Plastics-Processing Machines Love S+S Metal Separators

SCHÖNBERG, Germany - Sept. 12, 2014 - PRLog -- At the FAKUMA 2014 from 14 to 18 October in Friedrichshafen S+S Separation and Sorting Technology GmbH in hall B1, stand 1302, presents metal separators and magnet systems that prevent damage and increase efficiency in the plastics industry (production and processing). S+S demonstrates metal separators for all types of conveying: Systems of the Protector range for direct installation on the material inlet of injection-moulding machines, of the GF range for vacuum and pressure conveyor pipes, and the Rapid Pro-Sense for free-fall applications.

The new Rapid Pro-Sense metal separator is the trade fair highlight. With innovative HRF (High Resolution Frequency) technology the Rapid Pro-Sense provides an extremely high scanning sensitivity for all metals. The metal separator is specifically designed for the requirements of plastics and compound producers but can be used for all applications that require high metal detection performance. The system features a modular design. The reject unit can be chosen to match the conveyed material or to suit special customer demands. For example there are various cleaning and auto-clean features, and specific versions for clearly improved wear protection.

S+S also presents the Protector. Metal separators of this range are installed directly on the material inlet of injection-moulding machines and separate metal particles from the slowly descending material column. They also reliably separate metals from free-falling granulate during first filling and refilling. Christian Stadler, Product Manager of the S+S Business Unit Plastics, emphasises: "S+S metal separators provide maximum machine protection and among other things prevent screw crashes, choked nozzles, and mould damage. Metal separators of the Protector range prevent machine downtimes and thus increase efficiency in plastics processing."

Magnet separators that in plastics production and processing mainly are used for pre-separation  in cases of higher contaminations with ferrous metals also are presented at the trade fair. Magnet separators that are installed upstream of inductive metal separators sort out ferrous metals and thus relieve the load on inductive separation. Pre-separation offers the advantage of a reduced loss of good material.