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New WXB™ Weigh Extrusion Blender from Maguire Products

new blender that provides extrusion control based Maguire vice president of sales and marketing. “It enables
A on batch precision and metering accuracy can be us to provide customers with turnkey control systems for
interfaced with a supervisory system that controls the virtually any type of extrusion operation.”The Maguire
total production line and has been proven effective in + Syncro control display allows users to easily visualize
blown and cast film, sheet, pipe and profile, and wire single-layer and coextrusion processes. Modes of extrusion
and cable applications. The new WXB™ Weigh Extrusion control available include pounds or kilograms per hour;
Blender from Maguire Products, Inc. incorporates a gain- weight per length of extrudate; and product thickness in
in-weight (GIW) weigh bin and a loss-in-weight (LIW) mix microns. Initially the WXB blender is available in three
chamber in one machine with a Maguire® 4088 controller. models: WXB 100 for throughputs of 100-220 lb/hr (50-100
While the GIW function precisely weighs batch ingredients kg/hr); WXB 200 for 220-440 lb/hr (100-200 kg/hr); and
as they are dosed sequentially into the weigh bin, the WXB 400 for 440-880 lb/hr (200-400 kg/hr). The blenders
LIW mix chamber makes possible accurate metering of can be configured for up to twelve ingredients, each
the blend into the processing machine and facilitates with a separate dispenser. The WXB blender is compact
control of extrusion and includes guards for safe operation. The mix chamber
and haul-off in is easily removed for quick cleanout. All loading system
accordance with options available from Maguire are integrated into the
process variables. controller.
The tight tolerance
achieved by the
blender (within New Crate Moulds and Used
+/- 0.1%) is a key
to conserving raw Furniture Moulds for Sale,
material.The 4088 in good running condition.
controller, Maguire’s
most advanced
blender control,
is designed for
communication with
other systems in an Industry 4.0 setting. It enables the
WXB blender to interface with the Maguire + Syncro™
supervisory system, which provides control of all segments
of the production line from a single touch-screen HMI
control. In blown film production, for example, the
system controls extruder temperature, raw material
metering and consumption data, air ring automation,
gauging, internal bubble cooling, web and cage handling,
haul-off, and winder. The system can be deployed for
coextrusion with multiple extruders.The Maguire + Syncro
brand is the product of a partnership between Maguire Contact :
and SYNCRO srl that began in 2016 with Maguire taking
an investment position with SYNCRO. “The partnership Esquire Multiplast Pvt Ltd
draws on Maguire’s experience in materials handling and Mobile – 9745630053
blending systems and SYNCRO’s extensive range of control Email – anil@esquireplastics.com
systems for extrusion applications,” said Frank Kavanagh,

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