Method of manufacturing pellets of thermoplastic material
Abstract
Abstract A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PELLETS FOR CHARGING EXTRUDERS, MOLDS, ETC. FROM FABRIC SUPPORTED SHEET VINYL. THE SUPPORTED SHEET VINYL IS TYPICALLY A FOAMED WASTE WHICH IS CHOPPED INTO A MASS OR MIX OF DISCRETE PARTICLES. AS THE SHEET VINYL SUPPORTED FOAM IS CHOPPED, SOME FLY IS SEPARTED THERFROM, AND THEREAFTER, AS THE DISCRETE-SIZED PARTIXLES ARE TRANSPORTED FOR STORAGE PURPOSES, ADDITIONAL FLY IS REMOVED. THE MIX IS THEN BLENDED, THE BLENDING ACTION CAUSING HEATING DUE TO MECHANICAL AGITATION. UPON THE BLENDED MIX REACHING APPROXIMATELY 320*F., IT ATTAINS A VISCOUS MUD-LIKE CONSITENCY AND IS THEN SPREAD OUT TO PERMIT COOLING AND THEN BROKEN INTO ROCK-LIKE CHUNKS. THEREAFTER THE CHUNK-LIKE AGGLOMERATE IS CHOPPED TO FORM PELLETS.
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- 👤 James Logrippo
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