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Tailored ZE-UT-R twin-screw extruder for highly-filled masterbatch compounds (Hannover, 20th September 2012) KraussMaffei Berstorff has optimized its ZE-UT-R twin-screw extruder series by adding innovative features for compound filling. This technical improvement is the result of systematic research work performed in close co-operation with renowned compound producers. On the occasion of Fakuma 2012 in Friedrichshafen (hall A7, stand 7303/7304), KraussMaffei Berstorff will present the new customized extrusion line concept. Compounds with 80 percent filler contents “In the course of the last two years, KraussMaffei Berstorff has already sold 15 lines for the production of highly filled PE or PP compounds with a talc or chalk share of up to 80 percent”, reports Dr. Thomas Winkelmann, head of twin-screw extruder process technology at KraussMaffei Berstorff in Hannover. These compounds are used in the production of blown film for carry bags, sacks or construction film, for instance. “Thanks to their excellent mixing properties and the high concentration of functional additives that offer unparalleled logistic and economic benefits, highly filled compounds are used to an ever increasing extent as masterbatches for film and sheet production”, explains Dr. Winkelmann. Optimized processing section The deep-flighted ZE-UT-R series exhibiting a D/d ratio of 1.74 and a correspondingly large free volume is particularly suited for the production of highly filled compounds. The available free volume is especially beneficial as high filler quantities or fillers of low bulk density must be mixed in. In addition, the high filler shares of up to 80 percent require long processing sections to ensure that the filler particles are perfectly incorporated into the plastics matrix. This is why the ZE extruders tailored for this task feature processing section lengths ranging between 50 and 56 D. Further highlights of these lines are the type of product addition and the number of