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Why Plastics Processors Need to Worry about Angel Hair and How to Overcome its Problems
It sounds mystical, ethereal and beautiful. In reality, however, it is anything but. Angel hair is the term used to refer to long “hair”-like strands of plastic that are created when certain resins move at high-speeds through vacuum-conveying tubing. Which resins? Mainly soft materials like polypropylene, polyethylene and, especially, linear...
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How to Build Better Resin Conveying Systems with the Right Vacuum Loaders and Receivers
Whether you’re a small injection molder or extruder with ten or 12 machines, or huge producer of high-volume appliance or automotive components, you face three big questions if you want to convey resins, regrind, and powders to the production equipment in your plant. The 3 Questions to Answer when Building...
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Design Effective Vacuum Loading & Conveying Systems: 12 Do’s and Don’ts
Delivering adequate supplies of the right resin material to production equipment is what vacuum conveying, feeding, and loading systems are all about. But while the goal of these systems is straightforward, their design and implementation require considerable thought. So, what are the best-practices for designing vacuum conveying systems? Where do...