In today’s manufacturing landscape, efficient recycling of plastic waste is no longer optional – it’s a necessity. One key piece of equipment driving this efficiency is the high-speed agglomerator. This machine directly granulates discarded thermoplastic films and thin-walled products (less than 2mm thick). Think of those plastic bags, packaging films, and thin containers – the agglomerator transforms this waste stream into usable material.
Here’s how it works:
You feed the scrap material into the machine’s processing chamber. Inside, a rapidly spinning rotor with blades meets stationary blades. This creates a powerful cutting action, quickly chopping the plastic into smaller pieces. These pieces then move along the chamber walls, pushed by the rotor’s centrifugal force. Simultaneously, the material tumbles and mixes. This intense friction, both between the plastic pieces and against the machine’s surfaces, generates significant heat. The temperature of the plastic rapidly increases until it reaches a semi-molten state, causing the pieces to stick together.

The crucial step to prevent a giant clump?
A precisely measured amount of water sprays into the hot plastic just before it fully melts. This water instantly vaporizes, drawing heat away from the plastic’s surface. This rapid cooling stops the plastic from forming one solid mass and instead forces it to break apart into individual granules. The continued action of the rotor and blades further breaks down these partially cooled pieces into smaller, irregular granules. You can even add pigments during this process to color the recycled material.
The result is granulated plastic ready for reuse. For many applications, these directly produced granules can feed straight into extrusion or injection molding machines. For products with stricter quality requirements, you can further process the granules through an extruder for more refined plasticization and granulation. This direct and effective method makes the high-speed agglomerator a valuable asset for any business looking to optimize its plastic recycling process. This machine offers a practical, on-site solution for turning waste into a resource.
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