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News Release from: Rapid Granulator AB | Subject: 600 Series plastics granulator
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 17 August 2007
Has your plastics granulator got an
'open heart'?
The idea of a plastics granulator having an 'open heart' is simply that the 'heart' of the machine can be readily accessed for maintenance, cleaning and inspection during production changeovers.
Rapid Granulator originally launched its ergonomic 'open-hearted' concept to its plastics materials granulating machines in 2006 The idea is to provide swift, direct and complete access to the heart of the machine, rotor and cutter house during production changes
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 13 May 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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This radically simplifies the inspection, cleaning and maintenance process, which can account for up to 80% of a granulator's running costs, said Rapid Granulator.
With just a couple of steps, and without the use of tools, the cutter house can be completely opened, facilitating clear visual access to the core machine parts.
This allows 'visibly clean' inspection and approval of the machine before it resumes operation.
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Rapid Granulator AB will be showing its new 600 Series of 'open-hearted' granulators at K 2007 in Hall 9 on stand E19.
There are three models of Rapid 600 series, which can handle capacities of up to 2,500kg/h.
Rapid will also be displaying its full range of 'Open Hearted' granulators including the 300, 400, 500 series.
There will be two new additions to the 400 Series: the 400-60 HD (Heavy Duty) for tough applications; and the 400-120, the widest model ever in this series, dedicated to recycle extra wide injection moulded and thermoformed waste product.
The Rapid 'open-hearted' granulators are well-suited for high-volume central or beside-the-press granulation of injection-moulded, blow-moulded or extruded plastics waste or rejects for direct recycling.
They all use the Rapid cutting technique, comprising clean double-scissors cutting action and a constant cutting circle, to produce uniformly-sized granules with minimal dust content, even with the toughest materials.
Moreover, the machines' cutting action reduces the force needed to slice through the plastics waste, which results in reduced energy consumption.
* About Rapid Granulator - Rapid Granulator AB, headquartered in Bredaryd, Sweden, employs 265 people, has a turnover in excess of SEK 350 million/year and exports around 95% of its production.
Supporting its sales operations and customer base the company has five subsidiaries located in Venice, Italy; Rockford (Illinois), USA; Shanghai, China; Paris, France and Kleinostheim, Germany, as well as a sales office in Singapore.
Further support is provided by a global network of over 90 agents and local partners.
More than 60,000 granulators installed across five continents confirm the company as a 'world-class' leader in its field.
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