Hybrid laboratory extruders for reproducible scale-up applications
Easily switch between screw diameters to enhance flexibility and optimize lab-scale processes, ensuring precise scaling and efficient material extrusion for diverse applications.
Scales and Mixes for R&D Extrusion Tasks
Three-Tec’s ZE 5-12 Hybrid Laboratory Extruder delivers innovative extrusion solutions for R&D and laboratory environments. This compact device integrates both 5 mm and 12 mm screw diameters, enabling swift scalability without compromising performance. It excels in processing pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, fine chemicals, and polymers into products like extended-release capsules and biodegradable plastic resins. The extruder’s water and air cooling system, along with its single control panel, facilitates precise operation and efficient scale-up. Designed for versatility, it operates with maximum pressures of up to 250 bar, handling diverse material types, including powders and granules. The equipment’s flexible L/D ratios and heating zones ensure adaptation to various research applications, while its robust construction supports compliance with industry standards, offering reliability and ease of maintenance.
Benefits
- Enables rapid scale-up with interchangeable screw diameters, saving time on equipment changeover.
- Optimizes laboratory space with compact, table-top design for efficient workflow.
- Provides precise process control with a single, centralized control panel.
- Supports diverse research applications across multiple industries, from pharmaceuticals to food technology.
- Ensures reliable operation at high pressures and temperatures, enhancing process versatility.
- Applications
- Polymers, Fine chemicals, Nutraceuticals, Compounds, Biopolymers, Coatings, Additives, Pharmaceuticals
- End products
- Specialty active pharmaceutical ingredients (apis), Biodegradable plastic resins, Nanocomposite materials, Functional coatings for tablets, Extended-release capsules, High-performance thermoplastics, Antioxidant additives, Protein supplement powder
- Steps before
- Material Blending, Material Preheating, Material Feeding
- Steps after
- Product Cooling, Cutting, Quality Testing, Packaging
- Input ingredients
- Output ingredients
- Market info
- Three-Tec is known for its expertise in manufacturing precision dosing and feeding systems for industrial applications, with a strong reputation for customizable engineered-to-order equipment and innovative solutions tailored to specific customer needs.
- Extruder Sizes
- 5 mm / 9 mm / 12 mm
- Max. Pressure
- 200 (ZE 5) / 250 (ZE 9) / 250 (ZE 12)
- Max. Torque
- 2.5 Nm (ZE 5) / 14.5 Nm (ZE 9) / 20 Nm (ZE 12)
- Max. Temperature
- 230 °C (optionally 400 °C)
- Cooling method
- Water / Air
- Heating Zones
- 1 to 8
- Length/Diameter (L/D)
- 15, 20, 25, 30, 40
- Heating time up to 100°C
- 3 min (ZE 5) / 4 min (ZE 9) / 5 min (ZE 12)
- Heating time up to 200°C
- 7 min (ZE 5) / 10 min (ZE 9) / 14 min (ZE 12)
- Screw Diameter Changeover
- 5 mm / 9 mm / 12 mm
- Upscaling Capability
- Reproducible Scale-Up
- Control System
- Central Control Panel
- Cooling Type
- Water / Air
- Heating Zones
- 1 to 8
- Flexibility
- Hybrid Configuration
- Heating Time to 100°C
- 3–5 min
- Heating Time to 200°C
- 7–14 min
- Max Pressure
- 200–250 bar
- Max Torque
- 2.5–20 Nm
- Max Temperature
- 230 °C (optionally 400 °C)
- Abrasion resistance
- High
- Biological compatibility
- Not applicable
- Cleanability
- Easy to clean
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- High
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Screw diameter options
- 5 mm, 9 mm, 12 mm
- Machine footprint
- Table-top model
- Compact footprint
- Space-saving design
- Screw diameter
- 5, 9, or 12 mm
- Casing type
- Standard housing
- Control panel type
- Central control panel
- Screw Diameter Options
- 5 mm, 9 mm, 12 mm
- Control Panel Type
- Centralized Control Panel
- Heating Zones
- 1 to 8
- Cooling Options
- Water / Air