Mini-compounder for laboratory polymer processing
Streamline your polymer development process with a compact compounding solution designed for precision mixing, metering, and extrusion at laboratory and pilot scales. Ideal for creating uniform test batches, enhancing R&D efficiency, and facilitating innovation in new material formulations.
Compounds and Mixes Polymers and Food Products
The Mini-Compounder KETSE 12/36 from Brabender is an adaptable laboratory-scale extruder designed for precision compounding and mixing in research and development settings. Offering unparalleled versatility, it features a horizontally divided barrel that can be tilted open for easy cleaning and visual assessment of processing steps. With metering or venting ports positioned at 6 D, 12 D, and 26 D, and the possibility of installing side feeders at 14 D, it is engineered to handle a wide range of formulations from polymers to food products.
Commonly applied in plastics, rubber, food, and feed industries, this mini-compounder excels at producing polyethylene films, rubber seals, and pasta noodles, among other products. Designed for laboratory operation, it allows for manual and bench-top processes, making it ideal for generating pilot production samples and small-scale batches. Engineered for seamless integration into existing laboratory setups, the Mini-Compounder KETSE 12/36 supports continuous operation and offers extensive customization options to meet specific processing requirements.
Benefits
- Enables precise and consistent batch production, optimizing research outcomes and product development.
- Facilitates easy cleaning and maintenance, minimizing downtime and contamination risk.
- Offers extensive adaptability to various compounding tasks, enhancing laboratory efficiency.
- Supports small-batch processing, ideal for R&D and pilot-scale testing.
- Seamlessly integrates into existing laboratory setups, allowing for flexible operational use.
- Applications
- Food,Production use,Feed,Pasta,Plastics,Laboratory systems,Rubber,Film
- End products
- Extruded snack foods,Polypropylene packaging,Laboratory test batches,Pasta noodles,Pilot production samples,Animal feed pellets,Rubber gaskets,Rubber seals,Polyethylene films
- Steps before
- Material Preparation,Feeding Material,Sample Measurement,Mixing Ingredients
- Steps after
- Cooling,Cutting,Pelletizing,Sample Analysis,Material Cleaning
- Input ingredients
- polymer materials,lab samples,compounding ingredients
- Output ingredients
- polymer compounds,pellets,films
- Market info
- Brabender is renowned for producing high-quality, engineered-to-order lab equipment for material testing, particularly in food and plastics industries, specializing in precision instruments for measuring, preparation, and processing.
- Barrel length
- 36 D
- Metering ports
- 6 D,12 D,26 D
- Side feeder installation
- 14 D
- Automation
- User-friendly,touchscreen control
- Cleaning time
- Quick cleaning of barrel
- Working mechanism
- Horizontally divided barrel with open-titled design
- Cleaning method
- Quick cleaning due to open barrel
- Automation level
- Manual / PLC controlled
- Batch size
- Laboratory scale
- Changeover time
- Allows quick removal
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Machine footprint
- Compact size for laboratory use
- Barrel size
- 36 D length
- Barrel configuration
- Horizontally divided,tiltable
- Feed method
- Main metering,side feeder ports
- Discharge method
- Quick cleaning and comfortable removal
- Control panel type
- Touchscreen
- Integration possibilities
- Side feeders installation
- Tilted barrel
- Yes