With reduced margins it is time to cut costs. For the section “size-reduction/washing/ separation/drying HERBOLD MECKESHEIM has been developing quite a number of substantial improvements that we are now going to present:
Fig..1: Stator knives with exchangeable stellite-tipped metal plates
| cutting knives with exchangeable stellite-tipped plates (see Figure 1). This problem is well-know to every operator of granulators: Cutting knives for granulators are worn out and therefore tool steel that was expensive when it was bought is usually put on the scrap heap. The new solution using exchangeable stellite-tipped knives puts an end to this: Not only is the consumption of valuable, high-alloyed steel reduced to a minimum, but also the lifetime of these knives is many times higher. |
Fig.. 2: Pipe bend with wear plate
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Fig..3: Interior view
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Fig..4 : Schematic diagram: Herbold granulators of the SB series
In addition, HERBOLD MECKESHEIM is continuously working on a programme to reduce the running costs of plastic recycling. The new series of the SB granulators with forced feeding is a milestone in this direction. This machine series, already successfully used in continuous operation at many recyclers essentially contributes to an energy reduction of up to 50 % (see scheme on the SB granulator/Figure 4).
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