The plastics industry is currently the third largest industry in the United States. Globally, the numbers are just as big, and they’re only growing. Given the sheer number of other products and economic sectors that rely on the industry every day, only the best possible equipment will do, and we’re working to ensure that happens with a few great technologies. Explore them now.

• Ultra Mixer: The initial demands placed on a static mixing system hit at the entrance to that system. You have to have the ability to establish a reasonable distribution of a given additive over the entire cross section of that pipe. If you don’t, the downstream mixing elements can’t function as effectively to produce dispersion after that initial distribution has occurred. Our Ultra Mixer Technology is based on that idea, and it’s been refined to help the plastics industry make use of it as much as possible.
• TEDD: The temperature variance across the melt stream as it exits the extruder can be massive. Depending on the machine speed and screw design, a wide variety of temperature profiles can exist. In fact, peak to peak variations can be as much as 30oF in some cases, and for most, that means real viscosity variations. In order to produce the right product profile, cut and try modifications must be made to the die. The temperature profile upon exit is wholly symmetrical to the axis of the machine, and the TEDD takes advantage of that. In the small amount of time before the melt arrives at the die, it turns the flow out several times, thus moving hot material to a colder zone, helping to eliminate temperature variations and improve die consistency.
• SIDD: Our Special Introduction and Distribution Device is ideal if you’re looking to mix colorants into a melt stream. Because this is one of the most difficult tasks the plastics industry faces thanks to the sheer discrimination power of the human brain, it’s essential to get it right the first time, and our patented technology makes that possible. The structure itself is six equally sized, cylindrical pipes, that nest inside the pipe’s axis. Inside each is a mixing element. The additive is introduced through an inlet cone, then flows over it to enter the six cavities. It then exits in the form of 12 spokes on a wheel. Because it reverses most conventional designs, the results are nothing short of amazing.

The need for better equipment in the plastics industry will only continue, and we’ll work to refine our options to ensure that happens.