Lebanon, Ore. — Lebanon-based Entek Manufacturing Inc. will present new twin screw extrusion technology, wear parts and material handling equipment at Booth W3881 during NPE2024 to help compounders increase productivity.
The company supplies extrusion technology and systems for pelletizing; custom, commodity and masterbatch compounding; specialty sheet lines; natural fiber-plastic composites; food; and medical applications.
Entek's twin-screw extruder product line continues to grow. Company officials will give an update on the new high-output HT 162 twin-screw extruder, which is in production and scheduled for shipment in the first quarter of 2025.
The development of another new Entek twin-screw extruder, the HT 92, also will be announced.
The twin-screw machinery technology displays will include vent flow sensor technology mounted on a 103-millimeter twin-screw extruder barrel; VFT twin-screw machinery compounding technology for increased output and improved product quality; and Entek twin-screw extruder machinery controls.
In addition, the company will display a 37-mm QC3 stuffer with a mounting arm and 4-by-43-mm twin-screw extruder barrels to show flexibility and ease of switching between a vacuum stuffer and side feeder.
Entek's replacement wear parts business for twin-screw extruders continues to grow following the launch of a wear parts division in February 2023. The company has increased its offerings, added manufacturing shifts, stocked inventory and reduced delivery times of Entek wear parts, which are made in the U.S. and guaranteed for OEM compatibility.
At NPE2024, the replacement wear parts display will include new features and demonstrations of the screw layout program 2.0 in addition to162-mm screws,133-mm screw set on shafts, 27-mm screw set on shafts, and 250-mm screws, 82-mm round barrels and 160-mm barrel holders.
The material handling displays will include a filter receiver and vacuum loader designed for difficult to handle materials, particularly powders. The systems can be sized from 100 to over 40,000 pounds per hour depending on the customer's need.