The second edition of Solids, the trade show for granules, powder and bulk solids technologies, will be held on 5 and 6 June in Parma. Several workshops and round table discussions will be held during the event.
Giorgio Santella, CEO of CMG Granulators, on day 5 at 11:30 a.m., will be one of the speakers at the round table discussion organized by RePlanet, within the Search & Tech workshop, entitled "Plastic from waste to resource. Technology and innovation in recycling." Featured in Santella's talk will be our innovative solutions for post-consumer plastic recycling, from EV916 and EV616 supergranulators to evacuation, dedusting and powder containment system.
Super granulators for post-consumer recycling
With the new Evoluzione series, CMG presents the EV916 and EV616 models, solutions suitable for the most critical operating conditions, for wet or dry granulation, which require high performance characteristics such as granulation capacity from 2,000 to 6.500 kg/h, versatility, efficiency and sustainability. The Evoluzione series guarantees operational consistency and wear resistance of a higher degree, with its construction solutions that involve the use of harmonic steel, Hardox and assembled modular structures. In addition to the precision to the hundredth of a millimeter on the construction of the new cutting chamber, which allows a much longer duration of the blades when compared to conventional models, all the Evoluzione are equipped with advanced controls, in the Industry 4.0 style, to make the machine functions 100% monitorable and manageable. Operating temperature, blade wear, productivity, operational efficiency, energy use, all functional parameters managed on the machine or remotely, with connectivity based on the OPC-UA protocol, are just some distinctive features.
Continuous Improvement & New Developments: New Evacuation & Dedusting Systems
Along with its state-of-the-art granulator design, CMG Granulators is introducing a brand-new development: the new range of evacuation, dedusting and powder containment system solutions. The entire new range of the so called Regrind Evac Systems, starts at a capacity of 200 kg/h and, through a selection of 10 different sizes, reaches the impressive capacity of 7.000 kg/h. The new evac systems operate under full vacuum, meaning the regrind material is evacuated from the granulator and is gently conveyed to a cyclone receiver and through a dedusting chamber, all of that under negative pressure. The advantages of using negative pressure are several, from not generating any dust or small particles by friction against the conveying pipe walls, to avoiding the impact against the blower impeller blades, utilized on conventional blow-thru evac systems. The regrind is then deposited in a storage bin, gaylord or big-bag while the powdery air is handled by a purposely designed automatic self-cleaning filter unit. The powder collected at the filter unit is automatically compacted and deposited/boxed for recycling or disposal. The complete system guarantees ZERO pollution to the environment and the degree of filtration of the air from the filter station can be adjusted in respect to local regulations or specific requests. All new system solutions supplied by CMG Granulators will be equipped with the new Evac Systems, that are also offered as upgrade kits for existing/legacy granulation systems, CMG and non-CMG. As all machinery and equipment supplied by CMG Granulators, the new line of Regrind Evacuation Systems is entirely designed, produced and assembled at the CMG production premises in Italy.
Energy efficiency at the highest level: Adaptive Motor Power
All CMG units for Recycling applications, feature the Adaptive Motor Power (AMP) function, unique in the size reduction industry. The granulator is able to autonomously establish which power level to adopt to carry out its work, according to quantity of material to be ground, shape, weight, thickness, type of plastic, and temperature of the piece. The AMP allows to optimize the quality of the regrind material to the maximum (dimensional and physical homogeneity of the regrind particle and absence of dust) and minimize the use of electricity. From 20 to 25 Wh/kg is the small amount of energy that a CMG granulator uses, compared to over 50 Wh/kg that a conventional unit consumes. The ROI for the AMP is less than 12 months.
Customer Service
With Headquarters, Production Site and Technical Centre in Italy and the world’s largest distribution network in the plastics industry, CMG is active worldwide with service and sales centres and localized technical skills. Find the nearest CMG service center at the following link https://www.cmg-granulators.com/en/contacts/
