Industrial granulator for high-throughput plastic recycling
Facing challenges in efficiently recycling high-volume plastic and rubber waste? This industrial granulator streamlines the process, ensuring precise cuts and high throughput for various materials.
Efficiently Cuts and Granulates Plastic and Rubber
The Rotoplex Ro by Hosokawa Alpine is a versatile granulator renowned for its robust construction and efficient cutting capabilities, designed for heavy-duty applications in plastics, rubber, and recycling industries. Integrating the patented Alpine cross-scissor cut technology, it ensures high specific cutting capacity, vital for processing various materials including plastics, film, rubber, leather, and more. With energy-optimized operation, it maximizes throughput while minimizing mechanical stress, prolonging durability even in continuous, high-speed operations. Available in sizes from 15 to 500 kW, it supports a range of applications from processing industrial wax and polymer coatings to preparing composite material granules and lithium-ion battery components. The Rotoplex Ro’s modular design allows easy integration into existing production lines, supported by options for stainless steel construction for enhanced corrosion resistance. Its engineering accommodates rotor knives usable on one side and stator knives on four sides for extended operational life. Offering optimal product feeding characteristics, this granulator ensures seamless automation and integration with existing control systems for streamlined operations, while its design allows easy access for maintenance and cleaning.
Benefits
- Enhances material repurposing efficiency with its high specific cutting capacity.
- Minimizes maintenance costs through durable, spheroidal graphite cast iron construction.
- Offers flexible integration with various production lines using modular design options.
- Achieves significant energy savings with optimized motor efficiency.
- Facilitates seamless processing of diverse materials, from plastics to lithium-ion components.
- Applications
- Aeroplex asa,Dishwashing powder,Post consumer recycling,Pcr material,Cosmetics,Lithium-ion batteries,Pre-crushers,Crop protection agents,Minerals,Powder coating,Sweeteners,Talc,Compact-line cla,Fsd,Chemicals,Food,Film applications,Rotoplex ro,Polymer-line pl,Granulators,Fertiliser,Medicinal herbs,Luxury foods,Dura-line dl,Pulverizers,Additive manufacturing metal,Spices,Plastic mouldings,Tdg,Table roller mills,Tea,Rubber,Sacks,Animal feed,Additive manufacturing polymer,Titanium dioxide,Industrial wax,Recovered carbon black,Special flours,Sugar,Inhalers,Metals,Api,Shredders,Blown films,Pe solutions,As 200 ii,Cocoa processing,Jet mills,Food processing,Composite materials,Cable recycling,Blown film lines,Calcium carbonate,Pharmaceuticals,Recycling,Lignin,Film recycling,Thickening agents,Fg,Hard minerals,Tfg,Tablets,Polyplex ppc,Lactose,Dairy products
- End products
- Lithium-ion battery cathodes,Powdered sugar,Composite material granules,Plastic granules,Powdered sweeteners,Polymer coatings,Animal feed pellets,Carbon black powder,Cosmetic powders,Cocoa powder,Pharmaceutical tablets,Powdered spices,Pulverized minerals,Synthetic rubber,Dairy creamers,Industrial wax flakes,Flour-based thickening agents,Extruded polymer sheets,Metal powders for additive manufacturing,Laminated film sacks,Milk powder,Polyethylene (pe) film,Recycled plastic pellets,Titanium dioxide powder,Talcum powder,Granulated fertiliser,Food packaging films,Post-consumer recycled sauces,Protein supplements,Herbicides,Film wraps
- Steps before
- Pre-crushing,Sorting,Separation,Material inspection
- Steps after
- Separation,Fractionation,Particle size analysis,Packing,Recycling
- Input ingredients
- plastic waste,film,lumps,profile scrap,flakes,natural caoutchouc,synthetic caoutchouc,vulcanised rubber,cable scrap,copper cables,aluminium cables,lead cables,electronic scrap,fibres,glass-fibre waste,leather,paper
- Output ingredients
- cuttable materials,processed plastic,processed film,processed fibres,processed rubber,processed leather
- Market info
- Hosokawa Alpine is known for its expertise in manufacturing advanced process equipment and systems for powder and particle processing technology. It has a strong reputation for innovation, quality engineering, and customer-focused solutions in various industries.
- Power range
- 15 – 500 kW
- Cutting capacity
- High specific cutting capacity for maximum throughputs
- Design material
- Spheroidal graphite cast iron
- Operation type
- Continuous heavy-duty operation
- Cleaning
- Easy to clean
- Rotor technology
- Alpine cross-scissor-cut technology
- Maintenance access
- Cutting chamber easily accessible
- Working Mechanism
- Cross-scissor cut rotor
- Integrated Steps
- Granulation
- Batch vs. Continuous Operation
- Continuous
- Cleaning Method
- Manual
- Material Cut Capability
- Universal for all cuttable materials
- Automation Level
- Manual / PLC
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Machine footprint
- Varies with model
- Rotor design
- Cross-scissor cut
- Material of construction
- Spheroidal graphite cast iron
- Rotor size
- 15 – 500 kW
- Casting quality
- GGG-40
- Accessibility
- Removable cover for easy access
- Rotor knife use
- 1 side
- Stator knife use
- 4 sides
- Feed method
- Standard or tangential chute
- Control panel type
- Customizable HMI
- Rotor configuration
- Patented cross-scissor cut
- Material construction
- Spheroidal graphite cast iron