Compounding

Compounding

Ribbon Blenders Boost Powder Blending Efficiency, Safety

Solid double ribbon agitator is well suited for center discharge.  

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Compounding

Lab Extruder Easy to Operate, Performs Better

Relaunched machine offers higher efficiency, shorter delivery times and increased cost effectiveness.

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Compounding

Bay Plastics Partners Up for LFT Pelletizing

Bay Plastics joins with Colorado Legacy Group to help burgeoning LFT applications that include PP- and nylon-based products in conductive plastics and stainless steel fiber.  

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sustainability

Borealis Acquires Recyclate Compounder Rialti

The transaction will enhance Borealis' portfolio of mechanically recycled polypropylene.

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Know-How

Configuring the Twin Screw Extruder: Part 4

For many compounding operations, material is fed to the extruder at the feed throat. This is the case when feeding a single polymer or a blend of polymers mixed with solid additives. Some ingredients, however, present a challenge in feeding. Here’s how to solve to them.  

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processor's edge

Compounder ‘Walks the Walk’ on Sustainability

Sustainability is one of Techmer PM’s four pillars and guiding principles. And the company has recently earned third-party certification that ensures at least 99% of its waste is diverted from landfills.

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Compounding

How to Maintain Pelletizing Quality When Acid Attacks

Developments in the chemistry of polymers and additives have made corrosion a real problem in pelletizers. Here’s how to ward it off.  

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Compounding

Hillenbrand Completes Schenck Acquisition

New ´óÏó´«Ã½ will join forces with Coperion/Coperion K-Tron, Herbold and others in Hillenbrand’s Advanced Process Solutions group.  

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Compounding

Mixing Systems for Ultra-High Viscosity Materials

Double Planetary Mixers are well suited for mixing thick, sticky, or putty-like materials.  

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Multiscrew

Program Helps Compounders Configure Screw, Barrel Layout

New software from ENTEK is said to make it easier for compounders to design their own screw and barrel configurations.  

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