Equipment | Polymer Processing

The focus at the polymer processing plant lies on the processing of fiber-reinforced thermoplastics. Our equipment there includes twin screw extruders, a system for the production of UD Tapes, injection molding machines, as well as two Injection Molding Compounders. In the case of the last mentioned machines both work steps (injection molding and the compounding process) occur in one step. The facility’s throughput, tool size and degree of automation allow the serial production of components, for example for sampling purposes.

Injection Molding Compounder KM 1300–14000 IMC

• Injection Molding Compounder with a 1300 ton clamping force
• tools with a maximum shot weight 5300 grams (PS)
• configurable parallel twin screw extruder for diverse processes
• gravimetrical dosing system for free flowing granulates, powder, continuous roving and cut glass fibers, various other fibers
• further configurations: Injection stamping, pneumatic and hydraulic cascade, de-conforming, extraction of pieces with a robot, vacuum degassing, ejector cross as per Euro map

Injection Molding Compounder KM 3200–24500 MX IMC

• Injection Molding Compounder with a 3200 ton clamping force
• tools with a maximum shot weight 20000 grams (PS)
• configurable parallel twin screw extruder for diverse processes
• gravimetrical dosing system for free flowing granulates, powder, continuous roving and cut glass fibers, various natural fibers
• further configurations: Injection stamping, pneumatic and hydraulic cascade, de-conforming, extraction of pieces with a robot, vacuum degassing, ejector cross as per Euro map

Injection Molding Machine KM200–1000C2

• Injection Molding Compounder with a 200 ton clamping force
• tools with a maximum shot weight 476 grams (PS)
• further configurations: injection stamping, tool temperature control up to 140 °C
• two-shot Injection molding machine SP160, vertical, with a max. shot weight of 68 grams (PS)
• completely automatic production cell with IR-heating station as well as handling robots for the production of lightweight structures in hybrid injection molding process through forming and reshaping of continuous reinforced depositors

Group Thermoplastic Semi-finished Fiber Composites

UD Tape facility

• melting impregnation
  • working width 500 mm
  • temperature control up to 350 °C
  • max. 15 m/min process speed

Parallel, free configurable twin screw extruder, laboratory scale-up to pilot scale (0,2 - 400 kg/h)

• melt pumps
• strand, underwater pelletizing, hot face
• mixing and conveying elements
• gravimetric Flexwall Doser, Gravimetric Agitator Doser
• vertical two wells stuffing unit, two wells sided feeders,
• roving dosing unit with platform scale
• gas dosing pump
• vacuum facility

Single-screw extruder

• L/D = 30, D = 45 mm
• max. speed 200 rpm

Profile extrusion

• calibrating table, discharging conveyor, saw
• various profile extrusion tools (plates, double multi-skin plates)
• co-Extrusion

Mini-Compounder with conical double screws

• temperature control up to 350°C, parallel and anti-directional conical screws, two pressure sensors for the determination of viscosity, adaptable external sensors (for example NIR)

Mini injection molding facility

• temperature control up to 400 °C, mould temperature up to 250 °C, injection pressure max. 1200 bar, various test piece geometrics

Laboratory kneader

• temperature control up to 400 °C, material quantities max. 300 g

Polyurethane plant RIM Star 8/8 CCM from Krauss Maffei Technologies GmbH for Clear-Coat Molding

Double band press for continuous laminate production

• work width 1.000 mm
• temperature control up to 250 °C
• 0,2 - 8 m/min transport speed

Laminate Press

• 400 x 400 mm work width
• temperature control up to 400 °C
• maximum press pressure 10 N/mm

Static mixer

• with connections for physical propellants (CO2 and N2)

Polymer-powder mill, shredder unit, roller mill

Fiber cutting unit

• speed of production: 50 - 500 m/min
• staple length 1.5 - 98 mm
• cable strength with cutting gap 3 mm: 3000 - 65000 dtex

Dry air dryer

• separate drying and regenerating circuit
• drying temperature-adjustment up to 160 °C