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PTi's Technology Development Center

 

PTi's Technology Development Center consists of two seperate, full-size production demo lines each of which are available for customer trials. Equipment specifications are listed below. Please contact the Technology department at 630.585.5800, your Regional Sales Manager or a local agent for details and availability.
 

Line #1:   SGTSE MultiRESNTM Model 90mm-50D high vacuum twin screw extrusion system 

        or...  SUPER-G HighSPEEDTM Model SGHS3500-36D high speed extrusion system

 

  • Five component continuous gravimetric loss in weight blender/feeder
  • Dual bolt, 4 cavity and Dual bolt, 4 cavity continuous hydraulic screen changer with backflush
  • 70" sheet die with 0.005" - 0.105" (0.127 mm - 2.667 mm) lip opening
  • G-SERIES® GCj721824 configurable vertical J-stack roll stand
  • X-Ray sheet thickness gauge
  • AntiSTAT™ TRC-72 transfer roll coater; Anti-static coater/dryer for coating top, bottom or both sides
  • ASCW7484/2 semi-automatic cantilevered two position winder with accumulator
  • TITAN® Plus Integrated PLC Control System
  • Edge trim granulator system, plus two edge trim winders

 Dryer-Less HVTSE Twin Screw Extruder

  Line Capabilities

  • Capable of processing PET, PLA, PP, PS and PE (etc.)
  • 10 – 60+ mils PET, PLA, PS
  • 14 – 60+ mils PP, HDPE, LDPE
  • 40"- 56" net sheet width (1000 mm - 1420 mm)  
  • 6" diameter cores (150 mm) 
  • 48" (1000 mm) max roll diameter
  • Maximum line speed 160 fpm (49 mpm) 
                           

 

Line #2:   SUPER-G® HighSPEED™ Model SGHS3000-36D high speed extrusion system 

 

  • Four component continuous gravimetric blender/feeder
  • Dual bolt, 4 cavity continuous hydraulic screen changer
  • 42" sheet die with 0.010" - 0.050" (0.25 - 2.80 mm) lip opening
  • G-SERIES® Model eGVD541818 vertical downstack cooling and polishing unit with 54" (1,524mm) roll face
  • X-Ray sheet thickness gauge
  • AntiSTAT™ TRC-54 transfer roll coater; Anti-static coater/dryer for coating top, bottom or both sides
  • ACW6640/2 cantilevered two position winder
  • TITAN® Plus Integrated PLC Control System
  • Edge trim granulator system, plus two edge trim winders

   Line Capabilities

  • Capable of processing PP and PS polymers
  • 10 - 60+ mils PS 
  • 20-60+ mils PP   
  • 30"-36" net sheet width (1000 mm - 1370 mm)  6" diameter cores (150 mm) 
  • 40" (1000 mm) max roll diameter
  • Maximum line speed 130 fpm (40 mpm) 
     


PTi Silicone Coater / Dryer & Accumulator:  
  Coating
• Hot Air Blower
• 100’ (30 m) Accumulator Storage
• Accumulation of 30 sec. at maximum          speed
• Top, Bottom or Both-Side
 

 



PTi Roll Cooling & Polishing Stand:
• 60" (1,524 mm) face width 7-roll
J-Stack configuration
• 18" (450 mm) lead and second roll, 12" (305 mm)third through seventh roll diameters
• Roll skewing manual adjustment for lead roll
• Individual roll drives
• Manual crank mechanical thread up device
• TITAN® Control System
• Scantech X-Ray online sheet thickness gauge



PTi Cantilever Winder:
• 35 - 40" (0.9 - 1.0 m) Diameter
  Rolls
• 6" (150 mm) Diameter Cores
• 180 fpm / 55 mpm max speed
• Fully Guarded / Interlocked



Material Feed System:
• Doteco 5 Component Gravimetric
  Blender
• 3 major (0 - 100%, 0 - 100% and
  0 - 50%) and two minor
  (1 - 10% ea.) ingredient feeders
• Feed accuracy +/- 0.05%



Die Complex:
• Kreyenborg Dual Bolt Continuous
  Back Flushing Screen Changer &
  Melt Pump
• PTi Six-Element Vane-Type
  Mixer
• Three-Layer EDI Feed Block
• 60” (1,524 mm) Cloeren
  EPOCH-V Die
• Continuous IV Monitoring System



PTi / Bandera 85mm HVTSE:
• High Venting Vacuum Twin
  Screw Extruder
• Dryer-Less Technology
  provided by Bandera
• 52 L/D Parallel Co-Rotating
  Feed  Screws
• 430 HP (313 kW) Motor & Drive
• Triple Vent Area
  (1 atmosphere, 2 high vacuum)