Angel hairs … those fuzzy, fitful, filmy pieces of plastic that drive us crazy. Perhaps “snake skins” is a more appropriate name for them, because there is nothing angelic about them. Angel hairs wreak havoc on plastics processing: clogging filters, plugging conveying lines, causing feed problems at the blender, and jamming up machine throats.

The MVP (MaxFlo Vacuum Pump) series and UVP (UltraVac Vacuum Pump) series for high-vacuum polymer conveying applications generate higher vacuum levels at a modest price premium vs. traditional positive displacement pumps. Use of the high vacuum is an alternative to increasing line size, which reduces pressure drop but increases energy usage.

                               Yushin’s NPE booth 1563 will be the most exciting and informative ever for the world leader in robotics and automation for the plastics industry. Situated at the corner of two major aisles in the West Hall, Yushin will be unveiling three new robots during their “Debut of the Americas”. Included in Yushin’s NPE debut o...