TAGS: K 2019 Green and Bioplastics Machinery
Coperion and Coperion K-Tron will exhibit plastics processing sustainable solutions at K 2019. The focus will be on recycling and upcycling, and processing of biodegradable plastics. Coperion will demonstrate how plastics can be manufactured sustainably by using energy and other resources responsibly.
Key highlights include further simplified handling, increased process efficiency and cost savings, as well as responsibility-conscious handling of resources both for complete turnkey systems as well as in the individual areas of compounding, pelletizing, feeding, and conveying.
Coperion’s ZSK Extruder Series on Display
The ZSK 45 Mc¹⁸ with 45 mm screw diameter represents Coperion’s first-class ZSK extruder series and is equipped with numerous new features that greatly simplify handling and increase compounding efficiency.
Front and center are two further developed high-end ZSK Mc18 type twin screw extruders with side feeders and side devolatilization. Coperion will also exhibit its high-performance SP strand pelletizers, now markedly improved in handling, as well as an especially reliable Smart Weigh Belt feeder SWB.
Coperion K-Tron’s new V200 vibratory feeder will be presented as part of a running system. Coperion will exhibit its energy-efficient FLUIDLIFT ecoblue®, a pneumatic conveying process for plastic pellets that increases efficiency and minimizes degradation. FLUIDLIFT ecoblue® enables plastics manufacturers to lower costs and increase throughputs owing to low energy consumption.
Other Key Highlights of Coperion
Other exhibits include re-designed ZSK Mc18 extruders with 45 and 70 mm screw diameter and a specific torque of 18 Nm/cm3. Optimized mechanical and electrical features provide better operating comfort and even greater efficiency. Both twin screw extruders are equipped with ZS-B easy type side feeders as well as ZS-EG easy type side devolatilization.
Both the ZS-B as well as the ZS-EG significantly reduce the time needed for maintenance tasks owing to easy design that enables quick removal from and re-installation to the process section for cleaning or screw changes with just a few hand movements.
The ZSK 70 Mc18 will be on display with a K3-ML-D5-V200 type vibratory feeder and an accompanying ZS-B easy with a K-ML-SFS-BSP-100 Bulk Solids Pump™ (BSP) feeder. The smaller ZSK 45 Mc18 will be equipped with a gravimetric K2-ML-D5-T35 twin screw feeder and an accompanying ZS-B easy with a K-ML-SFS-KT20 twin screw feeder for high accuracy feeding at low feeding rates.
The K3-ML-D5-V200 vibratory feeder will be displayed in action as part of a recirculating system – with automatic refill provided by a P-Series vacuum receiver and a compact vacuum pump. Vibratory feeders are ideal for feeding recycled material or flakes as well as for the addition of glass fiber in compounding processes. They are practically maintenance-free, since there is no wear on the mechanical parts. The P-Series receivers are constructed of stainless steel and features include steep cone angles to ensure excellent discharge and band clamps for quick disassembly.
Also on display is Coperion K-Tron’s SWB-300 weigh belt feeder as a comparatively simply constructed for high accuracy and efficient process control. Weigh belt feeders of this type can reliably feed large volumes of bulk materials with various flow properties and as such are well suited, among other things, for processing of recyclates.
In keeping with the motto “Making more out of your plastics”, Coperion will be available at Booth B19 in Hall 14 in Dusseldorf from 16-23 October.
Source: Coperion