Infrared pre-treatment for homogeneous melting of formulations and blends – K 2025

Infrared rotary drum technology efficiently dries plastic bulk materials. The systems from B.IRD Machinery also introduce heat into granules, regrind, flakes, and powders in a manner that is fast, cost-effective, and uniquely gentle on polymers. This aids recyclers and compounders in the production of formulations and blends. Melt homogenisation in the extruder can be significantly improved by the targeted pre-treatment of specific fractions using precisely controllable infrared heat. This, in turn, increases material yield. Particularly with demanding material mixtures of virgin material and recycled fractions, targeted thermal pre-treatment can be crucial to avoid quality losses and material wastage.