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ExtrusionTechnology
Processing of Polymer MeltsMade in Germany
With more than 30 years of experience and over 100 international patents, the family-owned and operated company Gneuss has made a name for itself as a supplier of innovative solutions for the plastics processing industry.
The optimization of extrusion processes with numerous innovative developments: this is our focus with regard to Processing Technology.
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Based in Bad Oeynhausen, Germany, Gneuss is committed to the expectations of products “made in Germany” while serving its customers worldwide. With its daughter company in the USA, offices in Brazil and China, a cooperation partner in Japan and together with representatives worldwide, Gneuss is present throughout the world. The best possible technical support, excellent service and spare parts availability is provided on all five continents.
Support is available around the clock via a telephone service hotline. Pilot lines for trials and development work are availab-le at several locations.
04 —— Gneuss Processing Unit (GPU)
06 —— Extruder MRS
10 —— Rotary Filtration Systems
12 —— Online Viscometer VIS
14 —— Vacuum Technology
16 —— Control System
18 —— Turnkey Solutions
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Gneuss Processing Unit (GPU)
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Gneuss Extruder MRSUnique Multi Rotation System for polymer melt devola-tilization (venting) during extrusion and compounding.
Gneuss Vacuum TechnologyRugged system for efficient extraction of volatiles from the polymer melt.
Gneuss Control TechnologyCentral control system for all line components.
Gneuss Pressure Overload ProtectionDouble, fail safe monitoring.
Gneuss Filtration System / Screen ChangerProcess-constant, pressure and fully automatic melt filtration.
Gneuss Melt Pressure and Melt Temperature SensorsAccurate measurement and monitoring of melt pressure and temperature.
Gneuss Online ViscometerHigh precision, online and real time monitoring of polymer properties.
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The Gneuss Processing Unit (GPU) is a modular configuration of different Gneuss products and technologies, which are combined in to a high performance extrusion line for the manufacturing of high quality products.
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Extrusion, particularly of PET, PA and other hydrophilic polymers
General application examples
Special application examples
Fiber:Technical yarnTextile fiber / filamentStaple fiberNonwovens
Film / Sheet:Oriented filmFlat and cast filmFoam sheet
Resins:Recycling of post-consumer wasteBottle to bottle recyclingPost industrial recycling of fiber / film waste
Reduction of smell, VOC, Fog (Recycling of PE / PP film, POM, PP, ABS)
Removal of oils
(Recycling of pipes or industrial fiber waste)
Reduction of water or momomer content (PA, PC, ABS, SAN processes)
Removal of carrier media in special processes (Nano compounding for high performance materials)
Removal of contaminants to provide (direct) food contact capabilities (PET, PS)
Devolatization and decontamination of polymers
Strapping tape
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The MRS extruder is based on the conventional single screw extruder, but is equipped with a multiple screw section, for optimum devolatilisation.
The polymer melt is delivered into a large single screw drum. The drum contains 8 small extruder barrels, parallel to the main screw axis. Installed in these small extruder barrels are the “satellite” screws, which are driven by a ring gear in the main barrel. The satellite screws rotate in the opposite direction to the main screw while they rotate around the screw axis. This disproportionately increases the surface exchange of the polymer melt.
So that the volatiles can be freely evacuated, the MRS extruder is equipped with a large opening for venting (exposing the full length of the satellite screws) which is completely under vacuum. This provides excellent and unrestricted access to the polymer melt, the surface of which is constantly replaced at an extremely high rate by the action of the satellite screws in the multiple screw section.
Further, precise control of the melt temperature is possible as the temperatures of all the surfaces in contact with the melt can be controlled accurately.
MRS ExtruderDesign
MRS Extruder
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Thanks to its Multi Rotation Section, the surface area – and the surface area exchange rate – available for devolatiliz-ation are far greater in the MRS than in other extrusion systems available on the market. The surface area of the steel parts in contact with the melt is exchanged at a rate of more than 25 times greater than with a co-rotating twin screw extruder.
Due to the opposite rotation direction and high speed of the satellite screws, the polymer surface area is increased by a factor of 100 compared to a single screw extruder and a factor of 40 compared to a twin screw extruder.
Devolatilizing performance
Surface area exchange in comparison
MRS section40 m² / kg
Double screw1 m² / kg
Single screw0,4 m² / kg
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Technische Daten MRS*
MRS 35 MRS 50 MRS 70 MRS 90 MRS 110 MRS 130 MRS 160 MRS 200
Verfahrenslänge L/D 38 38 38 38 38 38 42 42
Schneckendurchmesser Ø mm 35 50 70 90 110 130 160 200
MRS-Trommel Ø mm 64 95 130 160 190 225 265 320
Antriebsleistung kW 18 41 105 165 235 335 520 860
max. Schneckendrehzahl 1/min 220 210 165 135 120 110 90 75
Extrusionshöhe H mm 1000 1000 1150 1150 1300 1300 1450 1450
Länge L mm 2750 2800 3850 4800 5700 6700 10000 12150
Breite B mm 750 850 1080 1400 1475 1600 1750 2150
Gewicht ca. kg 1400 2900 4000 6000 6500 9100 13500 16500
Durchsatzleistung in kg/h
PET 35 80 180 400 600 1000 1400 2000
PP + PE 25 60 130 300 450 750 1000 1600
PA 28 70 160 360 560 880 1200 1900
Technische DatenMRS-EXTRUDER
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* Da die Anlagen projektspezifisch ausgeführt werden, sind Abweichungen zu den in der Tabelle genannten Daten möglich. Konkrete Angaben zu den technischen Daten erhalten Sie im Rahmen der Angebotserstellung.
Änderungen vorbehalten.
Important differences between the Gneuss MRS system and other screw concepts:
Technical data
MRS extruder Twin screw extruder Multiple screw extruder (Ring extruder) Single screw extruder Planetary extruder
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MRS 35 MRS 50 MRS 70 MRS 90 MRS 110 MRS 130 MRS 160 MRS 200
Length of the processing section L/D 38 38 38 38 38 38 42 42
Screw diameter Ø mm 35 50 70 90 110 130 160 200
Extrusion drum Ø mm 64 95 130 160 190 225 265 320
Drive rating kW 18 41 105 165 235 335 520 670
Max. screw speed (rpm) 220 210 165 135 120 110 90 75
Extrusion height H mm 1000 1000 1150 1150 1300 1300 1450 1450
Length L mm 2750 2800 3850 4800 5700 6700 10000 12150
Width B mm 750 850 1080 1400 1475 1650 1750 2150
Weight approx. kg 1400 2900 4000 6000 6500 9100 13500 16500
Throughput rate in kg/h
PET 35 80 200 450 700 1000 1400 2000
PP + PE 25 60 130 300 450 750 1000 1600
PA 28 70 160 360 560 880 1200 1900
* As each extruder is tailored to a specific project, the technical data may deviate from the values listed in this table. Detailed information on the relevant technical data is provided to you with on quotation.
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MRS extruder Twin screw extruder Multiple screw extruder (Ring extruder) Single screw extruder Planetary extruder
Advantages of the MRS Technology
Extruder based on single screw technology:
• Robust design
• Simple operation
Specifically developed for polyester and recycling applications:
• Short dwell time
• Low thermal stress
• Low shear
No pre-treatment / no pre-drying or crystallizing:
• Direct processing, even of mixed materials with different melt temperatures
• High line flexibility, quick material changes
• Low space requirements, less maintenance
• Major energy savings
Efficient devolatilisation and decontamination of the polymer melt:
• Letter of non Objection (LNO) from the FDA, EFSA conformity and other local certifications.
• Certification from major global brand owners for direct food contact.
• Processing of 100 % post-consumer recycled material, 100 % PET bottle flakes
• Devolatilization of oils, odors and other volatiles
Efficient distributive mixing in the multi rotation section:
• Highest quality of melt and product
• Excellent product properties
10 Vacuum Technology
The vacuum system is the key to the whole devolatilization process. Not only is it important to create a vacuum, the separation of solid particles from the volatiles which are extracted from the material presents a particular challenge.
Many extruders require a vacuum of < 5 mbar, using dry vane vacuum pumps. During the devolatilization of polymers, it is inevitable that monomers, oligomers and other solid particles or sublimates are sucked out. If these enter the pump, they will drastically reduce its operating life and for this reason, separating systems are needed which under tough industrial operating conditions are extremely maintenance intensive.
Thanks to its extremely high surface area exchange rate, the MRS extruder can in most cases provide excellent devola-tilization with a vacuum of only 25 - 30 mbar. This permits the use of much simpler and less sensitive water ring pumps which create a vacuum using a rotating impeller, mounted eccentrically to the liquid ring.
The liquid in circulation can be passed over a belt filter under atmospheric conditions. In this way, the maintenance of the system can be reduced to an absolute minimum. The circulating fluid is heated through the process. In order to avoid an increase in the steam pressure and a weakening of the vacuum, the liquid is pumped through a heat exchanger where it is kept at a steady temperature of around 10°C. The intelligent design permits simple cleaning of the heat exchanger while the system is operating.
Whilst the MRS extruder operates on standard applications with its low maintenance 25 mbar liquid ring vacuum system, special effects can be achieved using its intensive surface area exchange in combination with deeper vacuums (e.g. 0,5 - 2 mbar). Gneuss has also standard solutions available for such applications.
• Handles liquids, vapor and solid particles
• Isothermic compression (no contamination during condensation)
• Oil free compression (no contamination during condensation)
• Simple design with water ring pump and belt filter
• Robust and insensitive to blocking of suction and pressure pipes
• Standard vacuum level of 25 mbar
Vacuum TechnologyHigh efficiency devolatilization
Advantages of the MRS vacuum system
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The rugged VAC vacuum system for devolatilization during polymer extrusion
Even sticky monomers and oligomers and hard contaminants do not endanger the performance of the vacuum system, thanks to the combination of a water ring pump and a belt filter.
Filter belt Pressure connection Water ring pump Vacuum control valve Suction from extruder Heat exchanger Drive
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Control TechnologyThe MRS control system
The control system is a key element in any extrusion line. Today, a control system is expected to link all the line components together in an efficient and operator friendly central system.
Gneuss developed the MRS control system in order to take effective advantage of all the measurement data and set points provided. The various line components are linked together by the control system to a central operating system. Changes in the process are identified immediately and if necessary, can be corrected. The production data is stored for later diagnosis or documentation and is processed by the control system to trends and archived.
Most extruder operators will find that working with the lean, user- friendly operating system is intuitive, with little need for explanation. Only a few clicks on the touchscreen monitor are necessary to get the line into production.
The individual integration of the interfaces and Bus systems permits the communication of control systems from various suppliers. The data transfer within the MRS control system is divided into 3 Bus systems. The measurements on the extruder are gathered centrally and are transferred to the PLC via CanBus or Profibus. In this way, only two data cables are necessary, instead of the conventional cable bundle.
This technology keeps the level of installation and maintenance to a minimum. The communication within the control cabinet is by means of the Profibus DP protocol.
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The standard control system hard- and software supports the following line components:
• Heater controls for the complete line
• Extruder drive
• Melt pump drive
• All melt pressure measurements
• Vacuum system
• Online Viscometer
• Rotary Melt Filtration System
• Dosing
• Pelletizer
• Designed according to EN1114 -1
• Two redundant sensors 4…20 mA, to which the same pressure is applied
• Two safety-related analogue inputs
• Self-monitoring
• Two safety-related relay outputs, the emergency stop of the unit
• 4...20 mA signal for pressure evaluation
• Optional Bus interface
Protection against pressure overload for extrusion lines
Throughout the world, the requirements on plastics processing and rubber machinery with regard to safety protection against pressure overload are increasing. With Gneuss‘ safety system EPM, the use of stretch bolts, fail safe components, rupture discs or movement sensors can be avoided. Extruders, melt pumps or components which are under pressure can be protected against excess pressure by the EPM safety system, with a duplicated and monitored pressure measurement. The safety-relevant components of the monitoring system conform to EN ISO 13849 -1, with a performance level of “c”.
The MRS can be supplied with a telemaintenance facility via the internet. The telemaintenance client is integrated in the customer network and when required, connects with the Gneuss server. In this way, the security of the customer’s network is protected.
Gneuss Solution: Safety System EPM
• Process / production data logging
• Fault analysis and solving via remote access
• Access to HMI via smart-phone or tablet
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Filtration is the key to ensuring quality and cost efficiency not only in recycling appli-cations. The Rotary Filtration Systems and screen changers from Gneuss represent the ideal solution, thanks to their continuous and pressure-constant operation.
Rotary Filtration Systems consist of three main parts – an inlet block, an outlet block and a filter disk rotating between them. The system is sealed by a metal to metal sealing with very narrow gaps as well as very hard and flat surfaces. It is guaranteed that all components in contact with melt are never in contact with the environment (e. g. oxygen).
The screen elements are located in a ring pattern on the filter disc and move through the melt channel. When melt flows through the screen, hard particles get caught and the differential pressure increases slightly.
The control system reacts to this pressure increase and indexes the filter disk by 1-2 angular degrees at a time. Thus, contaminated screen area is continuously moved out of the melt channel and clean screen area is moved into the melt channel without changing the active filter area. Due to this mode of operation, the filtration system operates process- and pressure-constant. The variation of the pressure differential across the filter ( p) amounts to max. 2 bar.
Drive Filter disk Hatch door for screen change Screen cavity Melt discharge opening Filter block Melt channel Back-flush piston Junction box Safety cover
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Rotary Filtration SystemsConstant. Guaranteed.
Design of Rotary Screen Changer, self-cleaning RSFgenius as an example
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The advantages of Rotary Filtration Systems
A high pressure, sequential back flushing system cleans the contaminated screen packs before they re-enter the melt channel.
Polymer from the clean (filtered) side of the screen changer is taken by a hydraulically operated piston and shot with 30 to 80 bar across the filter element (in the reverse direction).
Only one small segment (approx. 1 % of the filtra-tion area) is cleaned at a time, with a defined, high pressure impulse.
• Fully-automatic mode of operation (with integrated self-cleaning for RSFgenius and optional for SFXmagnus)
• Constant melt pressure, temperature, viscosity and throughput
• Guaranteed melt purity and quality, short dwell time of the melt
• Simple and safe screen changes, low filtration costs
• Compact size and minimal installation effort
• Rheologically optimized flow channel
• Minimal backflushing losses with self-cleaning RSFgenius model
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The Gneuss Online Viscometer offers precise measu-rements of a polymer property, which has a decisive influence on the product quality. The measured viscosity is in direct relationship to the physical properties of the material such as tensile strength and impact resistance. Quality assurance can be improved through the monitoring and recording of this data.
By means of a high precision metering gear pump, a small part of the polymer melt is separated from the main melt channel. This is pumped in bypass through a precisely manufactured slot capillary before returning to the main material flow.
Both the melt temperature and the melt pressure (measurement in 2 positions) are monitored. Based on internal calculations, the Online Viscometer cal-culates a value for the representative shear rate and the corresponding viscosity.
The depth of the capillary slot is specified according to the material properties within a range of 0.5 to 2.0 mm. The unit is supplied complete with a precisi-on metering pump, its drive, melt pressure trans-ducers, melt temperature sensor, heater elements and the complete evaluation and control software and hardware package. The control elements can of course also be integrated into a process control system.
Bypass Main melt flow Gear pump Measuring capillaries Temperature sensor Pressure transducers
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Online-Viscometer VISReliable and accurate viscosity measurement
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Pressure Transducer
Melt Pressure transducers used in plastics processing operate using the principle of a medium to transfer the pressure from the hot environment to the sensi-tive measurement electronics.
A diaphragm in contact with the polymer melt deforms due to the melt pressure. This deformation forces a liquid in a capillary to transfer the pressure to a second diaphragm, equipped with a Wheat- stone bridge sensor, which translates deformation into an electric signal.
The liquid medium in the capillary is typically mercury; however the use of these sensors in the manufacture of food packaging is not permitted.
The Gneuss sensors are also offered with mercury-free liquid. Through the replacement of mercury with an environmentally safe substitute medium, melt pressure measurements with the required accuracy can be obtained, including in the area of food contact packaging materials.
Melt Temperature Sensor
The Gneuss TF range of Melt Temperature Sensors is ideal for the exact measurement of highly sensi-tive media.
The ceramic insulation guarantees a direct mea-surement of the melt temperature at all times, independent of the temperature of the surrounding steel components, such as a flange barrel or die.
Pressure and Temperature SensorsAccurate and sturdy
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Thermoforming Sheet Turnkey Solutions
Gneuss Sheet Extrusion Lines are flexible and can be operated with recycled material and / or virgin material. Sheet made from recycled material is suitable for food contact applications.
Sheet extrusion lines based around the Gneuss Processing Unit (GPU) are in operation worldwide in the manufacture of PET sheet for thermoforming. The applications range from monolayer sheet from 100 % post consumer bottle flake for food contact applications to liquid coated and laminated sheet.
Typical applications are throughput rates from 350 kg/h to 2.000 kg/h, sheet widths of up to 2.000 mm and sheet thick-nesses between 0,15 and 1,2 mm. In addition to PET bottle flake and virgin material (pellets) edge trim and skeletal waste regrind from PET, GAG and PET sheet with PE lamination are often added. Due to the especially gentle direct processing without pre-drying, crystallising or frictional heat, materials with widely different melting points can be processed directly.
• High transparency and gloss, low yellowness
• High toughness and impact resistance, low brittleness
• Very good thermoformability due to excellent molecular distribution
• Letter of Non Objection (LNO) from the FDA for up to 100 % recycled content, EFSA conformity for direct food contact for both monolayer and co-extruded sheet
• Processing of polymers with low melting points such as PETG and PE together with regrind from 2 ply sheet PET/PETG and laminated PET/PE sheet
• Quick material changes, high flexibility
• Major energy savings, low space requirements, simple maintenance
Advantages of the Gneuss Thermoforming Sheet Lines
Dosing system Gneuss Processing Unit (GPU) Sheet die Calender stack Thickness gauge Lamination Accumulator Winder
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Technical options:
• Gravimetric multiple component dosing feeders
• Coextrusion (MRS, single screw extruder)
• Sheet lamination
• Coating for antiblock /antistatic
• Thickness measurement with optional automatic die lip adjustment of the sheet die
• Sheet quality monitoring system
• Stress Analyser
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Bottle-to-Bottle-RecyclingTurnkey Solutions
Gneuss pelletising systems produce excellent quality pellets, which are thanks to the MRS extrusion process already suitable for processing to food contact products.
The MRS extruder processes undried PET bottle flake without any pre-treatment directly into pellets. The polymer melt is intensively and rapidly exchanged in the multiple screw section of the extruder. The huge surface area is exchanged at an unparalleled rate so that even with a moderate vacuum level of 25 to 40 mbar in the degassing section, contaminants are efficiently evaporated out of the melt. A letter of Non Objection (LNO) from the FDA underlines the decontamination effi-ciency. If, in order to boost the intrinsic viscosity (IV) a downstream solid state polymerisation system (SSP) is used, this can be specified far shorter than otherwise necessary as the extruder has already carried out the decontamination of the bottle flakes. The end product is of especially high quality with regard to transparency and yellowness.
• Devolatilization of oils, odors and other volatiles
• Letter of non Objection (LNO) from the FDA, EFSA confor-mity and local certification together with certification from major global brand owners for direct food contact
• Extraction of residual monomers
• Uniform, homogeneous pellets
• Amorphous, crystallized or highly viscous crystallized pellets
• Constant, adjustable IV Level
• Effective dispersion of fine particles
• High transparency, low yellowness
• Major energy savings
Gneuss Processing Unit (GPU) Unterwater pelletizing SSP (Solid State Polycondensation)
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Advantages of the Gneuss Bottle-to-Bottle Recycling Lines
Technical options:
• Unterwater pelletizing (amorphous, spherical pellets)
• Unterwater strand pelletizing (amorphous, cylindrical pellets)
• Strand pelletizing in an open water bath (amorphous, cylindrical pellets)
• Direct crystallisation
• Continuous SSP with consistent in- and output quality
• Discontinuous SSP with varying qualities
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Industrial Waste RecyclingTurnkey Solutions
• Devolatilization of oils, odours and other volatiles
• Stable IV even when processing materials with varying residual moisture levels
• Highest melt purity
• Fibre waste can be used to replace virgin material
• Major energy savings
Advantages of Gneuss Industrial Waste Recycling Lines
The Gneuss Industrial Waste Recycling System consists of a specially configured Gneuss Processing Unit together with the optional polyreactor „Jump“ for reprocessing and direct feeding with an extremely wide range of production waste.
Even fibre waste which is coated with spin finish oils and other contamination and with a high moisture level can be fed into the MRS extruder. The material is melted, devolatilised and decontaminated in the extruder. Volatile contamination such as water or spin finish oils are extracted. Subsequently, the polymer melt can be either pelletised, mixed (blended) in the melt phase with material from a production extruder, fed directly as melt to a spin beam (extrusion spinning) or fed as melt in side stream into the main polymerisation stream upstream of the finisher.
Technical options:
• Glycolysis
• Hydrolysis
Gneuss Processing Unit (GPU)IV Booster JumpMelt pipe
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Application example Direct extrusion spinning
Application example Pelletizing
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• IV boost (freely selectable IV level)
• Pre-compaction of the fibre waste
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Industrial Waste Recycling Polyester Strapping TapeTurnkey Solutions
In spite of the avoidance of time and energy intensive drying and crystallisation of the PET bottle flake which is needed with conventional single and twin screw extruders, strapping tape made on the MRS extruder has equivalent properties in terms of tensile strength, stretch and splitting. Additionally, the highly efficient vacuum devolatilising system ensures high melt purity with a considerably lower monomer and oligomer content than with conventional technologies, so that the risk of strap breaks and weak points in the straps during production are greatly reduced.
With Gneuss PET strapping lines, polyester strapping tape with a high tensile strength can be manufactured from 100 % recycled material.
Gneuss Processing Unit (GPU) Stretching unit Stabilising Winding equipment
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• Homogeneous melt even with variable quality recycled material
• High molecular weight and narrow molecular weight distribution spectrum – high tensile strength even with poor quality bottle flake
• Direct processing from 100 % recycled material in one processing step
• No need of pre-drying and / or crystallising
• No need for cooled dosing feeder for polyolefin additives
• High line availability
• Major energy savings
Advantages of Gneuss Strapping Tape Lines
Technical options:
• Strap accumulator for changing
• Automatic roll change
• With and without embossing / wax coating
• Automatic printing
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Application case example
The Gneuss extrusion systems for fibre manufacture process not only virgin material but also PET post consumer bottle flakes or production waste such as spin finish oil coated fibre waste and start up lumps to high quality fibres, without any pre-drying of the material.
Bicomponent (core / sheath etc.) staple fiber can for ex-ample be manufactured using the same input material and two different vacuum levels on two MRS extruders to deliver two melts with differing viscosities to the spinning beam.
Further applications for the MRS extruder include the processing of bottle flakes or production waste to car-pet fiber (BCF) and nonwovens — also as bicomponent fibers. By using 100 % PET bottle flakes, raw material cost savings can be achieved.
MRS based extrusion systems can be combined with any kind of typical fiber downstream equipment.
High quality fibres can also be manufactured with the unique MRS extruder. Up to 100 % recycled content can be processed, thereby reducing the raw material costs whilst minimising the energy costs.
• Efficient devolatilisation of water, monomers, oligomers and other contaminants
• Narrow molecular weight distribution, no low molecular components
• Low plate out (development of deposits on the spinnerets)
• High line availability
• Stable IV even when processing materials with varying residual moisture levels
• Accurate, adjustable control of different viscosities even with the same input material
• Highest melt purity even when processing 100 % recycled material
• Fine filtration 12 – 40 µm
• Masterbatch can be added in either liquid or pellet form (low requirement due to little yellowing of the material during processing)
• Uniform colour no clouds or spots
• Major energy savings, low space requirements
Advantages of Gneuss Technologies for Fiber Manufacture
Fiber Manufacture
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Always somewhere near youOur Locations
Based in Bad Oeynhausen, Germany, Gneuss is committed to the expectations of products “made in Germany” while serving our customers world-wide. A technology center for processing technical trials and development work is available at Gneuss´ headquarters in Bad Oeynhausen. Additional pilot lines are available for trials at our subsidiary, Gneuss Inc. in the USA and at our cooperation partner, SysTech in Japan.
Subsidiary
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Headquarters
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Sales and Service Center
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