MAAG innovations aimed at efficient pelletizing

MAAG Group presented three new strand pelletizers at K 2019. With the PRIMO 100E, the MAAG Group AUTOMATIK completes its product portfolio in the field of single-sided strand pelletizers for the compounding market and now also offers the possibility of efficiently processing highly filled products in lower throughput ranges. There is further growth in the Primo family - the PRIMO PLUS Flex  is the link between proven PRIMO Plus  technology and the cutting rotors of the Scheer product group.  

 

According to Paul Merich, Vice President of MAAG APAC, “K is a special venue for MAAG Group to showcase our range of products. For this edition, we showed our new strand pelletizers and explain to our customers their benefits. K offers us the opportunity to present our complete product portfolio to a broader market.“

 

For MAAG, the past few years has been important especially for its Asian operations. “Asia is our biggest growth area and for the last three years, we have grown in Asia and we still see substantial growth in the number of projects – such as those in Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam and other ASEAN countries. But China is a strong growth region and in China we have some local products that we update every two years,” Mr. Merich explained.

 

The strand pelletizer models introduced at K include the little brother of the PRIMO 200E, which completes the Group’s product portfolio with a robust, one-sided dry-cut strand pelletizer for lower throughput ranges.  

 

The PRIMO 100E is particularly suitable for compounding thermoplastics, functional or additive masterbatch production and the production of color concentrates up to a line throughput of 1,000 kg per hour. Like the Primo 200E, the 100E scores points with its unique cutting geometry with a flat entry angle and the shortest unguided length between the feed rollers and cutting unit. This geometry allows a straight-line guidance to the cutting tools and thus guarantees high cut quality for hard as well as very soft or brittle plastic strands. 

 

                                                               Mr. Paul Merich, Vice President of MAAG APAC

 

Proven PRIMO Plus technology meets Scheer cutting tools. Since their introduction on the market in 2001 PRIMO Plus  dry-cut strand pelletizers have been used in a wide variety of applications. Starting  at the granulation of base polymers and recycling products, processing of highly filled compounds ending with the pelletizing of high-performance polymers processed with different granule lengths from micro to LGF, the PRIMO Plus is the first choice when it comes to demanding pelletizing processes. 

 

In the Flex version the PRIMO Plus is now available for the first time in combination with the 200mm cutting rotors known from the Scheer portfolio. Here too, the segmented rotor geometry is maintained, which brings benefits especially for larger machines due to the modular structure. Furthermore, customers with different strand pelletizers but now identical cutting tools can use synergies. The cutting rotor segments from the Scheer portfolio are interchangeable with the cutting tools of the PRIMO E series and now also compatible with the Flex version of the PRIMO Plus .

 

With the PRIMO PLUS Flex, MAAG customers receive all advantages of a solid strand pelletizer which has been continuously developed since the market launch, with the full option package from Automatik Pelletizing Systems. This means granulation at the highest level, maximum flexibility and compatibility with your core component portfolio. 

 

The PRIMO FC is a concept strand pelletizer of the MAAG Group. The strand pelletizer has further new incorporated features, namely the adjustment and readability of the cutting gap size from the outside, a cutting head housing swiveling in 3 axes and a smart condition monitoring of the machine.  The bottom of the cutting head and the granule outlet are easily accessible by a lateral pivoting of the complete pelletizer housing. The granule outlet is simply inserted without additional fixations - an exchange is done without tools in 2 minutes. Furthermore, the cutting chamber flap can be opened in the strand axis which also includes the strand inlet. This means that in case of blockage of the infeed unit by strands, the complete cutting head can still be opened and the material jam can be removed quickly. The cutting rotor is powered by a strong direct drive which can handle a wide range of products such as micro-pellets or LGF granules without an additional gearbox.