Check-screening Plastic Particles for the Coatings Industry

Fremach, are worldwide suppliers of innovative plastic products for the automotive sector, consumer electronics and other products for the industrial market. Since its establishment in 1969, they have built an impressive portfolio of customers, including BMW, Mercedes and Volkswagen, as well as Panasonic and Toshiba.

After experiencing frequent product loss because of poor product quality and product rejections, Fremach turned to Russell Finex to improve their plastic particle sieving process. Fremach wanted to optimize their flocking process to continue delivering high quality products. Flocking, is an integral part of Fremach's production line. It involves applying small polyamide fiber particles, also known as flock, onto a plastic surface which results in a soft-feel finish. One of the most common applications is to apply flock to the inside of vehicle gloveboxes, although flocking can be applied to almost any of Fremach's products.

Due to irregularities caused by oversize contamination of the flock fibers, which should have been removed as part of the flock reclaim process, Fremach were experiencing too much product loss. Ludwig Claeys, Process Engineer at Fremach, states: "We decided to seek a solution to a problem affecting the efficiency and costs of one of our most important parts of the production line. We contacted Russell Finex because of its reputation in providing separation solutions to meet specific customer requirements."

Russell Finex offered to test its Finex 22T screening machine at the Fremach plant and, following positive results, Fremach purchased the unit. After installation, not only did Fremach experience reduced production costs and lost product, but their standards for delivering high quality products are now reliably upheld, with far fewer finished products being rejected by quality control.

The Finex 22T vibrating screener was chosen for its ability to handle the high capacity required, which was previously a challenge for Fremach. The polyamide flock fibers can be problematic when sieving, due to their particular shape, meaning they must pass through the mesh vertically. The Finex 22T is able to sieve these fibers, while guaranteeing Fremach's desired sieving accuracy of 700μm. This allows oversize contamination to be consistently removed, resulting in fewer rejected products.

Russell Finex has manufactured and supplied industrial sieving and filtration equipment for the past 80 years, to improve product quality, enhance productivity, safeguard worker health, and ensure liquids and powders are contamination-free. To find out more about Russell Finex's range of products and industries supplied to, visit http://www.russellfinex.com/en/

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