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Rapid launches Low Built
Base granulators
for sheet and film
Size reduction equipment specialist Rapid has launched the LBB 300 series, a granulator with a very
low height for handling sheet and film scrap. The new unit (LBB stands for Low Built Base) is
intended principally for use in-line with a thermoforming unit, where its very low height allows it
to be located directly under the output conveyor, saving valuable floor space.
The LBB 300 series, which appeared in proto-
type form at K 2013 in Düsseldorf two years
ago, made its official commercial debut at the
Fakuma show in Friedrichshafen, Germany, on
October 13-17. It is available worldwide.Height
of the LBB 300 series is just 600 mm (excluding
feeder) and it is available in three widths: 900,
1200 and 1500 mm. The unit can be equipped
with a rollfeed unit synchronized to the thermo-
forming line speed, or with a simple tray that col-
lects skeletal frames as they fall from the line.The
modular granulator can also be configured to fit
directly under a shredder to provide final size re-
duction, without the need for the conveyor belt
used in common practice for connecting the two
units. Rapid offers the LBB granulator in versions
with various types of rotors and hoppers, de-
pending on the application.The very compact de-
sign of the LBB 300 series means that it takes up
very little extra space on the production floor. De-
pending on model, width is between 2000 and
2300 mm, and depth is 700 mm. It is designed to handle film
and sheet up to 8 mm thickness, depending on material.”We
are really delighted with our latest addition to the extensive
Rapid range of granulator solutions,” says Bengt Rimark, Sales
and Marketing Director at Rapid. “The new LBB 300 series rep-
resents what we are all about at Rapid - innovative, flexible
and highly-efficient space and cost beneficial granulator sys-
tems that meet our customers’ needs.”The LBB 300 series uses
a true scissors cutting action to provide clean and precise cut-
ting of sheet and film, and high quality regrind. The rotor on
all models is 300 mm in diameter, fitted with six, eight or ten
blades depending on model size. The two smaller units have six
fixed knives, while the largest has nine. Units can be fitted with
motors rated at between 7.5 and 30 kW. Maximum through-
put capacities range from 800 to 1200 kg/h. Output can be
transported via a vacuum conveyor straight back to the pro-
duction line for reprocessing.All units are fitted with a rotor
stand-still guard for operator safety. The two larger units both
feature split screens and split screen boxes for extra ease of
service and maintenance. The equipment is mounted on a solid
stand with castors for ease of movement when required. Basic
units weigh between 1200 and 1500 kg, depending on size.
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