By When your injection moulding machines, blow moulding machines, and extruders are dirty, they can negatively impact the quality of the products you produce. Therefore, it is extremely important to ensure they are entirely clean when you are ready to produce a new product. Rather than cleaning these machines by hand, consider using a purging compound that can effectively remove any contamination as well as enable you to perform a faster transition between colours and resins, reduce machine downtime, and increase productivity.
How Does It Work?
Using a purging compound as an injection mould cleaner provides fast and effective colour and material changes and contaminant removal in the machine without disassembly. There are a few different steps that are involved in the cleaning process, but they are all rather simple.
The first step is preparing the machine by cleaning the hopper and emptying the barrel by running the machine until the current material is used up. Afterwards, the purging compound is poured in. Be sure to continue adding the compound until the machine is entirely clean. Then you must turn the machine back on until the purging compound is entirely used up and completely flushed out. After these steps, you can immediately start the next production.
Benefits of a Purging Compound
One of the best things about purging compounds is that not only do they get your machines clean, but they are also easy to use. They are compatible with several different processing machines such as injection moulding, extrusion moulding, blown film extrusion, and extrusion sheet machines. A purging compound can also save you money as it ensures less waste and fewer defects during the production process, reducing production costs. A purging compound can also contribute to increased productivity within the workplace because it allows a faster transition between colours and resins and reduces machine downtime.
If you are worried about the safety of a purging compound—don’t be. Most purging compounds include non-toxic substances and no glass fibres in their formulas. These compounds are also designed and developed to meet international quality standards to increase the confidence of customers around the world. Therefore, you can rest assured that your employees will be safe using a purging compound to clean your machines.
