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Advanced Compounder combines process ability


with control
nels offer reliable temperature
control and a longer service
life. Heavy duty side feeders
can handle multiple down-
stream additives. The range of
Advanced Compounders
includes models from 40-125
mm with outputs of 50-5000
kg/hour.
"Reliability is extremely
important and we believe that
the Advanced Compounder
can provide it along with the
advances in technology," adds
Alan Swanborough, commer-
cial and marketing manager
for APV Baker. "Working
alongside our customers to
The Advanced Compounder hydraulic actuators allow the on the extruder screws is find the right technical solu-
from APV Baker is claimed to independent opening of the straight forward. High torque tion for their application is
offer the latest in high torque top and bottom barrel halves. or high volume screws can be also something that we work
clamshell extruder technology Captive bolts at the stuffing fitted to the same gearbox by on. We have a lot of technical
through a combination of the box simplify the barrel open- simply replacing the barrel lin- experience and the Technology
processing strength of APV ing. The barrel has replaceable ers and shafts. An industry Centre at our headquarters in
and the control and automa- segmented liner inserts that can standard high torque gearbox Staffordshire in the UK has
tion expertise of parent com- be changed to match the duty is used that allows easy access the facilities to develop and
pany Siebe. of each mixing zone. This can to the lubrication system. demonstrate processes for cus-
The barrel of the Advanced provide cost savings as the wear Control and automation sys- tomers. The 30 years of twin
Compounder has been made resistance properties of the bar- tems from Siebe provide accu- screw compounding experi-
easier to open, allowing more rel can be matched precisely to rate control and data logging ence we have built up means
straight forward access to check the job in hand. of the process, says APV. In that we can advise customers
the screws, change the configu- The company also says that addition cast heater blocks on a wide range of compound-
ration or clean the barrel. Dual changing the channel depth with integrated cooling chan- ing problems."

Automated batch preparation for carbon black


and white fillers
The Chronos Clean-Feed T M batch weights.
vacuum conveying/weighing The company adds that the
system can provide a cost-effec- load cell design of the system,
tive way to automate the batch complete with calibration facil-
preparation of carbon black ity, can achieve dynamic accu-
and white fillers, says Chronos racies of better than +0.25%.
Richardson. By installing a vac- Accurate batch data recording
uum weigher close to the and monitoring is achieved
mixer, material conveying rates through a matched CR300
can be precisely controlled to batching controller or a CR500
achieve consistent and accurate batching control system.

PlasticsAdditives & Compounding June 1999


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