EPS PRE-EXPANDERS

Pre-expanders are automatic machines for expanding polystyrene beads (EPS).

Main features

  • Efficiency: constant quality and repetitiveness of the material (+/-0.5%).
  • Uniform distribution of steam thanks to the unique design of the expansion chamber.
  • Fast material drying guaranteed to the uniform air distribution inside the fluidized bed.

Continuous Pre-expanders

These machines expand polystyrene by means of continuous cycle operations and they allow to achieve bead densities between 40g/l and 15g/l in the first expansion.

These machines can be integrated with second expansion unit in order to achieve lower densities up to 10g/l.

TECHNICAL DATA
Model Productivity (kg/h) Productivity (lb/h)
10*
g/l
15
g/l
20
g/l
25
g/l
30
g/l
0.62*
lb/ft³
0.94
lb/ft³
1,25
lb/ft³
1,56
lb/ft³
1,87
lb/ft³
PE906C 450÷540 300÷360 450÷550 720÷850 750÷900 990÷1190 660÷790 990÷1210 1590÷1870 1650÷1980
PE912C 800÷1000 750÷900 1050÷1250 1500÷1800 1700÷2200 1760÷2200 1650÷1980 2310÷2760 3300÷3970 3750÷4850
(*) Only with second expansion

Optionals

  1. Second expansion unit.
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Batch Pre-expanders

EPS beads expansion is performed in batches in order to obtain maximum uniformity of material density.

Process repeatability is ensured thanks to the fully automatic density control system.
Batch pre-expanders allow to achieve, in first expansion, densities between 100g/l and 12g/l.

These machines can be also integrated with a second expansion unit in order to achieve lower densities up to 8g/l.

TECHNICAL DATA
Model Exp. chamber vol. Productivity (kg/h) Productivity (lb/h)
Metric
Imperial
ft³
8*
g/l
12
g/l
15
g/l
20
g/l
25
g/l
30
g/l
0.5*
lb/ft³
0.75
lb/ft³
0.94
lb/ft³
1,25
lb/ft³
1,56
lb/ft³
1,87
lb/ft³
PE910D 1 35 280÷330 390÷470 490÷580 660÷760 630÷760 580÷710 615÷725 860÷1035 1080÷1280 1455÷1675 1390÷1675 1280÷1565
PE915D 1,5 53 400÷480 570÷700 720÷870 970÷1160 940÷1200 860÷1080 880÷1060 1260÷1540 1590÷1920 2140÷2560 2070÷2645 1895÷2380
PE925D 2,4 85 620÷740 880÷1050 1100÷1320 1520÷1800 1450÷1820 1160÷1480 1370÷1630 1940÷2310 2425÷2910 3350÷3970 3200÷4010 2560÷3260
PE940D 4,2 148 1150÷1350 1570÷1700 2000÷2350 2700÷3200 2620÷3150 2100÷2560 2535÷2980 3460÷3750 4410÷5180 5950÷7050 5780÷6940 4630÷5640
PE960D 6 212 1640÷1900 1900÷2300 2640÷3120 3400÷3980 3600÷4340 2800÷3200 3615÷4190 4190÷5070 5820÷6880 7495÷8770 7940÷9570 6170÷7050
* Only with second expansion

Optionals

  1. Octabin tilter.
  2. Double feeding system.
  3. Device for colored EPS production.
  4. Second expansion unit.
  5. Pentane gas recovery system.
  6. Industry 4.0.
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