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PRODUCT NEWS

Hellweg’s Granulators with new W i nCup intr oduces
digital control system biodegradable line of straws

and stirrers
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communication of the machines with upstream and Dintroduced a new line of straws and stirrers in order
downstream components, as well as with operators, in line to meet the customer demand for environmentally
with Industry 4.0 “Internet of the Things” (IoT) principles. friendly disposable products.The company used
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measures and stores to produce the line, called phade.The move makes
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temperatures the company plans to offer reusable products such as
and monitors the corrugated packing cases, super-sacks for expanded
service life of polystyrene (EPS) beads, wooden pallets and packing
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new Smart Control system is available for all Hellweg have a better end-of-life story, and these straws are a
granulators from the 150 series upwards. Monitoring of realistic and promising step forward.” The PHA resin
mechanical mill components means conclusions can be used to produce phade straws and stirrers will be
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avoid unplanned production down-time, while possible in marine, soil environments and home, as well as
faults and damage can be detected at an early stage. A industrial compostable
visual alarm informs the operator of the need to replace environments. The
a part due to wear. An active V-belt monitoring system company also expects
automatically switches off the granulator in the event of to enter talks with
a deviation from the nominal value. Smart Control also state legislators who
includes an automated enquiry system that issues requests consider new laws and
for quotations for spare parts such as blades, screens and programmes for single-
V-belts directly from the manufacturer. The new “boost XVH SODVWLFV :LQWHUV
operation” option enables a short-term increase in grinding DGGHG ´:H·UH ORRNLQJ
performance, in order to compensate for production- at the ways bioplastics
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which, for example, low melt-temperature granulation around disposables. “At
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so that water-cooling is not required. Power consumption continue to lead the industry in innovative products
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grain sizes. Smart Control evaluates measured power produces disposable cups, bowls, containers, lids and
consumption over extended periods of time. Standardised VWUDZV IRU WKH IRRGVHUYLFH LQGXVWU\ 7KURXJK WKH :LQ&XS
soft starting of the motor and a new motor brake make environmental platform, the company plans to offer
reusable products, corrugated packing cases, super-
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sacks for (EPS) beads,and many more such products.

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