PT ZONE: Feeding & Blending
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OVERVIEW:
Feeding & Blending
These systems are used to meter or dose materials into the primary machine—be it an injection or blow molding press or an extrusion/compounding machine—where they are processed into finished or semi-finished parts. The material being fed and blended can either be in dry or liquid form. Feeders and blenders can be broadly categorized into volumetric or gravimetric, with the latter being more prominent, accurate and sophisticated.
» Blending & Dosing
Is dosing good enough? Do I need a Blender? Let Maguire walk you through the basics, process integration and more.
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Novatec shares their knowledge of dryers and drying techniques.
Product Announcements
- AUXILIARIES: Blenders Handle Difficult Scrap
- Conair 12/28/2012
- AUXILIARIES: Dose Liquid Additives Gravimetrically
- Conair 11/3/2012
- AUXILIARIES: Batch Control Terminal for Compounding
- Mettler-Toledo, Inc. 11/22/2011
- AUXILIARIES: Continuous Gravimetric Blender For Extrusion
- Conair 8/23/2011
- AUXILIARIES: Batch Blender with See-Through Mixer
- Process Control Corp. 8/23/2011
