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A new steel grade for twin-screw extruders ensures the safe extrusion of food. The use of this new steel grade is approved in accordance with Regulation 1935/2004/EC.

SPS is pleased to announce that as of March 1, 2024, it has become the exclusive agent of Granusteel, a quality supplier from Austria of spare parts for underwater pelletizers for the plastics industry.

Our partner Bay Plastics Machinery, specialized in strand pelletizer systems has created a fast, versatile and customizable die wipe for on-demand startup of automatic strand pelletizing lines. Full cycle time is approximately four seconds depending on die width. A 400 mm die face can be wiped in as little as a quarter of a second.

Feeders are robust and can take quite a bit of mechanical punishment. They still function defect-free after many years, even decades in service. But feeders sometimes need to be overhauled and reconditioned or their control systems have to be upgraded. Such retrofits give feeders a second lease of life.

The ECON PET-Edition provides a highly energy-efficient solution for the granulation of rPET/PET, making a valuable contribution to the circular economy. In the world of PET recycling, the kW/t value of recycled material significantly impacts the profitability of production lines.

Since the start in 2006 our partner Extruder Experts has continuously and successfully worked towards its position as a leading manufacturer and service provider for wear parts of twin-screw extruders, constantly striving for perfection in the world of extrusion technology.

For dosing powders, pellets, flakes and fibers in a wide variety of processes, there is a wide choice of diverse types of dosing screws. The challenge remains in selecting the most appropriate dosing screw for a specific application.

Today’s plastics industry is responding to new challenges. A holistic view of downstream equipment should be considered.

How efficiently runs your extrusion line? In this article 3 ways to improve productivity. Industry 4.0 offers many opportunities, but certainly also challenges in which better performance is expected from compounders.

The new interactive user-friendly brochure makes it easy to navigate to the right
information about dosing solutions…