FiberXpert: This loss-in-weight feeder from Brabender Technologie can handle film flakes, strips of edge trim, PET bottle flakes, shredded plastics, carpet residues and other polymer fibers. It also is suitable for feeding long and uneven fibers, including recycled natural and carbon fibers. Applications include recycling, compounding and in-house recycling of edge trim and start-up waste from film lines. It is configured with either a digital load cell or a high-resolution strain gauge load cell for weighing accuracy.
What’s new? More sizes. The company has expanded from one model to a line with four models, with maximum feed rates ranging from 19.4 cubic feet to 703 cubic feet per hour.
Benefits: More effective feeding. Long, unevenly cut fibers that aren’t capable of flowing can be fed reliably, thanks to a special fiber screw, the large inflow area of the hopper and the special geometry and positioning of the agitator in the hopper.
Brabender Technologie Inc., Mississauga, Ontario, 905-670-2933, www.brabender-technologie.com
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