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TECHNOLOGY

Solvay Integrates Sustainability into ‘Supreme’ Performance
gineer, will present “The Supreme
range: Designed to meet e-mobility
challenges and make drivers’ lives
easier” on Oct. 17 at 11:40 a.m. at the
Fakuma Forum.
In order to address the latest bat-
tery application requirements, Solvay
is also introducing a new Xencor
Xtreme PPA grade for higher safety
and reliability in thermal runaway
events.
Also at the trade show, Solvay’s di-
verse range of circular materials will
be presented under the new Echo
ew PPE grades featured at Fa- of Ryton polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) brand attribute. The Echo portfolio is
Nkuma are produced with 100% Supreme resins, bringing enhanced engineered with bio-based and recy-
renewable electricity, while the new performance benefits in e-mobility cled technologies in an all-encompass-
Echo brand is engineered with bio- applications,” said Brian Baleno, head ing integral approach from sourcing
based and recycled technologies. of automotive marketing. “These new to manufacturing. Ysée Genot, mar-
Solvay is set to feature its latest inno- grades are produced with 100% re- keting manager, transportation, and
vations in sustainable polymer prod- newable electricity and complement Ricardo Calumby, marketing manager,
ucts in Friedrichshafen, Germany at Solvay’s Amodel polyphthalamide consumer goods, will discuss the de-
the Fakuma show on Oct. 17 to 21. (PPA) Supreme resin launched in velopment at the Fakuma Forum on
One highlight at booth 4213 in hall B4 2021." Oct. 20 at 10:20 a.m. during a pres-
will be a portfolio of specialty polymer Nicolas Batailley, marketing manager entation titled, “New circular mate-
innovations targeting e-mobility. transportation, and Elisa Piedimonte, rials with no compromise on perfor-
“Solvay will launch two new grades customer technical development en- mance.”

Digitally Controlled Granulators Offer Energy Efficiency

granulators with forced feed and low from production startups. The MDSi
power consumption. 600/300 Smart Control Plus version
The MDSi 340/150 Smart Control ma- on display at Fakuma features pow-
chine-side granulator has the highest er consumption analysis to optimize
power range at 1.5-4 kW and capacity economy and automated lubrication
of 10-80 kg per hour. Its primary ap- with Bluetooth monitoring to mini-
plication is enabling the recirculation mize maintenance effort.
of bulky sprues and runners. Material Hellweg will be presenting a 3D
can be fed in by chute, feed hopper or printed model of the new MDSGi
t the Fakuma trade fair in Octo- conveyor belt, and discharged by suc- 1500/600 wet granulator, due to its
Aber, Hellweg Maschinenbau will tion. A film edge strip feeder is avail- weight (around 25 metric tons). It
be presenting a selection of its digi- able as an option. features a forced feed system for film
tally controlled granulators for plas- Hellweg’s 300 series granulators ena- recycling, and offers a high ratio of
tics recycling. These include the MDSi ble grinding of thick-walled moldings, throughput-to-energy consumption.
340/150, the MDSi 600/300 and the sheets, sprues, pipes and profiles and, The cutting geometry is designed for
MDSGi 1500/600, representatives when using the special BR rotor, even particle quality and size distribution,
of a newly developed series of wet single-stage shredding of solid lumps with a low proportion of unusable
fines.

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