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What is the purpose of a level control in the collection bin for loss-in-weight systems?
There are two customary methods of adjusting the throughput of the dosing system to the throughput of the extruder. Usually, a signal of the extruder that in linear to the extruder rotational speed is used. …
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Why does a loss-in-weight system need seperate refilling?
Differential dosing scales are gravimetric removal scales (loss-in-weight doseres), that measure the weight loss of the dosing station continuously. The complete dosing station, including dosing bin with material, the dosing device and the motor are installed on a load cell. …
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How does the resolution of a load cell influence dosing accuracy?
The load cells of gravimetric dosing systems need to master a balancing act – on the one hand they need to measure large throughput rates of up to multiple tons an hour, while on the other be able to measure extremely small amounts of a few hundred grams an hour precisely. …
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How does the dosing order affect the dosing results with a gain-in-weight dosing system?
First a quick reminder: with gain-in-weight dosing systems the components are dosed separately, one after the other – in batches or asynchronously – into the weigh bin where the weight increase in the bin is measured. …
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What needs to be considered when dosing very small amounts?
Throughput does not equal throughput – the motto of the previous issue of mo’s corner where we looked at the maximum throughput of a dosing unit, also applies when dosing very small amounts, such as when dosing colour Masterbatch. …
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What needs to be considered when designing dosing systems?
Throughput is not equal throughput – this is especially true for throughput details of injection moulding machines. Even experts can get their wires crossed designing or choosing a suitable synchronous dosing unit with free intake of the main component. …
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Why and when is a crystalliser needed?
Plastics such as PET (Polyethylenterephtalate), PEN (Polyethylennaphthalate) or PLA (Polylactic Acid) can’t be sufficiently processed unless they have been dried prior to processing. PET, for example, is usually dried at 180 °C to achieve a residual moisture content of under 40 ppm. …
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What needs to be taken into consideration during initial or refilling of drying bins?
If there is going to be a complete material change in a drying system, or if a drying bin needs to be refilled, there are certain rules that need to be considered. …
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Avoiding material damage with changing throughputs
Changing throughputs for material drying can have serious consequences for the drying process. There are many triggers, for example production interruptions because of tool changes or when only a little material is needed for a job but the dryer used to dry it is too big. …
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Stable production with automatic dew point regulation
When processing plastic, the moisture content of the material is a deciding factor for production safety and product quality. Even more important is a defined residual or processing moisture content of the granulate, as this contributes to stable and precisely reproduceable production conditions. …