EQUIPMENT LIST: USA FACILITY

Compounding Equipment:

• Three - 32 mm Twin-screw extruders with strand pelletizers
• One - 32 mm Twin-screw extruder with underwater pelletizer
• One - 47 mm Twin-screw mega-compounding extruder with strand pelletizer
• One - 47 mm Twin-screw mega-compounding extruder with underwater pelletizer
• One - 53 mm Twin-screw mega-compounding extruder with strand pelletizer
• One - 60 mm Twin-screw extruder with strand pelletizer
• One - 40 mm Twin-screw extruder with strand pelletizer
• One - 2.5 inch Single-screw extruder with strand pelletizer
• One - 2.0 inch Single-screw extruder with strand pelletizer

All extruders are supported by 3 to 8 gravimetric feeders that handle a variety of raw materials from pellets to powders to fibers. In addition, our compounding lines utilize the finest melt filtration devices and material handling equipment to guarantee product cleanliness. Each extruder screw design is optimized for the polymer and compounding task. All material contact surfaces are polished stainless steel.


Auxiliary Equipment:

• Two - 1,500 pound stainless steel blenders
• One - 20,000 pound blender
• One - 500 pound blender
• Three - 250 pound blenders
• Four - Raw material and finished product dryers

Various fines/dust removal systems for optical/medical grade compounding.
Automated bagging and packaging lines to accommodate any packaging requirement.
Centralized and redundant utilities to minimize maintenance downtime.
Data collection and storage on critical process points.

Analytical Lab Equipment:

• Spectrophotometer - three available for UV, Visible and Near-IR
• Notched Izod Impact
• Melt Indexer
• Instron Universal Tester
• Microwave Ash Analyzer
• Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR Spectrophotometer)
• Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)
• Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC)
• Moisture Analyzer
• UL Flame Chamber
• XRF (X-Ray Fluorescence) Meter for RoHS testing
• Dryers
• Microscopes
• Xenon Arc Accelerated Weathering Tester
• BYK Gardner Gloss Meter
• Macbeth Light Booth
• Capillary Rheometer
• Durometer Hardness Scale
• Dryers
• Microscopes
• Pencil Scratch Hardness

Processing Lab Equipment:

• One - Twin-screw extruder, 32 mm
• Two - Single-screw extruders, 1.5 inch and 2 inch
• Five - Injection Molding Machines with various ASTM molds
• Cast Film Line with 6" die
• Dispersion FPV Tester
• Carver Press - Film and Sample Preparation