Automatik Plastics Machinery Gmbh

Buehler Ag

Rieter Automatik Gmbh

Maag Automatik Gmbh

Frank Gloeckner

Stefan Deiss

Horst Mueller

Stefan Dahlheimer

Camille Borer

Reinhardt-Karsten Muerb

Martin Mueller

Burkard Kampfmann

The invention relates to a method for producing a plastic granulate (), in which a process fluid () is contained in a process chamber () where an underwater granulation takes place and the process fluid in the process chamber has a temperature greater than 120&#xb0; C. A process pressure of at least 2.0 bar is obtained in the process chamber, at which a granulation of the plastic strands () into plastic granulate occurs. From the process chamber, a mixture () of process fluid and plastic granulate is diverted into a first cooling zone () during cooling of the plastic granulate, while maintaining the process pressure. In a first separating device (), the plastic granulate is separated from the process fluid under process pressure. In the process chamber, the process fluid has a temperature in the range from 120&#xb0; C. to 160&#xb0; C., and the process pressure obtained there is greater than the pressure of the vapour pressure curve of the process fluid. After separation from the process fluid in the first separating device, the plastic granulate is fed continuously in a line to a dealdehydization container ().

Method for producing a plastic granulate

A process for production of polyethylene terephthalate pellets includes the steps of: production of a melt of polyethylene terephthalate material; production of polyethylene terephthalate pellets from the melt by means of underwater pelletization into a process fluid; removal of the polyethylene terephthalate pellets from the site of underwater pelletization in the process fluid; crystallization of the polyethylene terephthalate pellets in the process fluid, wherein a surface of the polyethylene terephthalate pellets is crystallized and an interior of the polyethylene terephthalate pellets remains amorphous.

Process for production of polyethylene terephthalate pellets

A drop pelletizing device and method for producing pellets from a low-viscosity plastic melt are provided. The drop pelletizing device can include a die plate with holes, in which the plastic melt can be subjected to a harmonic pressure oscillation such that the plastic melt emerging from the holes forms individual pellet droplets, a pressure vessel, in which prevails an overpressure above the ambient pressure, a discharge device adapted to discharge the individual pellet droplets from the pressure vessel and to reduce the overpressure, a separator adapted to separate the individual pellet droplets from the coolant; and at least one circulating device adapted to agitate the coolant to separated and unclump the individual pellet droplets in the coolant and for producing turbulence within the coolant.

Drop pelletizing device and method for the operation thereof

A method for manufacturing a crystallizable plastic material is disclosed. The process includes the step of melting an amorphous plastic material, pelletizing the material, crystallizing it and then post condensing the plastic material with the proviso that the plastic material is not subjected to heating after the melting step but prior to the crystallization step and then subjecting the plastic material to sieving after the crystallization step.

Method and device for producing crystallizable plastic material

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Aschaffenburg, Germany

Frank Gloeckner