NPE Booth W4489
Granulators CMG manufactures dozens of models of granulators that can be used to chop up a variety of materials, including plastics. Sizes run from beside-the-press units to models for recycling facilities. The company touts its models’ quiet, efficient, safe operation and Industry 4.0 capabilities. CMG, which is based in Bologna, Italy, offers its granulators in the U.S. through Piovan SpA, one of the equity holders of the company.
What’s new? Addition of an evacuation, dedusting and powder containment system that new CMG granulators will be equipped with, and available as an upgrade kit to granulators made by both CMG and other manufacturers that already are in service. The company’s Regrind Evac system operates under full vacuum to evacuate regrind material from the granulator and convey it gently to a cyclone receiver. The material travels through a dedusting chamber under negative pressure. The regrind is then deposited in a storage bin or bag, while powder in the air flows through a self-cleaning filter unit. Powder trapped by the filter is compacted and collected for recycling or disposal. The unit on display at NPE — CMG’s largest — will be paired with its EV916, designed for postconsumer recycling.
Benefits Containment of dust that could otherwise pollute the air or overall environment.
Piovan UnaDyn, Fredericksburg, Va., 703-490-7000, www.cmg-granulators.com
Vital Statistics
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System on display |
EV916 equipped with a Regrind Evac system |
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Dimensions of the system |
28 feet tall, with a footprint of 10 by 27 feet |
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Maximum recycling throughput of EV916 |
15,000 pounds per hour |
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Number of available Regrind Evac system sizes |
10 |
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Range of capacities for new Regrind Evac systems |
500 pounds per hour to 15,000 pounds per hour |
Karen Hanna | Senior Staff Reporter
Senior Staff Reporter Karen Hanna covers injection molding, molds and tooling, processors, workforce and other topics, and writes features including In Other Words and Problem Solved for Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing, Plastics Recycling and The Journal of Blow Molding. She has more than 15 years of experience in daily and magazine journalism.
