Eliminate the frustrations of thin-wall packaging production through on-the-fly purging with Ultra Purge™ 1000 Series

Chem-Trend, a global leader in purging compounds, mold maintenance products and other process chemical specialties, is proud to announce a series of products called Ultra Purge™ 1000 – highly efficient for purging thin-wall packaging single face tools and stack tools.

As packaging manufacturers work to use fewer materials and create less waste, thin-wall packaging continues to increase in demand, yet comes with its own inherent challenges. Purging (cleaning between cycles) of these tools/molds typically are inefficient at removing residue and color from the hot runners.

To combat this issue, Ultra Purge™ 1000 has been specifically designed to purge the machine “on the fly”, meaning no machine settings need to be changed, and no soak time is required during the purging process. As a result, Ultra Purge™ 1000 helps in reducing machine downtime when performing dark to light color changes for all polyolefin resins. Customers typically see a 50-75% reduction in downtime and associated scrap compared to purging machines with virgin resin or regrind. Ultra Purge™ 1000 also removes carbon build up from hot runners and screw/barrel.

“Ultra Purge™ is a perfect representation of how Chem-Trend helps its customers,” said Andrew Reeder, Field Sales Manager – Thermoplastics at Chem-Trend North America. “It not only solves a frustration and long-time challenge, it also creates more efficiency, more productivity, a more consistent end product — all while reducing waste. It can fundamentally change a manufacturers’ capabilities without any additional capital expense.”

“As an example, we helped a thin-wall packaging injection molder customer quickly and efficiently change colors from blue to white on their line,” added Reeder. “Prior to making the switch, residual blue was creating downtime, delay, and waste. Ultra Purge 1000 helped unleash their productivity.”

The manufacturer’s previous method of purging was producing unnecessary waste: molding parts out of virgin resin until the blue color completely disappeared. This typically required four full hours using commercial purge compounds. In a trial using Ultra Purge™ 1000, Chem-Trend was able to reduce the downtime from four hours to a remarkable one hour and thirty minutes, resulting in a 63% time reduction. The customer was also able to reduce their scrap by 68% as a result of the more efficient and complete cleanings.

Request a free sample at chemtrend.com/purging-compounds.