Extrusion International USA 5-2021

20 Extrusion International 5/2021 INDUSTRY NEWS „ Baumüller, the drive and automation specialist, offers its DS2 three-phase current synchronous motors with four differ- ent cooling options. In addition to the radial air-cooled, axial air-cooled and water-cooled options, the variant with inte- grated fan is now available for sizes 132 and 160. The great advantage of the integrated fan compared to clas- sic fan cooling is its compactness. The integration of a spe- cial built-in motor eliminates the need for the conventional mounted fanmotor. The fanmotors often prove cumbersome when integrated into the machine, unnecessarily enlarging the footprint of the machines. Internal ventilation is particu- larly suitable for applications with high overloads or high ef- fective torque and short cycle times, such as in blow molding machines or servo-hydraulic drives. With the new internal ventilation cooling option, Baumüller has made its three-phase current synchronous motors evenmore compact. The fanmotor in the classic solution on the right in the picture leads to an interfering contour, which the new version (left) does not have „ Orion Engineered Carbons, a leading global supplier of specialty and high-performance carbon black, has partnered with RISE Research Institutes of Sweden in a project to develop and produce renewable carbon black. This collaboration represents an important step towards more climate-neutral carbon black production by replac- ing traditional carbon black feedstock with pyrolysis oil from biomass oil. Orion plans to convert the biomass oil into carbon black using its small-scale furnace reactor in Kalscheuren, Germany and will explore ways to upscale the process to match market demands. Additionally, us- ing a pilot-scale reactor at its site in Piteå, Sweden, RISE will evaluate the use of electrofuels, such as plasma or hy- drogen from electrolysis, as sustainable heat sources for the carbon black process. “We are committed to meeting the rising interest in re- newable carbon black as the tire industry works to ad- dress its long-term goal of reducing fossil-derived feed- stocks across the supply chain,” said David Deters, senior vice president, Orion Engineered Carbons. “This partner- ship is yet another step in our sustainability strategy and we look forward to partnering with RISE on this exciting and critically important project.” RISE has already shown that it could be economically feasible to produce carbon black using pyrolysis oil from wood-derived feedstock. Orion’s project goal is to vali- date commercial production based on this research. Cooperation with Research Institutes of Sweden Orion Engineered Carbons orioncarbons.com Baumüller Gruppe www.baumueller.com Compact with New Cooling Option „ Since the beginning of the year, trade associations and the media have been warning against the continuing raw mate- rial shortage in the plastics material fi eld. Where plastics sup- plies fail, production- and delivery capacities are endangered, prices are drastically increasing. Pallmann size reduction tech- nology unlocks solutions which also consider the aspects of sustainability. Cutting, agglomerating, fi ne grinding – with these core com- petencies, Pallmann, the specialist for size reduction tech- nology, within the Siempelkamp Group, offers a solution to the raw material crisis which presently affects all areas of the plastics processing industry. The concept: Recycles, which arise during production in many companies of all sizes, are processed with Pallmann equipment into new raw material in form of granules or powder, which can be reintroduced Size Reduction Technology Solves the Resource Dilemma into the production process instead of buying expensive new materials. The Pallmann machine family number 1, which is valuable to this purpose, is dedicated to cutting. Clean production waste – i.e. purgings, edge trimmings and rejects can be cut with Pall- mann knifemills to a size of approximately 5 to 10mm. Thanks to the special cutting geometry, homogeneous materials with minimum fi nes are produced and can be reintroduced into production just as newmaterial. The advantages: Reject mate- rial from production leads to less waste, less newmaterial and thereby tomore internal pro fi t. „In case larger waste products cannot be reused internally, cutting allows for a reduction in volume, which pays off in transport- and disposal costs. Where appropriate, a cut product can be resold to other companies for new applications. This is linked to external pro fi t based on