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Color Masterbatch Formulation

            Plastic Extruder Tips 10: Color Masterbatch Formulation Research                           Color Masterbatch Formulation Research When you get an order from your customer for a new color masterbatch, if you have no experience, you need to research the approx. formulation first. So actually, the most important thing is you have a good color blending engineer. Now we example as PE-based red color masterbatch: Before we start the formulation, we should know the application of color masterbatch, like injection machine using or blowing machine using. Because of that the requirement of pigment dispersibility and moisture, blowing machine > injection machine, especial for high pigment filling masterbatch.  As we know, the color masterbatch is made by Carrier(PE) + Pigment (red color) + Additives (dispersant, lubricant, anti-UV etc.) + Filler material (som...

Important formulas for looms and plant (woven sacks)

This formulas will come in handy if you are working in a plastic woven sacks manufacturing unit as production manager Formulas Picks per minute = cam RPM x Number of shuttles Weaving Ring I.D = 2 x fabric Dfl. (mm) OR = 2 x fabric Dfl. x 25.4/ 3.14 (inch) Elongation = Increase in length x 100 / Initial sample length Number of warp = 2 x fabric Dfl x Warp Mesh (Inches) = 2 x fabric Dfl x Warp Mesh /10 ( Fabric Dfl = centimeter, Warp Mesh= DM ) Fabric Production = 1.54 x pick/minute/Weft mesh (inches) = 6 x pick/minute/weft mesh (DM) Fabric GSM = Warp mesh x Warp Denier + Weft mesh x Weft Denier/228.6 Bags Weight = 50.8 x fabric Dfl x Cut length x Warp mesh x Warp Denier + Weft mesh x Weft Denier/ 90,00,000 = Fabric Dfl. x Cut length X GSM/ 5000 ( warp mesh and weft mesh in inches, fabric dfl and cut length in inches) » For PP Unlaminated Fabric For Example, If you want to Produce 60cm x 90cm single fold bottom stitch 90 gram bag. For Production you n...

Volume cost and important (filler mixing)

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Volume Cost and its importance in Plastic applications and woven sacks The Volume Cost of a Raw Material input is the purchase cost of a unit volume of the material. It is extremely important to understand the Volume cost of Polymers and its additives as it plays a key role in their selection for a particular application. Compounding Costs and its implications: Mineral fillers are fine particle Inorganic powders. The particles agglomerate due to Vaan Der Waal forces, and it is essential to break up these agglomerates to disperse the filler particles uniformly in the Polymer Matrix. This requires energy and is additional to the energy required for melt formation and mixing. The energy requirements and compounding cost depend on various factors, like the physical form of the polymer, whether it is polar or non polar, the type of filler, whether the filler is untreated or treated and processing behavior. Physical Form     • If the Polyme...

Problems and solutions in woven sack(raffia) tape plant

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PROBLEM  CAUSES  SOLUTIONS FILM PUNCTURE Hold up particle Change screen pack. Check Row Material Moisture. Check heat stability of master batch. GELES, HARD OR UNPLASTICIZED PROFILE Improper back pressure. Improper temp gradient. Moister in master batch. Change temp. Profile. Use fine wire mesh. Reduce die lip opening. Reduce adaptor flow area. Change screw geometry. Pre-dry master batch. D ENIER  VARIATION Extruder surging. Film thickness variation across width. Spacer thickness variation. Improper drive Performance. Refer problem III in general extrusion processing. Reduce throughput rate. Increase die volume. Adjust die lip. Check uniformity of die temp. Check spacer thickness. Use carbon steel blade. Check drive performance. Check temperature of orientation unit across width. Check flow velocity of hot air across width. TAPE BREAKAGE Excessive stretch ratio. Low orientation temp. Hold up particle in film. Very stiff film. Extruder surgin...

Woven sack (raffia) tape plant

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Woven Sack (Raffia)  - Raffia Plant Formula &calculations  Tape plant  like raffia  tape  stretching  plant  is an ideal plastic extrusion machinery for producing chemical bags, cement bags, rice bags, lamination fabrics and tarpaulin. This plastic extrusion equipment is used in high and quality generating plastic process to form a continuous profile from plastic raw material BELOW ARE THE FORMULAS USED IN THE PROCESSING :  Spacer Size (mm) =  (Stretching Ratio) ^1/2 x Width of Tape Stretching Ratio = ( Spacer Size/Tape Width )^2 Stretching Ratio = Stretching Godet Speed(Second godet) / holding Godet Speed(first godet) Production Kg/hr = Denier x Final Line Speed x No of Tapes x 60 / (9000x1000) Production Kg/hr = Denier x Final Line Speed x No of Tapes/ 150000 Elongation % = Tape Final Length - Initial Length x 100 / Final Length Tape Thickness Stretched = denier / (9000 x Tape Width x Density) Un-streched Tape Thickness = (Str...