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    1. Thermoforming

    GA blender software system is enhanced

    Nov. 14, 2016
    Plastrac's line of gravimetric blenders has software that can be used for easy entry of preset batch quantities.
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    Plastrac K1

    GA blenders Plastrac has updated this line of gravimetric blenders with a new software system that can be used for easy entry of preset batch quantities for large volumes, as well as for dosing of materials in quantities as small as 0.5 pound. The software estimates blending completion time and continuously displays the time to finish.

    What's new? The GA blenders' software system, which Plastrac exhibited at the K show.

    Benefits Efficient material handling. The software ensures that the system blends at the fastest rate possible. Also, in the event of power spikes or failures, it protects the batch information.

    Hall 13/B91-33, Plastrac Inc., Edgemont, Pa., 610-356-3000, www.plastrac.com

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