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Extended
compounding
line
S&E has also purchased three additional
sets of customized twin screws to support
faster change-outs when running different
materials. “We invested in the new screw
sets to run an expanded portfolio of products
and increase our processing flexibility,” said
Duane Shooltz, president of S&E.
The new compounding line will allow S&E
to significantly increase its line capacity
and, in some cases, more than double its
throughput rate for some materials. It will help
the company extend production of some
of its current brands such as TufPrene TPE
compounds, TufFill polyolefin compounds,
and custom concentrates.
In addition, the new line will help S&E expand
its current tolling capabilities to 15,000,000lb
per year. S&E is equipped to handle tolling in a
variety of polymers including PVC, PVC alloys,
low smoke zerohalogen, TPOs, TPRs and flame
retardant and UV-based concentrates.
S&E Specialty Polymers LLC
has expanded its processing
capabilities by adding a new
materials compounding line
at its Lunenburg headquarters.
The line consists of a new Entek
53mm co-rotating twin-screw
extruder with feeders and auxiliary
equipment.
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