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Innovative Cast Line For The Sumitomo Chemical brings new

Production Of Cpp Film high-performance polymer

mut Group presents one of the first cast film lines from umitomo Chemical Advanced Technologies is bringing
AACP seriesfor the production of CPP film.This line, Sone of its high performance thermoplastics to the
2100 mm width, has been specifically designed for the North American market. Sumiploy CS5530 is a polyether
production of film with smoothsurface for general purposes sulfone with a proprietary additive package that boosts
and for the production of film with embossed surface for wear resistance and dimensional stability.
stationery applications, such as folders for documents.
It has been in commercial use for a few years at an
The chill roll group consists of main and secondary chill undisclosed automotive OEM in an oil control valve. It
roll.In order to be able to produce both type of the CPP replaced aluminum based on cost savings and improved
film surfaces, the line is equipped with twodifferent chill response time in a variable valve timing system.The PES
rolls. The roll fastchange system enables the exchange of material is mainly aimed at automotive applications
the main chill roll from one to another type in extremely but it also is suited to electrical, electronic and
aerospace components, said Janice Grzywa, business
manager for engineering polymers for Sumitomo
Chemical. In addition to metal replacement, it can
be an option to replace other high-end polymers such
as polyetheretherketone and polyetherimide, Grzywa
said from Sumitomo Chemical’s Phoenix operation.
The Sumiploy grade has high tensile strength, flexural
modulus and impact strength. With specific gravity of
1.56, its standard molding temperature is 680 degrees
F. Its glass transition temperature ranges from 437° F to
446° F. The Phoenix operation includes PES grinding for
incorporating the resin in aerospace panels. Sumiploy
is manufactured in Sumitomo’s Ehime, Japan, factory.
The firm’s other PES materials can include liquid crystal
polymer and other modifiers to increase strength
short time. This line is considered a flagship project in this properties.
field also for having a 4-layer multi manifold die which
allows an extremely accurate distribution of the layers Spirol redesigns feeder controller
by using 4 extruders. Depression air blade Mod. DV™ is
installed behind the extrusion die to change the position
of the die towards chill roll as well as the film chill roll pirol International Corp. of Danielson, Conn., has
touching angle and to eliminate completely orange- Supdated its Series 2000 High Performance Feed
peel defect. DV™ air blade unit has very small surface System controller, with the Mark VI, for bowl feeders.
for air sucking, so smaller sucking surface on the same The Mark VI monitors the operation of the Series 2000
vacuum force increases the vacuum level, thus drastically feed systems and continually adjusts and synchronizes
reducing the quantity of waxes condensation on chill roll, two independent axes of motion within the drive unit.
for better refrigeration, haze and gloss of the film and The controller also reduces power consumption.The
cleaning action on the chill-roll. The independent rotary
arm type winder is equipped with an innovative in-line Mark VI also has independent horizontal and vertical
cutting system for the production of finished rolls without axes of motion, which results in an elliptical movement
any reduction of maximum winding diameter even when of the bowl. Spirol said that gives a smoother, gentler
running multiple rolls in winding and with absolutely feeding of the product, allows bowl interchangeability
minimum tail. Another innovative feature is the compact on one drive unit without the need for mechanical
design: 2100-mm wide line is installed in no more than tuning, and speeds of up to two-and-a-half times of
120 m² of space. conventional feed systems rates.

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