Feeding & Blending

Controller Supports Two Independent Feeder Lines

Coperion K-Tron has added new features to its K-Vision software.

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News in Loading, Feeding, Blending, Chilling At Fakuma 2018 Show

At Fakuma 2018 exhibition in Germany, Moretto S.p.A. of Italy (U.S. office in Jackson Center, Pa.) displayed a variety of new auxiliary equipment.

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Lorenz Acquires Flow Valves International

Deal adds the Syntron and SMS Iris line of flow control valves, which serve as an alternative to butterfly- and slide-gate style valves.

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NPE2018 New Technology Focus: Material Blending, Loading, Dosing

The big push is for more functionality in a smaller footprint.

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Moretto Doubles Down On North America at NPE2018

Moretto USA LLC, daughter company of Italy’s Moretto S.p.A., heads to North America’s largest plastics event after moving to a new, much larger facility in Western Pennsylvania to better serve the region.

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Plastrac Promotes Flexibility With Upgraded Cart Blending

Building off a concept launched at last NPE, Plastrac has a revamped version of its cart-based blending system in Orlando that stresses flexibility.

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industry 4.0

Auxiliaries at NPE2018: Packing More Functions in Less Space

Auxiliary equipment suppliers are building more and more technology into their products, packing more physical and virtual functions into the same or smaller footprints.

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NPE

Drawer Magnet Can Take the Heat

Bunting Magnetic's FF 350 Hi Temp Drawer Magnet is rated to 350 F.

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Automated Self-Cleaning Blender

Advanced Blending Solutions’ (ABS) Chameleon Simplicity 3000 can complete a blender material change without operator assistance. 

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The 3-to-7-Minute Color Change—Step 2: Preparation & Equipment

Hopper and screw and barrel considerations come into play as do strategies: press-side loading, satellite hoppers or a combination of both?

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Maguire Ultra