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Many important refinements have been
incorporated into this new family of single screw extruders. Such refinements are
the result of Wenger's four decades of extrusion experience and persistent efforts to
perfect and expand its proprietary extrusion technology. Production advantages
offered by this newest of extrusion disciplines have been demonstrated in the Wenger
Technical Center and in hundreds of commercial installations in production environments
worldwide.
OPTIMA extruders assure greater production
capacity with less energy consumption. This lower specific mechanical energy
input is the result of the new drive and unique design of the screw flighting and barrel
ribbing. The combination of the flight depth, pitch profile, and effective helix
angle optimize the conversion of mechanical energy into heat through friction while
minimizing shear damage.
By optimizing the utilization of all
available input energy - both mechanical and steam - process efficiencies 30% to 50%
greater than previously practical are achieved. This improvement in performance is
accomplished by re-engineering the extruder's drive components and preconditioning
assembly, without compromising extruder control capabilities, finished product quality,
ease of operation, or life of critical extruder components.
For all commercial
aquatic feed and petfood applications, OPTIMA extruders assure a superior
performance/investment ratio over other single screw extruders. In addition to the
greater production output with reduced energy input, the savings in capital equipment cost
will be significant as well.
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| CAPACITY DATA - OPTIMA SINGLE SCREW EXTRUDERS |
Model
No. |
Screw
Diameter |
Drive
(kw) |
Capacity Range
(kg/hr)*
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| X-85/4** |
85mm |
30 |
200-800 |
| X-115/7 |
115mm |
95 |
500-2000 |
| X-165/32 |
165mm |
150 |
1500-6000 |
| X-185/54 |
216mm |
350 |
3500-14000 |
| X-235/108 |
235mm |
450 |
5000-20000 |
| X-285/108 |
285mm |
500 |
11000-25000 |
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* Maximum capacities shown are typical for dry expanded
dog food at 22 lbs. per cubic foot and 22% protein. Actual production capacity and
required drive kw will vary with recipe, the product specifications and the extruder
configuration. Wenger will guarantee the system capacity after your project and
product (s)
have been suitably defined.
** X-85/4 designed for research & product development, will scale with
all larger Optima extruders. |
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OPTIMA extruders assure greater production
capacity with less energy consumption. This lower specific mechanical energy
input is the result of the new drive and unique design of the screw flighting and barrel
ribbing. The combination of the flight depth, pitch profile, and effective helix
angle optimize the conversion of mechanical energy into heat through friction while
minimizing shear damage.