Types of Plastic Granulators and its Precautions
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Plastic Granulator: A plastic granulator is a machine that has sharp knives and is beneficial in cutting down the plastic products into small pieces. It cuts down the materials to an extent that they sometimes take the form of powder. Plastic Granulator is very common in recycling industries.
Types of Plastic Granulators: There are different types of plastic granulators depending on their power, usage, and their technology. Various kinds of plastic granulators are double angle cut granulators, chevron granulators, helical rotor, and wet granulators. A wet granulator has water jets that add some water while the granulating process. Water acts as a lubricant for the knives and helps the in performing better. Every Plastic Granulator has its own properties and advantages because of its technology and way of working.
Precautions:
Plastic Granulators are common these days and to get the proper results one should take care of few precautions before using it. We must not start the granulating machine if its cutting chamber has some material already inside it. Take proper care of the external or foreign objects while the granulating is under process. If any foreign object enters the machine, it can ruin the process. There is a collection bin, which contains the extract, empty the collection bin in time.
Never overload the plastic granulator by feeding extra material in it this can be dangerous for the machine. One must switch on the granulator before feeding the plastic material that is to be cut down. Let the granulator purge or clean out the material itself before switching it off. If you do not do so, it can cause damage to its knives.
One must take care of these points before buying and using a plastic granulator. These precautions can help in increasing the life of the machine and will give better results.