Category Archive: Product Spotlight
Today’s product spotlight will focus on our Guardian® Series 2 Gravimetric Batch Blender. This blender was developed for processors who want the simplicity of operation combined with the most accurate dispensing and superior blend homogeneity at a low cost.
The outlet of each of the individual material hoppers is equipped with a fast acting V-gate valve. Each of the materials is dispensed sequentially into a common weighing hopper in the desired proportions. The weighed materials are then released into a separate mixing chamber which provides the most consistent homogeneous blend of any batch type blender.
Process Control engineers have produced a highly advanced metering and weighing system that accurately controls each ingredient of every batch to the desired amounts and is not averaged over multiple batches as is common in other batch blenders in the industry. At the blender’s highest accuracy setting, each ingredient can be dispensed to an accuracy of +/-0.02%
The metering gates are controlled with one initial dispense cycle and then the balance of the requested weight amount is fine tuned by “short cycling” the gate. Every batch is exact. The competition makes up for discrepancies on the next batch. Why assume that their next batch will correct the previous inaccurate batch? Do it right the first time, every time.
Standard Features
- Capacity and Sizing: Available in 2.5kg, 5kg, 12kg, 18kg, and 25kg (1kg and 2kg are also available with our Guardian Series 3 design).
- Segmented Material Hoppers: Available with 4-8 elements in individual fixed hoppers that are welded together. Special configurations for up to 12 ingredients.
- Each hopper has one 90° side and no transition sections for improved material flow.
- Hopper access doors with redesigned latching system.
- Detached weigh hopper discharge gate actuator for improved performance.
- Removable cartridge style dispensing gates for ease of maintenance and clean-out.
- Optimized V-design metering gates for improved accuracy and dispensing range.
- Color touch screen operator interface.
Click here for more information on our product line of Guardian Series 2 Batch Blenders.
Visit our YouTube page to see the Guardian Series 2 in action!
VNC Viewer showing four blenders being controlled on the same screen
Today’s product spotlight is on Process Control’s VNC Viewer. The VNC provides a central control point for an unlimited number of touch screen supplied PCC blenders.
Standard Features:
- Geode LX800 MHz processor
- Remote viewing for up to four touch screen controllers at a time
- 12.1″ color TFT touch screen 800×600 resolution
- 256 RAM memory
- DIN rail power supply
- Preloaded with Windows XP embedded
- Preloaded with VNC software for connection to blender
- Ethernet port for connection to blender
- Two USB ports for external keyboard and memory card
- Can also run the new “Blend Manager” software (sold separately)
Click here to view the spec sheet for the VNC Viewer or email us for more information.
Previously we considered the importance of proper receiver sizing. In particular, we considered a standard receiver with flapper discharge automatically loading a continuous gravimetric blender utilizing a sequencing control.
RN Receiver with Removable Pellet Screen
Now we list some receiver options and features:
- Capacities range from 0.07 up to 5.0 cubic feet with body diameters of 12”, 16” or 20”.
- Steep wall (70 degree) cones and large discharge (up to 5”) for poor flowing materials
- RN Type with Pull-Out Pellet Screens
- Different screen mesh sizes available
- Oversized 12” x 12” Pull-Out Pellet screen available on 16” or larger diameter receivers
- RG Type with Nytex Filters for dusty materials
- RP Type with internal filter bags with automatic and continuous cleaning for dusty materials
- Material and Vacuum Line Sizes: 1.5” to 4.5” diameter in 0.5” increments.
- Carbon or Stainless steel construction
- Standard (up to 180 degrees F) or High Temperature (up to 350 degrees F) construction
- Air operated sequencing valve in lid of receiver
- Check valve for connection to common material supply
- Standard Discharge –Flapper of all metal construction means no wear parts (no seals required)
- Positive Control Discharge
- Control Voltages
- Connection Options (any combination of the following)
- Junction Box for landing wires
- Proximity Switches (load level)
- Connection cabling – DB9, IEC
Click here for more information on RN Series Vacuum Receivers and RP Series Vacuum Powder Receivers.
Today’s product spotlight from PCC will be a special two part blog on our line of Vacuum Receivers for material handling. We will focus on proper receiver sizing and how it affects the blending system.
PCC manufactures a complete line of vacuum receivers for use in pneumatic conveying of plastic material. The RN Series is designed for plastic pellets and the RP Series for dusty materials like plastic regrind. When coupled with a vacuum pump and sequencing panel, vacuum receivers can provide automatic loading of blenders with multiple hoppers, surge hoppers, storage bins or other devices. Since a typical conveying system includes multiple receivers, for the system to operate efficiently, the receivers must be properly sized.
RN Series Vacuum Receiver
RP Series Vacuum Receiver
Properly sized receivers are even more critical in the case of continuous, loss in weight gravimetric blenders where the blender hoppers are sitting on load cells. In normal operation, the blender monitors the weight of the material in each hopper and adjusts the material feed rate accordingly to provide an accurate blend of material. When the receiver provides a dump of material to the hopper this can disturb the weight monitoring process. To compensate, the blender senses this disturbance and goes into coast mode temporarily. A properly sized receiver will provide a dump size that fills the hopper completely, without over filling, and minimizes these periods of disturbance providing increased accuracy. Over filling, caused by an over sized vacuum receiver, also disturbs the weighing process since the material backs up in the receiver and continues to drain into the hopper as material is removed.
X Series Continuous Blender fitted with RN and RP vacuum receivers
Check back next Wednesday for Part 2 on our Vacuum Receiver Spotlight, where we will discuss the various options available for PCC vacuum receivers.
Click here for more information on RN Series Vacuum Receivers and RP Series Vacuum Powder Receivers.
Today’s product spotlight focuses on the HG Series 2 Weigh Hopper for extrusion control.
The HG Series 2 incorporates engineering and design breakthroughs to help achieve the optimal result in extrusion: a uniform product within tolerance at the lowest possible manufacturing cost. The touch screen interface will be able to communicate with a new supervisory system to be announced later this fall.
Click here to view the spec sheet for the HG2.
Please email us at sales@process-control.com for more information on this product.
Standard Features:
- Integral loader support platform
- Clear polycarbonate inspection/cleanout door (2.3 cu.ft. models and larger)
- Inspection sightglass (on 0.3 cu.ft. models and larger)
- Butterfly drain valve (on 2.3 cu.ft. models and larger)
- High-resolution PCC based weighing system
- Integrates with a complete Gravitrol extrusion control system for precise, consistent throughput control
- Mild steel construction
- Color touch screen operator interface
Options:
- Integral blender support for 2.5kg & 5kg Guardian Series 2
- High temperature design
- Stainless steel construction
- Special electricals
- Positive shut-off knife-gate or swing-gate valve for gravity loading material from above
- Integral extruder and line speed monitor/control
X Series 2 Continuous Blender
Today’s product spotlight will focus on our line of gravimetric continuous blenders. The X and XU Series 2 Gravimetric Blenders offer unsurpassed blend accuracy and blend homogeneity in a wide range of configurations to meet the needs of any application.
For extruder throat-mounted applications, the X2 comes equipped with an integral downcomer to preserve the blended material all the way to the extruder without demixing. For mezzanine or off-line mounting, the blender does not include the downcomer and is designed to work with a number of different options for storing the blended material prior to it’s use.
Operation: The operator enters the desired blend recipe at the operator station. All ingredients are simultaneously metered in the correct blend ratios by inclined augers from individual weighed material hoppers. The ingredients flow through a cascade chamber which produces the best blend homogeneity.
X2D4 Model: 4-Elements
X2D6 Model: 6-Elements
XL4 Model: 4-Elements
X2L6 Model: 6-Elements
The XU Series 2 Continuous Gravimetric Powder Blender incorporates the PF Series powder feeder to allow gravimetric blending of non-free-flowing powder materials with free-flowing powder and pellet materials. The powder feeders allow rates as low as 0.2PPH and as high as 6,000PPH.
XU Series 2 Gravimetric Continuous Powder Blender
For more information on the X and XU Series 2 Gravimetric Continuous blenders, please click here to visit our website.
Download X Series 2 Cut Sheet
Download XU Series 2 Cut Sheet
VNC Viewer showing four blenders being controlled on the same screen
Today’s product spotlight is on Process Control’s VNC Viewer. The VNC provides a central control point for an unlimited number of touch screen supplied PCC blenders.
Standard Features:
- Geode LX800 MHz processor
- Remote viewing for up to four touch screen controllers at a time
- 12.1″ color TFT touch screen 800×600 resolution
- 256 RAM memory
- DIN rail power supply
- Preloaded with Windows XP embedded
- Preloaded with VNC software for connection to blender
- Ethernet port for connection to blender
- Two USB ports for external keyboard and memory card
- Can also run the new “Blend Manager” software (sold separately)
Click here to view the spec sheet for the VNC Viewer or email us for more information.
Process Control offers several upgrade options for our Autobatch, Continuous, and original Guardian Series blenders. Read below to see how you can be sure that your blender is running at it’s fullest potential.
Touch Screen Upgrade for Autobatch and Guardian Blenders
Touch Screen for Autobatch Blender
We offer a new touch screen controller for Autobatch and Guardian blenders that is an off-the-shelf solution to improve your blender’s performance and longevity. This non-proprietary upgrade will not only add years to your blender’s life, but it will actually improve your blender’s accuracy and output as well. the upgrade is also a way to simplify the blending process and postpone future blender replacement, which makes things easier and saves you money all at once. Your older Autobatch or Guardian controls are facing the threat of becoming obsolete; ensure that will not happen by upgrading to our new touch screen control system today.
Click here to learn more about PCC Batch Blender Upgrades.
Upgrades for Continuous Blenders
Brushless Motor for Continuous Blenders
In addition to the same touch screen as mentioned for the batch blenders, Process Control offers brushless motors and drives and a DSP weigh module upgrade kit for our Continuous Gravimetric blenders. As compared to the previous versions, the new gearmotors are both brushless and encoderless, for far superior reliability, performance and a longer lifespan. The new motors come with more torque and a far greater speed range than before. Only two power/gear ratio combinations are required to cover the required RPM range for our line of blenders and feeders, versus eight power/gear ratio combinations for the previous permanent magnet gearmotors. The new drive/gearmotor package is 100% compatible with PCC blenders and feeders already in service.
Click here to learn more about PCC Continuous Blender Upgrades.
Previously we considered the importance of proper receiver sizing. In particular, we considered a standard receiver with flapper discharge automatically loading a continuous gravimetric blender utilizing a sequencing control.
RN Receiver with Removable Pellet Screen
Now we list some receiver options and features:
- Capacities range from 0.07 up to 5.0 cubic feet with body diameters of 12”, 16” or 20”.
- Steep wall (70 degree) cones and large discharge (up to 5”) for poor flowing materials
- RN Type with Pull-Out Pellet Screens
- Different screen mesh sizes available
- Oversized 12” x 12” Pull-Out Pellet screen available on 16” or larger diameter receivers
- RG Type with Nytex Filters for dusty materials
- RP Type with internal filter bags with automatic and continuous cleaning for dusty materials
- Material and Vacuum Line Sizes: 1.5” to 4.5” diameter in 0.5” increments.
- Carbon or Stainless steel construction
- Standard (up to 180 degrees F) or High Temperature (up to 350 degrees F) construction
- Air operated sequencing valve in lid of receiver
- Check valve for connection to common material supply
- Standard Discharge –Flapper of all metal construction means no wear parts (no seals required)
- Positive Control Discharge
- Control Voltages
- Connection Options (any combination of the following)
- Junction Box for landing wires
- Proximity Switches (load level)
- Connection cabling – DB9, IEC
Click here for more information on RN Series Vacuum Receivers and RP Series Vacuum Powder Receivers.
The next product spotlight from PCC will be a special two part blog on our line of Vacuum Receivers for material handling. Today’s entry will focus on proper receiver sizing and how it affects the blending system.
PCC manufactures a complete line of vacuum receivers for use in pneumatic conveying of plastic material. The RN Series is designed for plastic pellets and the RP Series for dusty materials like plastic regrind. When coupled with a vacuum pump and sequencing panel, vacuum receivers can provide automatic loading of blenders with multiple hoppers, surge hoppers, storage bins or other devices. Since a typical conveying system includes multiple receivers, for the system to operate efficiently, the receivers must be properly sized.
RN Series Vacuum Receiver
RP Series Vacuum Receiver
Properly sized receivers are even more critical in the case of continuous, loss in weight gravimetric blenders where the blender hoppers are sitting on load cells. In normal operation, the blender monitors the weight of the material in each hopper and adjusts the material feed rate accordingly to provide an accurate blend of material. When the receiver provides a dump of material to the hopper this can disturb the weight monitoring process. To compensate, the blender senses this disturbance and goes into coast mode temporarily. A properly sized receiver will provide a dump size that fills the hopper completely, without over filling, and minimizes these periods of disturbance providing increased accuracy. Over filling, caused by an over sized vacuum receiver, also disturbs the weighing process since the material backs up in the receiver and continues to drain into the hopper as material is removed.
X Series Continuous Blender fitted with RN and RP vacuum receivers
Check back this Thursday for Part 2 on our Vacuum Receiver Spotlight, where we will discuss the various options available for PCC vacuum receivers.
Click here for more information on RN Series Vacuum Receivers and RP Series Vacuum Powder Receivers.
