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MRS-Extruder
MRS Extrusion Concept


The patented MRS Multi Rotation System offers completely new possibilities with regard to the efficient degassing and extrusion of polymer melts. Additionally, this system also offers excellent dispersion performance for the introduction of gases and / or all forms of additives.

Design


The polymer melt is delivered into a large single screw drum. The drum contains 8 small extruder barrels, parallel to the main screw axis. Installed in these small extruder barrels are the "satellite" screws, which are driven by a ring gear in the main barrel.

The satellite screws rotate in the opposite direction to the main screw while they rotate around the screw axis.

This disproportionately increases the surface exchange of the polymer melt. The extruder barrels which are cut into the drum of the multi rotation system are approximately 30% open (see illustrations 4 and 5) to ensure the optimum melt transfer into the barrels, so that the evacuation can take place without restrictions.

Further, precise control of the melt temperature is possible as the temperatures of all the surfaces in contact with the melt can be controlled accurately.

Performance comparison


Thanks to the multi rotation elements, a melt surface area is made available which is far greater than that of conventional extruders. For example: the MRS system creates a melt surface area which is 25 times greater compared with a corotating twin screw extruder.

Energy efficient


The specific energy requirement of the MRS system is typically 15 to 25 % less than for conventional technologies as it needs neither pre-drying nor powerful vacuum systems. Compared with the single screw extruder when processing PET, pre-treatment of the material in the form of drying and crystallizing can be avoided thereby saving operating and main- tenance costs along with energy savings. The MRS also has a lower energy consumption when compared with corotating twin screw extruders. In the case of PET processing, there are additional savings with the MRS as this system requires neither a powerful vacuum system ( < 5 mbar) nor partial pre-drying of the material. Furthermore, the MRS delivers suffici- ent pressure that in most cases, a melt pump is not necessary to boost the pressure.

Typical MRS Extrusion Applications(examples):

• Thermoforming sheet
• Bottle to bottle recycling
• Strapping tape
• PE/PP Recycling
• PA Degassing
• MRS Mixing Technology
• Direct recycling of fiber und film waste

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