PRODUCT INFORMATION 457 Plus
PURGEX 457 Plus
Physical Description:
Blend, polyethylene, 3% glass, and an FDA-approved active component
Non-toxic, non-abrasive, and safe
Ready to use and easy to remove
Temperature Range:
Operating temperature range of 300°F to 550°F (149°C to 288°C)
TM
Applications:
PURGEX 457 Plus is used for color and/or material changes and the
removal of residual contamination in thermoplastic injection molding,
extrusion, or blow molding equipment.
PURGEX 457 Plus will efficiently purge the barrel, screw, and nozzle, as
well as hot runner systems, removing all types of colorants and commodity
resins, including polypropylene, polyethylene, and their copolymers, particularly if they contain glass
or fillers.
PURGEX 457 Plus assures rapid turnaround on color and material changes with polyolefins and their
copolymers, styrenics polymers, acetals, vinyls, TPO, TPU, and many other resins processed in this
temperature range. PURGEX 457 Plus can also be used on PVC purging applications and will neutralize
HCl gasses.
How To Use:
INJECTION MOLDING EXTRUSION
! Empty barrel of production resin. ! Empty extruder.
! Add PURGEX 457 Plus to the hopper ! Remove screen.
(a minimum of 1.5 times the injection
! Seal vent.
capacity).
! Fill extruder with PURGEX 457 Plus.
! Purge the barrel until PURGEX exits the
nozzle. ! Make certain extruder is full and PURGEX
is exiting the nozzle as a foaming material.
! Soak five minutes at processing temperature
with barrel full and screw in forward position. ! Soak five minutes at processing temperature.
! Purge barrel to empty. ! Add the next resin to be extruded and
remove all PURGEX from the extruder.
! Follow with next production resin, rinsing
PURGEX from machine. Resume molding. ! When it appears that PURGEX has been
completely removed, replace the screen,
open the vent, and commence production.
PURGEX 457 Plus TM
Case History: No. 1002
Bathroom Products Manufacturer Saves By Purging With PURGEX
A Midwestern supplier of injection molded residential Results
bathroom products molds his products on a Cincinnati
Milacron 700 ton press with a 165 ounce injection The cost of the competitive purging compound was
capacity. These parts are manufactured at 400°F using 20% higher than the cost of PURGEX. This added to
a polypropylene homopolymer. The machine has a the cost of the purge, as did the 30 lbs. additional resin
running rate of 30 parts per hour. (value $0.44/lb.) that was required to rinse the purging
compound from the machine’s barrel, screw, and nozzle.
The manufacturer used 20 pounds of PURGEX 457
Plus during a changeover from medium blue to white. Using the PURGEX 457 Plus, the facility’s purging cost
It then used 20 lbs. of the next production resin to was $58.80 per purge. The cost using the competitive
rinse the PURGEX from the machine (value compound was $82.00, a savings of $23.20 (more
($0.44/lb.). The purge time was 20 minutes for this than 28%) by using PURGEX. Based on an average of
machine that has a machine time cost of $60 per hour. two color changes per day, the annual savings at this
customer’s facility is approximately $12,500 per press.
Prior to using PURGEX, the facility used another com-
mercial purging compound. It used an identical
amount (20 lbs.) of the other compound to purge the
machine, and the purging time was also 20 minutes
with this product. It did, however, require 50 lbs. of the
next resin to rinse this compound from the machine
(value $0.44/lb.).
Purging Compounds That Really Work
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