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ZE twin-screw extruders
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ZE twin-screw extruders

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Overview
The document outlines the features and benefits of KraussMaffei Berstorff's ZE twin-screw extruders, emphasizing their flexibility, high product quality, and cost-effectiveness in plastics processing. It highlights the company's engineering expertise and the advantages of their complete system solutions and customized services.
Specifications
The ZE twin-screw extruders come in 12 sizes, with six UTX models known for their compact design and easy maintenance. The Ultra Glide version allows quick visual inspection of the process state. Key features include a high torque drive train, efficient barrel cooling and heating, and C-clamp barrel connectors for rapid configuration changes.
Technical Features
Advanced gearing technology ensures low noise levels, and a lubrication system protects bearings and gears. The barrel elements offer precise temperature control, and side-feeders enhance throughput by minimizing fluidization effects. The 8-shaped barrel bore is induction hardened for wear resistance.
Process Implementation
The extruders are available in ZE-A and ZE-R versions, each tailored for specific applications. ZE-A is ideal for high-performance compounding, while ZE-R is suited for processing highly-filled materials and TPE compounding.
Modular Design
The extruders feature a modular design with various barrel and screw configurations to meet specific process needs. A patented hardening method provides excellent protection against abrasion and corrosion.
Applications
ZE twin-screw extruders are versatile, used for incorporating reinforcing agents, coloring, masterbatch production, and degassing. They are suitable for standard plastics, engineering plastics, high-performance plastics, and biopolymers.
Laboratory Extruders
The ZE 25 UTX and ZE 26 Basic laboratory extruders facilitate process parameter development that can be directly applied to production lines. The Ultra Glide feature allows immediate process evaluation.
Basic Series
The ZE Basic series provides cost-effective solutions for basic processes, covering over 80% of plastifying, filling, and reinforcing applications. These extruders are designed for economical purchase and space efficiency.
Conclusion
KraussMaffei Berstorff's ZE twin-screw extruders offer flexible and efficient solutions for various plastics processing needs, focusing on quality, customization, and cost-effectiveness.
Overview of ZE Basic Extruders
The ZE Basic range is designed for rapid assembly and delivery, offering a cost-effective solution for standard compounding applications. Integrated auxiliary equipment ensures exemplary temperature control and solid drive train technology, contributing to competitive pricing and excellent performance.
Specifications and Features
The ZE Basic series features a D/d ratio of 1.55, suitable for standard processes like plastifying and incorporating fillers. Newly developed barrel sections provide precise temperature control through inductive hardening processes, with various barrel types available.
Process Control and Monitoring
The Process Control ADVANCED system offers easy control and monitoring of the extrusion process, integrating all control and visualization functions. It includes features like fault alarm systems, trend data display, and recipe management, tailored to customer requirements.
Integrated System Solutions
KraussMaffei Berstorff provides complete system solutions and turnkey production lines, ensuring optimal coordination of components. Their modular concept reduces project planning time and costs, offering comprehensive training and simplified transport and installation.
Service and Support
The company offers extensive service and support, including spare parts logistics and on-site optimization. Their global presence ensures reliable service and expertise in extrusion technology, making them a qualified partner for various industries.
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Maximum Flexibility, high Product Quality, optimum cost effectiveness Engineering Value

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Maximum flexibility combined with outstanding availability in plastics processing Base your planning on extruder concepts that: – asily provide the uncompromising flexibility e required for state-of-the-art production of the most varied products – nsure high availability throughout the entire e service life – onvince by their unparalleled productivity c and cost-effectiveness Bank on KraussMaffei Berstorff‘s excellent plant engineering competence in plastics processing: optimize your production and sharpen your competitive edge by complete system solutions, turnkey production lines and customized...

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Technical data Specialized machinery for special tasks: 12 sizes with particular benefits AUSKLAPPER AUßEN Six of the 12 ZE machine sizes – the ZE 25 UTX up to the ZE 75 UTX – are designed as UTX models. This design concept is distinguished by its particularly compact layout and the very high degree of operator friendliness and ease of maintenance. The ZE UTX laboratory and small batch extruder is available in A and R versions as well as in an A/R combination and in Ultra Glide version. The Ultra Glide has a drive unit, which enables the whole extruder drive unit with both screws to be moved...

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AUSKLAPPER INNEN 2 Barrel cooling and heating

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Technology made transparent First encounter: take a closer look at the ZE UTX twin-screw extruder 1 Drive train Our ZE extruders are characterized by above-average torque obtained by a special power branching system in the gear unit. Application of the latest in modern gearing technology has resulted in a very compact design and extremely low noise levels. A combined dip and pressure lubrication system protects the bearings and gears. If an overload occurs, a safety coupling instantaneously separates the drive from the extruder. 6 C-clamp barrel connectors W ith the C-clamp connectors, changes...

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2 Barrel cooling and heating B arrel elements with a new type of heating and cooling system provide direct and intensive heat transfer and/or cooling. This allows the process in the extruder to be optimized by precise temperature control and dynamic control mode. Heating is done by high-power heating cartridges, which work faster and thus give more rapid start-up. The optimized layout and arrangement of the cooling bores provide high-efficiency counter-flow cooling with standard injection of high-pressure water or steam. 4 Side-feeders T he enlarged twin-screw side-feeder unit gives increased...

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AUSKLAPPER AUßEN 6 C-clamp barrel connectors

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ZE twin-screw extruders Process implementation with utmost precision Process implementation with utmost precision The most precise way to run your process. Two concepts – one basis: 12 sizes each in two versions 24 extruder types in ZE-UTX/UT version 24 twin-screw extruders in two versions with 12 sizes each are available for performing the process steps involved in the manufacture of your products – efficiently and technically optimized. Both KraussMaffei Berstorff ZE-A and ZE-R extruder ranges present the same screw shaft center distance, making screws and barrels interchangeable when production...

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ZE-A version The ZE-A range, with an outer/inner screw diameter ratio of D/d = 1.46, offers an optimal relationship between free volume and torque, high screw torque and the highest throughput capacity. The ZE-A is thus especially suitable for high-performance compounding, alloying, filling and reinforcing, masterbatch production and the processing of powders or small-particle polymers. ZE-R version The ZE-R version has a big free volume. It features high residence times, high free volume with high torque, optimal melt surface renewal, low gas velocities and minimal shear energy input. Its strong...

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ZE twin-screw extruders Perfect fine-tuning for any application Perfect fine-tuning for any application Do you know a more flexible building block system? Two barrel section lengths for each screw diameter. Barrel sections and screw elements are designed in strict accordance with the building block principle. With various types and different specifications that can all be combined with great versatility, there is virtually no limit to the barrel and screw configurations, which can be employed to meet your process requirements in the finest detail. The patented hardening method (DE 101 122 95...

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In the case of twin-screw extruders of the ZE UT series, wear protection for machine sizes ZE90 UT and larger is accomplished by using solid nitriding steel barrels, barrels with through-hardened CrMo liners or barrels made of composite materials. The selection of the type of wear protection depends on the application the extruder is used for and on the specific conditions of wear. Barrel sections with an L/D ratio of 4 or 6 are available for the configuration of the modular processing section. These barrel sections are designed as – pen barrels for feed zones, o – pen barrels equipped with inserts...

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Laboratory extruders Twin-screw laboratory extruders Constant quality production – the fastest solution ZE 25 UTX and ZE 26 Basic – the right choice for your laboratory With KraussMaffei Berstorff you don’t have to rely on hypothesis when launching new products or introducing new processes. The ZE 25 UTX and ZE 26 Basic laboratory extruders offer all features of our production-scale extruders. The process parameters developed on these machines in the laboratory can directly be transferred to your production lines. Ultra Glide – the drive train for immediate process evaluation A further benefit...

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ZE twin-screw extruders ZE UT / UTX Quality planning requires in-depth know-how For your quality control – a wealth of experience gathered from almost 2,500 applications 3 To ensure the future success of your company, KraussMaffei Berstorff twin-screw extruders are tailored to the specific requirements of your products and processes. Based on our in-depth know-how in all plastics compounding and extrusion applications and our design skills as experienced machine engineering company, we supply extrusion lines that are perfectly suited to your recipes and production processes. Benefit from KraussMaffei...

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