Extrusion International 6-2017

REVIEW 38 Extrusion International 6/2017 ECON presented various products at Fakuma 2017. A special highlight is the optimized EUP 10, a highly flexible laboratory equipment. ECON`s smallest underwater pel- letizer (output from 1 – 30 kg/h) has been further devel- oped and comes up with outstanding improvements like for instance: 1. Better Knife carrier now with elastic rub- ber coupling for higher flexibility, more stable production and continuous quality of pellets. 2. The polymer diverter valve is controlled by hydraulic unit which guarantees a higher process reliability. 3. Better Control for easy op- erability 4. Stronger pelletizer drive: now with 5000 rpm (instead of 3000 before) enabling more flexibility in the output, and production of micro pellets is possible. This equipment is especially for research institutes, material development and universities. It offers pelletizers in a small format. New materials can be tested cost-efficiently with lowest outputs at highest flexibility and little space requirements. ECON`s laboratory machines offer all ad- vantages of the thermal insulation technology. Therefore, they are often used in preparation for production. There will be a LIVE-Demonstration of ECON`s EUP 10 at the Fakuma! Another highlight will be presented: the ECON pyrolysis furnace for environmentally friendly and gentle cleaning of extrusion and filter parts. Thermoplastics and mixed plastics are removed under vacuum without any cleansing agent at a variable working temperature. Sen- sitive parts are protected due to the precision setting of the temperature. ECON GmbH www.econ.eu Underwater Pelletizing System (flexible laboratory equipment) EUP 10 ECON: pelletizing is in our DNA