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Clean Room Granulator
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Clean Room Granulator

Product catalog summary
Overview: The document details specifications and features of granulators and shredders used in industries like plastics, food, chemical, pharmaceutical, printing, and machine tools. Equipment is categorized into under-the-press granulators, beside-the-press granulators, tangential granulators, central granulators, and shredders.
Under-the-Press Granulators:
  • AK Series: Suitable for reducing runners, sprues, and small parts with features like IEC motor controls and a hinged chamber access lid.
  • WG1200 Series: Designed for under-the-press applications with a throughput of 1800-3000 lbs/hour, featuring a 3-knife rotor and oversized feed rolls.
  • WG Series: Built for continuous reclamation with feed roll infeed and easy maintenance access.
Beside-the-Press Granulators:
  • GP800 Series: Low-speed granulators with easy cleaning and maintenance features.
  • AS Series: Screenless design for space-saving and easy maintenance.
  • Seven Series: Versatile for various feed operations with a multi-feed hopper.
Tangential Granulators:
  • AT500 Series: Offers various cutting chamber geometries and enlarged screen areas for increased throughput.
  • Large Tangential Series: Features a tangential feed cutting chamber for better feedstock ingestion.
Central Granulators:
  • GPH2039/2056 Series: Designed for low-heat granulation with easy access for maintenance.
  • GP2400 Series: Features a unique rotor design to prevent polymer melt-down.
  • GPH3200 Series: Suitable for heavy-duty applications with hydraulic actuation systems.
Shredders:
  • AMS Series: Rugged design for heavy material shredding with multiple rotor styles.
  • ALS Series: Light-duty shredder for processing mold startup purge with a low-speed rotor.
  • AXS Series: Designed for processing plastic waste and large reject parts with a large rotor for positive ingestion.
Key Specifications: Includes tables with specifications such as cutting circle, throughput, motor horsepower, feed height, and ship weight for each model.
Shredder Specifications: Lists models like ALS, AMS, AXS, and APS series, detailing feed opening size, motor horsepower, rotor diameter, and total weight. For instance, the AMS 850 model has a feed opening of 33” x 53”, a 50 HP motor, a rotor diameter of 15”, and a total weight of 10,584 lbs.
APS Series Shredder: Designed for reducing pipe sizes up to 51” in diameter, featuring a drum-style rotor, low-speed cutting action, and a feed trough for long pipes. Models include APS 800, APS 1000, and APS 1500.
Film Scrap Reclaim Systems: AEC offers systems for reclaiming film scrap with a patented dual-stage feed system to improve consistency and reduce material usage. These systems handle blown and cast film, restoring scrap to its original value, reducing contamination risk, and eliminating repelletizing costs.
Advantages of AEC Systems: Highlights benefits like improved product quality, reduced labor costs, and high return on investment, emphasizing cost savings from reduced material consumption and elimination of repelletizing costs.
Contact Information: Provides contact details for AEC's global headquarters and manufacturing facilities in the USA, Poland, and China.
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PROVIDING SOLUTIONS, NOT JUST EQUIPMENT Size reduction equipment for processors in the plastics, food, chemical, pharmaceutical, printing, and machine tool industries

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The AK Series under-the-press granulators feature built-in simplicity at a low cost and are ideal for size reduction of runners, sprues, blow-molded scrap, small thin wall parts and pre-cut thermoformed web. Designed for continuous reclamation of skeletal web directly from the thermoform trim process, the WG Series granulators are available with 3 infeed widths. Can be positioned under or in front of the trim process. • IEC motor controls installed in ergonomic NEMA 12 enclosures • Sequenced starting with individual start/stop pbs with status lights • Auger reversing drum switch • Hinged chamber...

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AK Series Under-the-Press Granulator Model Cutting Circle Auger Feed Opening* Ship Weight *Auger-Fed granulators must be guarded to prohibit inadvertent access to the moving auger. For outside of the press applications, the auger feed chutes dimensioned above provide minimum operator-safe distances from point of feed. Customer furnished chutes must adhere to these minimum dimensions. For interface to conveyors, separators, or other outside of the press equipment, consult factory for specific recommendations. WG Series Under-the-Press Granulator Model Cutting Circle Throat Size Ship Weight WG1200...

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AS Series Granulator Saving space and time, the AS Series screenless feature eliminates the need to replace worn out screens. The compact footprint allows compatibility with existing equipment and interlocking front doors allow quick and easy cleanout and maintenance. • Steel damper plate is incorporated to significantly reduce noise • Integrated thermostat helps prevent the motor from over heating • 2 HP or 3 HP low-speed cycloidal gear motor • Dust tight NEMA type-12 electrical enclosure Beside-the-Press Granulators Seven Series/Seven Series Clean Room Granulator Providing efficient and versatile...

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AS Series Granulator Model Chamber Size Feed Height Ship Weight Seven Series Granulator Model Cutting Circle Feed Height Feed Height GP800 Series Granulator Model GP810 GP818 Beside-the-Press Granulators

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AEC's GP1000 Series granulators run quietly and are extremely versatile—they can be used with robot feed, conveyor feed or hand feed applications. All models provide excellent quality regrind with the added advantage of reduced maintenance costs. AEC's GP 1200 Series Beside-thePress granulators offer a wide range of capabilities to handle the most demanding injection molding, blow molding and extrusion requirements. A large infeed makes hand-feeding and conveyor-feeding easy. AEC's GP1600 Series beside-thepress granulators are ideal for all of your specific needs. The GP1600 Series provide excellent...

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GP1000 Series Beside-the-Press Granulator Model GP1012 GP1018 Feed Height Feed Height GP1200 Series Beside-the-Press Granulator Model GP1212 GP1218 GP1600 Series Beside-the-Press Granulator Model GP1620 GP1628 GP1640 Cutting Circle Feed Height Ship Weight Beside-the-Press Granulators

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Tangential Granulators Large Tangential Series Granulator Tangential Granulators allow large, bulky parts to be easily ingested under the rotor knife. This style machine is ideal for: The AT500 Series encompasses the design elements for the widest variety of application needs. A side mount motor design permits drive motor to be right-hand or lefthand positioned and completely open rear service area for maintenance and cleanout. The Large Tangential Series granulators feature a tangential feed cutting chamber, which allows for better ingestion of feedstock. • Blow Molded Containers • Drums • Automotive...

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AT500 Series Granulator Model Cutting Chamber Feed Height Large Tangential Series Granulator Model Cutting Chamber Feed Height Ship Weight Tangential Granulators

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The GP2400 Series also features low-heat granulation made possible through its unique rotor and cutting chamber design that prevents polymer "melt-down" and virtually eliminates "endplate smearing". The GPH2039/2056 Series also features include low-heat granulation made possible through its unique rotor and cutting chamber design that prevents polymer "melt-down" and virtually eliminates "endplate smearing". AEC's GPH3200 Series granulators cover a wide range of applications including heavy extruder purgings, blow molded flashings, thick sheet, pipe, large blow-molded parts (automotive, appliance,...

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Throat Size Ship Weight GPH2039/2056 Series Granulator Model GPH2039 GPH2056 Throat Size Ship Weight GPH3200 Series Granulator Model GPH3263 GPH3284 Throat Size Ship Weight Central Granulators

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The ALS Series light duty shredder is designed for processing injection and extrusion mold startup purge. It reduces material to approximately 1”-4" (25mm-102mm) when combined with an AEC granulator (stacked 2 stage or in-line with conveyors) and output material sizes can range from 1/8”-1/2" (3mm-12mm). The AMS Series Shredder features a rugged self-aligning gearbox, that is able to transmit the heavy shock loads encountered while shredding heavy material. Designed for processing plastic waste for reclamation and recycling, large extruder purgings, large reject parts, trim scraps, baled or loose...

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ALS Series Shredder Model Feed Opening Rotor Diameter Total Weight AMS Series Shredder Model Feed Opening Rotor Diameter Total Weight AXS Series Shredder Model Cutting Chamber Hopper Feed Opening Total Weight

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APS Series Shredder The APS Series shredders have been developed for the size reduction of pipes up to 51" (1,300mm) diameter from materials such as UPVC, PE and PP. • 39" or 56" diameter drum style rotor provides efficient cutting of thick wall pipe • The low speed cutting action provides smooth operation when processing the heavy wall or solid pipe and reduces noise levels that typically occur when processing long lengths of heavy material • Feed trough that processes up to 25 foot long full length pipe horizontally – allows the heavy pipe to be fed at a comfortable height by fork lift or crane...

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