Extrusion International 5-2025-USA

42 Extrusion International 5/2025 К 2025 new die plate design, ensuring long tool life, precise cutting and reduced nes for premium granulate. For high throughputs, the Central Injection System (CIS) die plate introduces wa- ter centrally through the die plate to reduce agglomerates and improve pellet cooling for high-MI polymers. New Centrifugal Dryer Lab in the US: MAAG has commissioned the new centrifugal dryer lab as a key part of the Centrifugal Dryer Center of Excel- lence in Eagle Rock, VA. The lab will enable MAAG to further optimize and innovate centrifugal dryers for virgin polymer, recycling, and compounding systems. Focus for the lab include im- proved energy ef ciency, drying per - formance, noise reduction and to build application speci c knowledge for future innovation. For customers, the Centrifugal Dryer Lab can be utilized for drying tests up to 72,000 kg/hr. Welcome to the MAAG Group Family: Since June 2025, Sikora GmbH has joined the MAAG Group. Sikora will present their innovative measure- ment, control, inspection, and sorting technologies for quality control in the plastics industry at K-Show in Hall 10, Booth F14. MAAG Group www.maag.com K 2025: Hall 9, Stand A02 MAAG Recycling line for advanced polymer recycling New continuous screen changer CSC-R-DV Compact Twin-Screw Extruder for Laboratory Modernisation T he Sinzig-based machine manufac- turer FEDDEM has delivered the rstmodel of the newly developed FED 18 MTS laboratory extruder to Polyram – MCT Germany GmbH. The machine concept is speci cally designed to meet the requirements of modern for- mulation and product development. Polyram – MCT is making this invest- ment as part of the comprehensive modernisation of its laboratory at its Bad Oeynhausen site. The extruder is used in particular for the development and quality assurance of thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) and talc-reinforced and glass bre-reinforced polypropyl - ene (PP-TV and PP-GF) – under realistic conditions with parameters that are almost identical to those used in series production. “With the FED 18 MTS, we are ex- panding our extruder portfolio with a new, compact size,” explains Dieter Gross, Managing Director at FEDDEM. “The extruder offers maximum ex - ibility and precision – ideal for use in laboratory environments, technologi- cal development centres and as a pi- lot plant for the production of sample quantities and small batches.” According to the manufacturer, the modular design of the FED 18 MTS al- lows exible adjustment of the pro - cess length from 32 L/D to up to 52 L/D without changes to the frame, cooling system or control system. All supply lines are pluggable. Dosing devices can be integrated directly to save space and can be folded away to the side for maintenance, cleaning and conversion. This means that the extruder can be converted particu- larly quickly and exibly – a clear ad - vantage for development and scale- up processes. Optional components such as the FSB side feed or the FSV side vacuum degassing create practi- cal conditions for the exact transfer of laboratory data to production lines. The robust design of the FED 18 MTS guarantees high process stability and reproducibility. From left: Thorsten Burstedt (Polyram – MCT Germany GmbH), Dieter Gross (FEDDEM GmbH & Co. KG), Michaela Kohls (Polyram – MCT Germany GmbH), David Constroffer (FEDDEM GmbH & Co. KG) (© FEDDEM GmbH & Co. KG)