Feeding & Blending

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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Drying

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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NPE

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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Compact System Combines Loading, Dosing, Mixing, and Dispensing Functions

Maguire’s Micro Tower mixes up to three materials—such as virgin resin, regrind, and masterbatch—in 10 lb. (4.5 kg) batches.  

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NPE

Cart-Mounted Blending Systems Updated

Updates to Plastrac's cart-mounted blended systems which debuted at NPE2015 include a new touch-screen control. 

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Materials Handling: Control for Bowl Feeder Gives Energy Savings, Gentler Feeding

Bowl feeder with new control adjusts its drive frequency according to the changing mass of its contents.

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Postconsumer

New Features for STF's Polygonal Vertical and Horizontal Auger Combination

The company says the combination of a horizontal and vertical auger saves space since a long diagonal conveyor belt system is no longer needed.

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Masters of Blending
WSB Gravimetric Blenders