new, intermediate-range model in its VBD line of vacuum resin dryers – which expands throughput and introduces an energy-monitoring capability that will be available with all VBD models. Its VBD-600 dryer achieves throughputs up to 600lbs (275kg) per hour. This capacity is suitable for the manufacture of sheet and many other extruded extruded parts. With the new model, Maguire now offers vacuum drying systems with hourly throughputs of 30 to 1,000lbs (15 to 450kg). The VBD-600 dryer shown at NPE2018 will include a new controller display that monitors energy consumption and enables processors to track consumption over time. This is the latest addition to an intuitive control system which enables operators to manage all drying param- eters simply by means of a touch screen. “The new energy consumption display makes the radical energy efficiency of vacuum drying immedi- ately measurable,” said Frank Ka- vanagh, vice president of sales and marketing. “The substantial reduction in energy consumption made possible by the vacuum dryer can yield a rapid
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return on investment for the equipment.” In comparison with desiccant dryers, the VBD vacuum dryer consumes up to 80% less energy, dries
resin in one-sixth of the time, and reduces the heat history to which polymer is exposed. The speed with which the VBD system removes moisture makes properly dried polymer available for production only 35 minutes after a cold start, says Maguire. �
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The SV350 single screw extrusion machine from Milacron is robust and flexible, with a practical design that can meet the needs of a range of extrusion processes, including sheet. As a stock machine, it is available for quick delivery and comes in sizes of 2.0-4.5in, in 24:1 L/D ratio. Milacron designs and builds full extrusion systems in-house, maintaining complete control of precise equipment needs – from extruders and new or rebuilt extrusion barrels to screws, dies and downstream equipment. It says that its demonstration and development
laboratories have helped to optimise processing via natural compression – creating a customisable approach for customers that increases productivity, output and accuracy while reducing costs. �
www.milacron.com
NDC will introduce several new measurement systems at NPE, including its new Low Energy X-Ray Sensor – which is ideally suited for thickness and basis weight measurements of lightweight extruded film and sheet, and offers excellent narrow streak resolution. A highly stable, precisely tuned power supply
runs at or below 5keV, providing high signal-to- noise characteristics and optimum measurement performance.
At the same time, NDC’s new Web Surface Inspection Systems provide 100% product cover- age, enabling manufacturers to achieve zero defects. Systems include powerful capabilities to detect,
classify, document and record all optical defects across a broad scope of web materials. �
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