SPHERO Underwater Pelletizer wins Award for Energy ... - Maag
SPHERO Underwater Pelletizer wins Award for Energy ... - Maag
SPHERO Underwater Pelletizer wins Award for Energy ... - Maag
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PRESS RELEASE<br />
Grossostheim, Germany, October 2012<br />
<strong>SPHERO</strong> ® <strong>Underwater</strong> <strong>Pelletizer</strong> <strong>wins</strong> <strong>Award</strong> <strong>for</strong><br />
<strong>Energy</strong> Efficiency.<br />
Grossostheim, October 2012. During a ceremony held earlier<br />
this year in Shanghai, Plastics Technology China awarded<br />
Automatik Plastics Machinery a prize <strong>for</strong> an “innovative,<br />
energy saving processing machine <strong>for</strong> the Chinese Plastics<br />
Industry”.<br />
This award recognizes the ef<strong>for</strong>ts of Automatik’s engineers in 2010 who, during<br />
development work, went to great lengths to turn the company’s <strong>SPHERO</strong> ® underwater<br />
pelletizer into a highly energy-efficient cutting system, with particular attention being<br />
given to the following areas:<br />
� By modifying both the cutting chamber and the knife hub geometries Automatik<br />
Plastics Machinery substantially reduced the energy consumption of the<br />
pelletizer;<br />
� The company also developed a new, thermally insulating “SuperFlow” die plate<br />
that decreases melt pressure more than 20% compared to standard die plates.<br />
This positively impacts the energy consumption of previously installed machines<br />
such as an extruder;<br />
� Further, Automatik Plastics Machinery provided other special devices that<br />
maximize energy efficiencies while enabling the recapture of consequent waste<br />
heat, which can then be used downstream <strong>for</strong> subsequent crystallization<br />
processes or to heat up office space and common areas<br />
More than 150 <strong>SPHERO</strong> ® underwater pelletizing systems are now in operation<br />
worldwide <strong>for</strong> various thermoplastics as well as <strong>for</strong> very specific niche products. Andreas<br />
Weidner, <strong>Maag</strong>’s China Sales Manager, accepted the award on behalf of Automatik<br />
Plastics Machinery, stating: ”Reaping such a valuable reward is tangible proof of the<br />
value of our development work. With the <strong>SPHERO</strong> ® , Automatik provides an underwater<br />
pelletizer that is both unique and highly reliable and helps to reduce energy costs. This<br />
in turn translates to considerable saving opportunities <strong>for</strong> our customers. We are<br />
convinced that the <strong>SPHERO</strong> ® delivers the best long-term return of all underwater<br />
pelletizing systems currently available on the market. We are also proud of the role we<br />
play relative to reducing our society’s environmental footprint, and given that optimizing<br />
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PRESS RELEASE<br />
Grossostheim, Germany, October 2012<br />
energy use is a key contributor to reducing CO2 emissions we are happy that we can<br />
provide this common benefit.<br />
Press Contact:<br />
<strong>Maag</strong><br />
Chris Laurent<br />
Aspstrasse 12 8154 Oberglatt, Switzerland<br />
T: +41 44 278 8349<br />
chrislaurent@maag.com<br />
About <strong>Maag</strong><br />
<strong>Maag</strong> is the worldwide leading manufacturer of gear pumps, pelletizing systems, and filtration systems <strong>for</strong> demanding<br />
applications in the plastics, chemical, petrochemical, and food industries. <strong>Maag</strong> develops, manufactures, and<br />
distributes innovative, customized solutions <strong>for</strong> complete pump and pelletizing systems – with the expertise based on<br />
its long-term industrial tradition since 1910.<br />
The company employs more than 500 staff at its headquarters in Switzerland and its production sites and sales offices<br />
in Germany, France, Italy, Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia, China, Brazil, and the USA and is represented in the markets<br />
with its brands ”<strong>Maag</strong> Pump Systems“, ”Automatik Pelletizing Systems“, and ”<strong>Maag</strong> Filtration Systems“. <strong>Maag</strong>, a<br />
Dover Corporation Company (NYSE:DOV), is a part of the Pump Solutions Group, itself a business unit of Dover<br />
Engineered Systems.<br />
Illustration: Andreas Weidner and Jane Liang (both Sales Managers <strong>for</strong> the Chinese market)<br />
pick up the award on behalf of Automatik Plastics Machinery GmbH<br />
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