Product Categories of Maguire Products Inc.

• Blenders (non-intensive)

  Forty-two models of gravimetric blenders blend up to 12 components at rates of 10 to 5000 lb/hr. Materials are metered by weight, and accuracy is constantly monitored and verified. Each batch is followed by an error correction routine that continuously hunts toward perfect dispense weights, providing accuracy to within 0.1 of 1%. Direct settings for percentage of each component require no calculations or set-up sheets. Easy and safe access to all material contact surfaces permits rapid color change in 3-5 min.

  In larger blenders with throughputs rated at 450 lb/hr or higher, resin and regrind are sequentially dispensed from hopper bins into a weigh chamber by high-speed slide-gate valves with an accuracy/dispense of ± 4 g. Alternatively, in the Micro-Blender model with maximum throughput of 140 lb/hr and batch size of 400 g, dispensing is accomplished by means of vertical pneumatic valves mounted inside the hopper bins.

  To speed color changes, removable bins are featured in the 100, 200 and 400 series blenders, as well as the smallest model, Micro-Blender. Bins are equipped with integral shutoffs to eliminate spillage and have hinged lids for easy access to the compartments. A safety interlock automatically disables the blender slide-gate mechanism when a bin is removed.

  Maguire Gravimetric Gateway Material Management System controls raw material consumption for single- or multiple-plant operations. Using Linux software and PCs equipped by Maguire, the system offers rapid two-way communication between PCs and blenders on multiple processing machines. System tracks material consumption by weight for each machine to provide plant-wide or company-wide material management.

  Maguire Extrusion Control Network controls monolayer and coextruded product thickness by networking gravimetric blenders. In coextrusion the system provides precise control of overall product thickness and layer-to-layer material distribution. System is about 1/3 the size of conventional extrusion yield control systems.

  Full line of color and additive feeders for pellets, powders, and liquids. Microprocessor-controlled pellet and powder feeders meter precise quantities into the main flow of virgin material directly above the throat of the process machine. Stainless-steel hopper, auger, and auger housing allow removal of all material contact points for easy cleaning and fast material change. Unit detects and compensates for changing cycle times, varying torque requirements, or fluctuations in plant voltage.

  MPA liquid color pumps are positive-displacement pumps with no seals, check valves, or clearances to allow for any leakage. Pumps accurately meter high-viscosity liquids at the low rates.

   

• Conveying Equipment (pneumatic and Mechanical)

  Clear-Vu vacuum-loading system for beside-the-machine conveying of pellets and regrind up to 3000 lb/hr. Clear plastic filterless receivers offer direct view of the loading action to aid adjustment of fill settings. Special mini versions of receivers available for use with company's Micro-Blender units or with any small hopper where the receiver mounting footprint is restricted by size limitations. Portable central power unit is available with different blower sizes and comes with an easy-access dust collector. Microprocessor controls up to eight stations and features Autofill circuitry for setting fill times. Load-failure alarm is standard.

  MPL venturi loader automatically loads color and other additives or materials at up to 200 lb/hr. Available with an alarm, and process shutdown feature, which shuts off the flow of material to the press, preventing production of off-color parts.

  Company's Gravimetric Gateway Material Management system provides remote monitoring and control of all Maguire gravimetric blenders and volumetric feeders and liquid-color pumps that are equipped with the company's Direct Entry Controller. Provides an overview of job status and materials usage at up to 256 blenders and feeders.

• Dryers for Resins

  Company's LPD (low-pressure drying) vacuum dryer uses vacuum to accelerate resin drying and dries materials in one-sixth the time of a desiccant dryer. Testing has shown a reduction in energy consumption of 70-80% because the vacuum dryer does not rely on desiccant. Other benefits include less filters, less temperature probes, less side channel blowers, and elimination of water coolers and dewpoint probes. Another key benefit of vacuum drying is that the reduced drying time reduces the risk of material degradation.

• Feeders

  Forty-two models of gravimetric blenders blend up to 12 components at rates of 10 to 5000 lb/hr. Materials are metered by weight, and accuracy is constantly monitored and verified. Each batch is followed by an error correction routine that continuously hunts toward perfect dispense weights, providing accuracy to within 0.1 of 1%. Direct settings for percentage of each component require no calculations or set-up sheets. Easy and safe access to all material contact surfaces permits rapid color change in 3-5 min.

  In larger blenders with throughputs rated at 450 lb/hr or higher, resin and regrind are sequentially dispensed from hopper bins into a weigh chamber by high-speed slide-gate valves with an accuracy/dispense of ± 4 g. Alternatively, in the Micro-Blender model with maximum throughput of 140 lb/hr and batch size of 400 g, dispensing is accomplished by means of vertical pneumatic valves mounted inside the hopper bins.

  To speed color changes, removable bins are featured in the 100, 200 and 400 series blenders, as well as the smallest model, Micro-Blender. Bins are equipped with integral shutoffs to eliminate spillage and have hinged lids for easy access to the compartments. A safety interlock automatically disables the blender slide-gate mechanism when a bin is removed.

  Maguire Gravimetric Gateway Material Management System controls raw material consumption for single- or multiple-plant operations. Using Linux software and PCs equipped by Maguire, the system offers rapid two-way communication between PCs and blenders on multiple processing machines. System tracks material consumption by weight for each machine to provide plant-wide or company-wide material management.

  Maguire Extrusion Control Network controls monolayer and coextruded product thickness by networking gravimetric blenders. In coextrusion the system provides precise control of overall product thickness and layer-to-layer material distribution. System is about 1/3 the size of conventional extrusion yield control systems.

  Full line of color and additive feeders for pellets, powders, and liquids. Microprocessor-controlled pellet and powder feeders meter precise quantities into the main flow of virgin material directly above the throat of the process machine. Stainless-steel hopper, auger, and auger housing allow removal of all material contact points for easy cleaning and fast material change. Unit detects and compensates for changing cycle times, varying torque requirements, or fluctuations in plant voltage.

  MPA liquid color pumps are positive-displacement pumps with no seals, check valves, or clearances to allow for any leakage. Pumps accurately meter high-viscosity liquids at the low rates.

   

• Flow Monitoring/Control Devices (for Liquids)
• Granulators

  Two-stage Shuttle granulator automatically transforms large reject parts, bulky or difficult-to-handle scrap into high-quality regrind. In the first stage large parts are reduced to small pieces using the Shuttle, and in the second stage the Radial unit produces the granulate. System was designed to replace more costly heavy-duty granulators and shredder/granulator combinations.

  USG high-capacity granulator for large-volume recycling operation and for granulating large and tough materials. Small clearances between knives and screens, high air-flow rate, and high rotor rpm result in high throughputs.

• Hopper Loaders

  Clear-Vu vacuum-loading system for beside-the-machine conveying of pellets and regrind up to 3000 lb/hr. Clear plastic filterless receivers offer direct view of the loading action to aid adjustment of fill settings. Special mini versions of receivers available for use with company's Micro-Blender units or with any small hopper where the receiver mounting footprint is restricted by size limitations. Portable central power unit is available with different blower sizes and comes with an easy-access dust collector. Microprocessor controls up to eight stations and features Autofill circuitry for setting fill times. Load-failure alarm is standard.

  MPL venturi loader automatically loads color and other additives or materials at up to 200 lb/hr. Available with an alarm, and process shutdown feature, which shuts off the flow of material to the press, preventing production of off-color parts.

  Company's Gravimetric Gateway Material Management system provides remote monitoring and control of all Maguire gravimetric blenders and volumetric feeders and liquid-color pumps that are equipped with the company's Direct Entry Controller. Provides an overview of job status and materials usage at up to 256 blenders and feeders.

• Knives for Granulators, Pelletizers
• Liquid Mixers

  See Metering, Feeding, Blending.

• Metering, Proportioning Equipment

  Forty-two models of gravimetric blenders blend up to 12 components at rates of 10 to 5000 lb/hr. Materials are metered by weight, and accuracy is constantly monitored and verified. Each batch is followed by an error correction routine that continuously hunts toward perfect dispense weights, providing accuracy to within 0.1 of 1%. Direct settings for percentage of each component require no calculations or set-up sheets. Easy and safe access to all material contact surfaces permits rapid color change in 3-5 min.

  In larger blenders with throughputs rated at 450 lb/hr or higher, resin and regrind are sequentially dispensed from hopper bins into a weigh chamber by high-speed slide-gate valves with an accuracy/dispense of ± 4 g. Alternatively, in the Micro-Blender model with maximum throughput of 140 lb/hr and batch size of 400 g, dispensing is accomplished by means of vertical pneumatic valves mounted inside the hopper bins.

  To speed color changes, removable bins are featured in the 100, 200 and 400 series blenders, as well as the smallest model, Micro-Blender. Bins are equipped with integral shutoffs to eliminate spillage and have hinged lids for easy access to the compartments. A safety interlock automatically disables the blender slide-gate mechanism when a bin is removed.

  Maguire Gravimetric Gateway Material Management System controls raw material consumption for single- or multiple-plant operations. Using Linux software and PCs equipped by Maguire, the system offers rapid two-way communication between PCs and blenders on multiple processing machines. System tracks material consumption by weight for each machine to provide plant-wide or company-wide material management.

  Maguire Extrusion Control Network controls monolayer and coextruded product thickness by networking gravimetric blenders. In coextrusion the system provides precise control of overall product thickness and layer-to-layer material distribution. System is about 1/3 the size of conventional extrusion yield control systems.

  Full line of color and additive feeders for pellets, powders, and liquids. Microprocessor-controlled pellet and powder feeders meter precise quantities into the main flow of virgin material directly above the throat of the process machine. Stainless-steel hopper, auger, and auger housing allow removal of all material contact points for easy cleaning and fast material change. Unit detects and compensates for changing cycle times, varying torque requirements, or fluctuations in plant voltage.

  MPA liquid color pumps are positive-displacement pumps with no seals, check valves, or clearances to allow for any leakage. Pumps accurately meter high-viscosity liquids at the low rates.

   

• Pumps - Liquid Additive
• Pumps - Liquid Resin
• Tumblers

  See Metering, Feeding, Blending.

• Weigh Scales

  Clear-Vu vacuum-loading system for beside-the-machine conveying of pellets and regrind up to 3000 lb/hr. Clear plastic filterless receivers offer direct view of the loading action to aid adjustment of fill settings. Special mini versions of receivers available for use with company's Micro-Blender units or with any small hopper where the receiver mounting footprint is restricted by size limitations. Portable central power unit is available with different blower sizes and comes with an easy-access dust collector. Microprocessor controls up to eight stations and features Autofill circuitry for setting fill times. Load-failure alarm is standard.

  MPL venturi loader automatically loads color and other additives or materials at up to 200 lb/hr. Available with an alarm, and process shutdown feature, which shuts off the flow of material to the press, preventing production of off-color parts.

  Company's Gravimetric Gateway Material Management system provides remote monitoring and control of all Maguire gravimetric blenders and volumetric feeders and liquid-color pumps that are equipped with the company's Direct Entry Controller. Provides an overview of job status and materials usage at up to 256 blenders and feeders.