Plastic and Rubber
Rondol offers the Plastics and Rubber Industry an unsurpassed range of machines and ancillary equipment for compounding, compression, extrusion, mixing and moulding. A comprehensive range of ancillary equipment extends capabilities, and data acquisition for statistical process control maximises productivity. Flexible configurations and systems can also be designed and manufactured to your requirements, including machines for recycling processes.
Our Twin Screw Compounders can be reconfigured to a specific Plastics and Rubber Industry application by selecting various kneading, mixing, and shear screw elements, and ancillary equipment options. For example:
• Small-scale processing for research, development, colour matching, quality control and masterbatch production.
• Development of conductive polymer materials with optimal electrical, physical and processing properties and costs, for example solar power photovoltaic panel coatings, electrical separator films, optical films and anode and cathode coatings.
• Development of polymer nanocomposites to enhance mechanical properties, barrier properties, wear resistance and fire retardancy.
Rondol PASS (Process Analysis & Simulation Software) for Rondol Twin Screw Compounders enables cost and time savings in method development, procedure optimisation and preparation for scale-up production on larger extruders:
• Easy to use and fast optimisation of mixing efficiency, screw configuration, operating settings and product quality.
Rondol Single Screw Extruders combine high production capabilities, energy efficiency and ease of use with compact size and are well suited to a wide range of polymers and processing applications. Available in different barrel lengths suitable for research, development or small-scale production. For example:
• Preparing films and sheets for optical quality inspection of recycled plastics using an automated camera system. • Overjacketing telecommunication fibres and lines.
Rondol Compression Moulding Machines extend fabrication possibilities, and provide precision, durability and versatility in density and porosity control, with tooling and options designed to meet customer needs. Applications include:
• Moulding small components from compression mouldable materials, including silicone rubber, thermoplastics and PVA.
• Small-scale production of medical assemblies, polymeric waveguides and microfluidics systems.
Rondol Injection Moulding Machines are perfect for laboratory, batch and mass production of small components in a clean room environment. Applications include:
• Moulding small and micro- components, including bearing caps, plugs, valves and pump fittings.
The ruggedly built benchtop, variable speed Two-Roll Mills are used in the Plastics and Rubber Industry for mixing and calendaring. Applications include:
• Mixing of resin compositions, while ensuring good dispersion of the additives.
The MiniMix is a versatile, high speed Laboratory Mixer. Stainless bowls are interchangeable and ensure corrosion resistance and productivity. Applications include:
• Premixing of powders, granules and liquids.