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Purging compound

Why purging ?

Reasons of purging

SOLVING QUALITY ISSUE

Solving quality issue during color & material changes

REMOVE CONTAMINATION

Via carbonization, unmelting.

PRODUCTION PLANNING

Production planning issues & substential time & cost to clean the screw
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Types of contaminants

  • Black Specks (carbonized material) lodged in extruder & barrel dead zones.
  • Lines
  • Remaining Color Pigments lodged in dead zones
  • Carbonized materials in Die Head
  • Gels
  • Unmelted resins
  • « Fish Eyes » (in films – caused by black specks)
  • Resins or compound with metal affinity
  • Resins blocked inside the barrel

Why contaminants appear

  • Thermally-sensitive or Shear-sensitive materials / blends / compounds being degraded inside the extruder.
  • Materials & Compounds presenting metal affinity and remaining stuck.
  • Design and Ageing of the machinery – impacting the presence of dead zones in the barrel / die-head.
  • Ageing and design of the screw – a deteriorated screw will create more risk to get contaminants.
  • Frequent changes of RPM.
  • Unusual pressure variation.

When purging ?

BETWEEN 2 PRODUCTION BATCHES

Color or material change

DISMANTLING OPERATION

Shutdown and startup

A purging compound is a plastic resin compound designed to clean all primary plastic machinery (injection molding machines, blow molding machines, extruders) when changing color, resin or simply to remove black specks or contaminations.

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Existing purging solutions

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LIQUID

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MANUAL CLEANING

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VIRGIN RESIN

EFFICIENCY

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CHEMICHAL CLEANING

Chemical cleaning is a surfactant effect for the barrel dead zones but requiring a long soaking time.

EFFICIENCY

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MECHANICAL CLEANING

Mechanical cleaning ansure an efficient scratching effect but very abrasive (glass fibers are oftenly used).

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With Clean Xpress

Clean Xpress

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With Clean Xpress solution we ansure you an Hybrid Cleaning Effect Mechanical (no abrasion) & Chemical strengths, Material affinity Carrier selection we adapt the Clean Xpress grade to clean your resin, Polytechs knowledge & experience we understand & adapt the purging step to your process.

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