Why purging? The reasons for purging are the resolution of quality problems during changes in color and material. To eliminate contamination through carbonization, disintegration, etc., as well as to avoid production planning problems, time and cost of cleaning the screw.
First Purge & Maintenance.
Black spots issues ; Color, Material & Formulation Change.
ShutDown & Startup.
Case for cleanning solution | Processing temperature( ºC ) | Resin to clean | Quantity of Clean Xpress ( Kg ) | Time to clean ( min. ) | Previous solution to Clean X | Quantity of previous solution to clean ( Kg ) | Time to clean ( min. ) |
Colour change | 150 | EVA | 10 | 10 | EVA | 25 - 50 | 30 - 60 |
Colour change | 180 | HDPE | 10 | 10 | HDPE | 25 - 50 | 30 - 60 |
Material change | 250 | PBT | 5 | 10 | PBT | 25 - 50 | 30 - 60 |
Material change | 170 | PUR | 3 | 10 | PUR | 10 - 20 | 30 - 60 |
Colour change | 170 | PVC | 8 | 10 | PVC | 15 - 25 | 30 - 60 |
CleanX – Visual Examples