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Process Labs

Extrusion processors and web converters can carry out product development and process testing without the high raw material costs and lost output of trial runs on their own commercial-scale equipment.

 
Extrusion Coating/Laminating  

Extrusion Coating/Laminating
& Cast Film Multi-Purpose Line

Coextrusion and monolayer film up to 1600mm (63”) wide from 8 to 125 microns

Multi-layer film can range from standard coextrusion structures to innovative structures using EDI’s layer multiplication tooling

Line speeds for LLDPE / LDPE average 230m (750 ft.) per minute

The line also incorporates two unwind stations for converting film

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Cast Film Line  

Cast Film Line Capabilities

Coextrusion and mono-layer film or sheet

Can produce 0.5 mil (.0005") to 32 mil (.032") thick film or sheet

Layer multiplication capabilities of up to a 768 layer sheet, produced with a 3-layer feedblock and (4) 4x inserts

Film and sheet width of 203.2mm (8")

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Six-Extruder Sheet Line  

Six-Extruder Sheet Line Capabilities

Coextrusion and mono-layer sheet

Can produce 1 mil (.001") to 90 mil (.090") thick sheet

Layer multiplication capabilities of up to 197 layers

Sheet width of 762mm (30")

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Fluid Coating Line  

Fluid Coating Line Capabilities

Web coating thickness ranges from 1 to 125 microns, depending on fluid rheology, with maximum substrate width of 304.8 mm (12 in.). Nominal line speeds are 0.152 to 3.05 m (0.5 to 10 ft.) per minute.

Available dies include Ultracoat® II or V flexible lip coating heads with support system and Liberty® fixed lip system. Included are various fluid delivery systems, polished chrome plated backing roll, three hot air dryers, and a double planetary mixer.

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Rheology Analysis  

Rheology Analysis Capabilities

Supporting these process laboratories are two analytical labs. The one for rheological analysis includes:

Thermo Scientific HAAKE PolyLab™ capable of mixing, kneeding, compounding, twin screw extrusion, and single screw extrusion torque rheomentry

Dynisco LR7001 Capillary Rheometer

Split Die Rheometry

Capillary Rheometry

Desiccant Resin Dryer

Mark 3 Moisture Analyzer

 
Film Analysis Equipment  

Film Analysis Equipment

A lab for film analysis prepares sheet and film for cross sectional analysis and includes capability for micro-photographs of cross sections, measurement of overall and layer thickness, film density, coating weights, and moisture content.

Leica Microtome to prepare sheet and film for cross-sectional analysis

Ram Optical Microscope with 576x magnifications

Sartorius balance with .1mg resolution to determine film density and coating weights

Olympus MagnaMike 8500 for thickness measurement.

Mark 3 Moisture Analyzer

 
Ancillary Equipment  

Ancillary Equipment

Ancillary systems are available to users of the film and sheet lines.

Melt Phase Thermoformer
Visual Packaging 762mm (30") Melt Phase Thermoformer with tray and cup tooling
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EDI Technology Center

 

EDI has established a comprehensive facility, the EDI Technology Center, which encompasses three fully equipment processing laboratories that companies can rent for product development and test runs and even to test-drive certain new technologies.

The EDI Technology Center expands EDI's capabilities for innovation and customer support— two values that have always set EDI apart as a supplier of die systems.

The new facility also provides engineering labs for characterizing flow and other properties of resins to be run in dies ordered by customers, and trial labs available for rent.

All of the product development and test runs you perform will be run in confidence, affirmed in a nondisclosure agreement signed by EDI.

EDI Technology Center

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Cast Film Line Equipment

25.4mm (1”) 24/1 L/D Air Cooled Extruder

25.4mm (1”) 24/1 L/D Air Cooled Extruder

19.05mm (3/4”) 24/1 L/D Air Cooled Extruder

254mm (10”) Roll Stand

(2) TCU Heat Exchangers

203.2mm (8”) Ultraflex Die

3-Layer Ultraflow I Feedblock

5-Layer Ultraflow I Feedblock

(2) Layer Multiplier Units with up to (4) 4x multiplying inserts

Resin Dryer

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Six-Extruder Sheet Line Equipment

38.1mm (1 1/2”) 24:1 L/D Air Cooled Extruder (C)

25.4mm (1”) 24:1 L/D Air Cooled Extruder (D)

25.4mm (1”) 24:1 L/D Air Cooled Extruder (F)

44.45mm (1 3/4”) 30:1 L/D Air Cooled Extruder (A)

44.45mm (1 3/4”) 30:1 L/D Air Cooled Extruder (B)

44.45mm (1 3/4”) 30:1 L/D Air Cooled Extruder (E)

914.4mm (36”) wide XP Express Roll Stand System

EPIC Control System

Cantilever Turret Winder

Gravimetric Feeder Assembly

Beta Scanner

Dry Room with 1% RH capability

Air Ionizer

812.8mm (32”) Ultraflex H40 Sheet Die – Single Manifold with co-ex entrance

3-Layer Streamlined Feedblock

5-Layer Streamlined Feedblock

7-Layer Streamlined Feedblock

9 Layer Streamlined Feedblock

2x / 4x Layer Multiplier Housings

Sets of 2x and 4x Multiplier Inserts

(2) Straight Pass Through Inserts

3-Layer Ultraflow Feedblock with integrated 4x multiplying unit

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Fluid Coating Line Equipment

Ultracoat II or Ultracoat V Flexible Lip Slot Die Coating Head with Ultracoat Support System

Liberty WetWare Fixed Lip Slot Die Coating System

(2) Progressive Cavity Pump Fluid Delivery Systems

(2) Gear Pump Fluid Delivery Systems

Polished Chrome Plated Steel Backing Roll with 0.00254mm (0.0001”) TIR

Maximum Substrate Width of 304.8mm (12”)

Maximum Roll Size at Unwind 304.8mm (12”) Diameter

Maximum Roll Size at Rewind 355.6mm (14”) Diameter

Nominal 76.2mm (3”) I.D. Core Size

Rated Mechanical Line Speed of 0.152 m/min. (0.5 ft./min.) to 3.05m/min. (10 ft./min.)

(3) Hot Air Dryers, Totaling 6-feet of Dryer Length

Double Planetary Mixer

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Extrusion Coating / Laminating
& Cast Film Multi-Purpose Line Equipment:

1600mm (63”) Autoflex VI-R EPC Die

9-Layer Ultraflow IV Feedblock

EDI Layer Multiplication Technology

(5) Extruders—(2) 50mm & (3) 40mm

(2) Unwind stations

Edge Trim Station

Electrostatic & Pneumatic Edge Pinning Station

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