Gravimetric Feeder delivers material at up to 80 lb/hr.

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Used for feeding colorants and additives into plastics processing machines, motor-driven MGF system delivers material at rates to 80 lb/hr. Controllers for MGF feeders can be networked with Gravimetric Gateway(TM) (G2(TM)) software, which provides material usage reports, displays alarms from anywhere in network, gives access to specific machines from remote locations, and monitors inventory levels. Use of load cells to monitor loss in weight of colorant in hopper provides accuracy.



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Maguire More than Doubles Throughput of Low-Cost Gravimetric Feeder, Increasing Advantage over Complex Volumetric Units



New-Generation MGF(TM) Feeder Can Be Linked by Means of Maguire® G2(TM) Software into Plant-Wide Network Similar to that Available for Maguire Blenders

TAMWORTH, STAFFORDSHIRE, UK: An advanced model of the Maguire® MGF gravimetric feeder provides more than double the throughput of the original system but has the same compact size and offers the same substantial price advantage over competing gravimetric units, it was announced today by Maguire Europe. The company will introduce the new feeder to the world market at K 2010 (Hall 10, Stand A 26).

Used for feeding colorants and additives into plastics processing machines, the new MGF system is driven by a motor that is smaller than the one in the earlier feeder but delivers material at rates of up to 36 kg (80 lb.) per hour, compared with the previous top throughput of 13.6 kg (30 lb.). Yet the feeder still costs the same as conventional volumetric feeders and is nearly 40% less expensive than competing gravimetric models.

Also new is a networking option that has long been deployed successfully by many users of Maguire® Weigh Scale Blenders. Controllers for the MGF feeders can now be networked with Maguire's Gravimetric Gateway(TM). or G2(TM), software. This program provides exhaustive material-usage reports, displays alarms from anywhere in the network, gives access to specific machines from remote locations, and monitors inventory levels.

"The increased throughput of the MGF feeder increases the applicability of this system without any compromise in compactness and affordability," said Paul Edmondson, general manager of Maguire Europe. "At the same time, this advanced system enables more companies to obtain the advantages of gravimetric feeders over the volumetric devices that currently dominate the industry. Gravimetric feeders are simply less complicated, easier to use, and more accurate."

The accuracy of the MGF feeder stems from the use of load cells to monitor the loss in weight of colorant in a hopper (mounted on the load cell) as the material is fed into the processing machine by an auger. Software in the feeder control scans data on color consumption every half-second and automatically adjusts dispensing when a predetermined amount of accumulated error is detected.

"By responding exclusively to accumulated error over a given period of time, Maguire's proprietary software focuses on real changes in throughput, not transitory or anomalous changes caused by vibration, clumping, or surges," Edmondson said. "Thus the system provides real-time control and absolutely smooth metering consistency."

A video about the MGF feeder shows how the equipment works and presents its advantages over competing systems.

MAGUIRE EUROPE supports a network of distributors throughout Europe, as well as in Africa and the Middle East, with sales and technical support, customer service, and an extensive inventory of Maguire® equipment systems and parts. Maguire Italy, a Padova-based Maguire Europe business unit serving customers through sales agents in five regions of Italy, can be contacted by telephone at 39-049-970-5429 and by email at Robert@Maguire-Europe.com. Maguire Europe is headquartered at Vanguard, Tame Park, Tamworth, Staffordshire B77 5DY, United Kingdom. Tel: 44-1827-265-850. Fax: -855. Email: Paul@maguire-europe.com.

MAGUIRE PRODUCTS, INC., headquartered in Aston, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., is the world's largest supplier of gravimetric blenders and liquid color pumps and also manufactures loading systems, granulators, dryers, auger feeders, and related equipment and software. Its customers include injection, blow, and rotational molders, extrusion processors, and compounders. Founded in 1977, Maguire operates six manufacturing facilities in Aston. The company maintains a network of distributors in the Americas and overseas and has two sales and service subsidiaries: Maguire Europe, which supports customers throughout Europe and operates a distribution center in Tamworth, Staffordshire, United Kingdom; and Singapore-based Maguire Asia, serves customers throughout South Asia and the Pacific Rim. Visit the Maguire Products web site: www.maguire.com

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