BT25X This new pelletizer series from Bay Plastics Machinery (BPM) represents an update of the company’s Bench Top (BT) 25 series. The machines have the features of production-scale pelletizers, with the ability to chop a large variety of materials, including rubber-like materials and thermoplastics. They are designed for tool-free access to the cutting chamber.
What’s new? The BT25X pelletizers, which will become the new standard offering for BPM’s BT series, though customers can still order the original BT25 pelletizers. The new series benefits from improvements in control technologies.
Benefits Versatility and safer, greener operations. Compared with the first BT25 pelletizers, the new pelletizers have a wider range of speeds, and can run in either batch or continuous modes. Their drives also come in a wide range of voltages, making them accessible to companies across the globe. Also, the pelletizers are safer to operate due to two improvements: Their safety circuit features a streamlined version of the Safe Torque Off function found in full-production models, and BPM has added a lockable rotary disconnect as a safeguard during maintenance procedures. In addition, the company has added a control cabinet to house the pelletizer’s drives, helping the BT25X achieve an increased environmental rating.
Bay Plastics Machinery, Bay City, Mich., 989-671-9630, https://bayplasticsmachinery.com
Vital Statistics
Standard line speeds | 50 to 150 feet per minute, with throughputs of up to 50 pounds per hour |
Rotor speed range | 262 to 800 revolutions per minute |
Number of cutting edges (rotor) | 12 |
Number of optional cutting edges (rotor) | 2, 4, 6, 12, 24, 36, 60 |
Number of cutting edges (bed knife) | 8 |
Karen Hanna | Senior Staff Reporter
Senior Staff Reporter Karen Hanna covers injection molding, molds and tooling, processors, workforce and other topics, and writes features including In Other Words and Problem Solved for Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing, Plastics Recycling and The Journal of Blow Molding. She has more than 15 years of experience in daily and magazine journalism.
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