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Cleaning granulate = plastic granulate + cleaning concentrate
Cleaning granulate instead of cleaning concentrate?
The basis of a cleaning granulate in plastics processing is polyolefin. When changing color or material, e.g. from POM black to ABS beige, with a prepared cleaning granulate, the polyolefin comes into the system as […]
Wear as a cause of black specks
In addition to flow dead zones, damaged metal surfaces are also a cause of cost-intensive cleaning processes. Damaged metal surfaces can be found along the entire path of the plastic from the hopper to the cavity or to the exit […]
Black specks in each granule
Leading granule manufacturers admit that they cannot produce granules without black specks. In the complex manufacturing process, flow dead zones cannot be avoided. In these zones with little to almost no melt flow, the plastic burns due to excessive thermal […]
