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News Release from: Coperion Werner & Pfleiderer | Subject: K2007
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 23 August 2007
Coperion Group on show at K 2007
As the worldwide market and technology leader in compounding equipment and bulk-material systems, the Coperion Group will exhibit its product line-up at Stand C33 in Hall 14 at the upcoming K 2007
Numerous new developments and improvements have been integrated into the range with the aim of boosting cost-efficiency, enhancing product quality, and simplifying operator tasks One example is the modular ZSK 40 system that will be displayed in Dusseldorf
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 15 Dec 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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As an innovative highlight on the imminent trade fair, the company will be presenting its ZSK MEGAvolume Plus high-performance compounding system.
Compared to the proven ZSK MEGAvolume unit launched in 2001, the new system provides significantly increased throughput, a wider operating window, and superior flexibility.
Like its predecessor, the ZSK MEGAvolume Plus features a process section with a large free volume (determined by the ratio Do /Di = 1.8, where Do = outer, Di = internal diameter of the screws).
Moreover, its designers have found a way to increase the specific torque from 8.7 to 11.3 Nm/cm3 , equalling the performance of the ZSK MEGAcompounder.
It is thus possible to compound feed-limited products with high energy consumption at high throughput rates using the necessary high energy input.
Since the mean share rate during compounding is reduced by the large flight depth and the high filling level (both contribute to high output rates), the screw speed can be increased further more without negative effects to product quality, resulting in again increased output rates.
Typical applications of the new ZSK MEGAvolume Plus include, e.g rigid PVC and plasticised PVC compounding - while on existing ZSK MEGAcompounder Plus systems throughput is limited by the feed capacity, the ZSK MEGAvolume Plus provides 40% higher throughput rates for similar size; compounding of halogen-free, flame-retardant cable compounds based on polyolefins, as well as other filled compounds - given the new system's flexibility, such products can be run at high throughputs without modifying the machine configuration.
At the upcoming K 2007, a ZSK MEGAvolume Plus machine with 76 mm screw diameter will be exhibited.
In addition, Coperion Werner and Pfleiderer will be showcasing its newly developed gear pumps, exhibiting a size MP360 unit designed to deliver up to 33 tonnes/h polyolefins.
The presentation of compounding equipment will be rounded out by the laboratory extruder ZSK18, which has now proven its merits for well over a year, as well as by the die-plate of a large underwater pelletizing system and the Standard Twin Screw Compounder STS65 developed jointly by Coperion Werner and Pfleiderer and Coperion Keya of Nanjing/China.
Innovative solutions for all materials handling tasks Bulk-material handling and logistics systems for the plastics industry (and beyond) are the specialty of Coperion Waeschle and Co of Weingarten/Germany.
The company has been continuously expanding its expertise and market leadership in this segment.
At the "K" trade fair in Dusseldorf, Coperion Waeschle will be relying on a large-screen 3D presentation for the first time ever to demonstrate its extensive plant engineering expertise and in-depth knowledge of all process steps in the materials handling chain.
The company's full range of capabilities in materials handling technology - whether in plastics manufacturing, compounding or processing - is to be impressively demonstrated.
Trade fair visitors will be taken on a sweeping visual "experience" tour which covers every single process step, including the operation of rotary and diverter vales, blenders, elutriators and filters, etc.
Coperion Waeschle materials handling plants cover the needs of the entire plastics industry, yet every system is customized to individual user specifications for its given application case.
This holds equally true for large installations as used in polyolefin manufacturing as for medium to smaller systems, e.g, for compounding and processing engineering plastics or PVC.
In its development and construction of such equipment, the company brings to bear not merely its sound background in process technology but also its extensive experience and project management staff resources, Plus a team of plant engineering experts capable of rising to the most demanding challenge.
At its unique technical centre, large-scale trials of selected equipment can be conducted under near-real-life conditions.
The Coperion Waeschle status as the global technology and market leader in materials and logistics systems was recently confirmed with the largest purchase order in its corporate history.
In the United Arab Emirates, Coperion Waeschle will erect materials handling systems for a polypropylene and polyethylene production facility with an annual output in excess of 1.3 million tonnes.
At the trade fair, the company will also be presenting materials handling innovation on a global scale that comes out of its own research and development laboratories.
Newly developed rotary and diverter valves which can be cleaned fully automatically, without any dismantling, will be exhibited in Dusseldorf.
Enabling users to meet the most exacting standards of purity in materials handling with a minimum input of time and cost, these cleaning-in-place (CIP) components have been certified as CIP-capable by the European Engineering and Design Group (EHEDG).
Additional exhibits will include the Bulk-X-Change bulk materials heat exchanger, as well as a range of rotary valves, diverter valves, and slide vales for bulk material handling applications.
* Closeness to the customer is key to growth.
The Coperion business unit "Global Service" will be presenting its global customer support network to K 2007 visitors.
Focusing on improved closeness to the customer, this network has already been expanded to a current total of 27 service centres.
More service centres have recently been added.
Long appreciated by customers in traditional markets in Western Europe and the US, this local service capability has also evolved into a key asset for the company as a whole in emerging markets such as Russia, China, the Middle East and India.
Today, the Coperion global customer support organization comprises more than 235 specially trained professionals, including about 135 service technicians.
A worldwide service hotline provides support and technical advice around the clock while also allowing customers to order equipment parts, even on weekends and legal holidays.
The industry's largest spare parts warehouse forms the "backbone" of this spare part supply capability.
Global Service provides the operators of Coperion compounding equipment and bulk-materials systems with an extensive line-up of services geared to meet individual customer needs and expectations.
The options range from straightforward equipment inspections to full-service maintenance contracts covering inspections and routine upkeep to maximise the cost-efficiency and availability of production equipment.
In addition, Global Services assist Coperion customers when it comes to identifying improvement potentials and to develop and implement plant upgrades.
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