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.