Our equipment

OUR EQUIPMENT

The BiopolyNov Research and Development centre has acquired various means of implementation of plastics engineering to carry out the R&D work entrusted to it. This equipment includes all the various steps involved in development of new materials:
  • The compounding of bioplastics which allows combining polymers, loads, additives, etc.
  • The injection of bioplastics samples and demonstration units (possibility of developing prototype moulds with our partners)
  • Implementation of bioplastics on prototyping equipment for extrusion of strips and extrusion of thin film.
  • The characterisation of the primary properties of polymers in the laboratory.

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The industrial production of bioplastics compounds is ensured by NaturePlast through a compounding line which allows meeting industrial requirements or validating large scale transformation.

PRODUCTION
PRODUCTION WORKSHOP

Laboratory: Co-rotative
twin screw extruder

Characteristics:
Double screw 21 mm, L/D = 50

2 volumetric measuring feeders

2 liquid pumps

Vacuum pump

Strand Pelletizer

Capacity:

1 to 10 kg/h

Industrial: Co-rotative twin screw extruder

Characteristics:
Double screw 27 mm, L/D = 50
2 volumetric weighing feeders
2 liquid pumps
Vacuum pump
Strand Pelletizer
Capacity: 50 to 100 kg/h

Injection press

Characteristics:
Hydraulic press
Locking force: 80 T

Extrusion prototyping laboratory line

Characteristics:
Blow film extrusion
Extrusion calendering of the strips

Drying

Different drying ovens and desiccators

Grinding/Sifting

Characteristics:
Rotary grinder (processing capability: few kilos)
Hammer mill (processing capability: few kilos)
Sieving: 1000 µm / 500 µm / 250 µm / 100 µm

LABORATORY
Analysis laboratory

The measurement of material properties is essential for all Research and Development work.

With this objective, BiopolyNov has obtained characterisation equipment which allows determining the primary mechanical, thermal, and weathering properties of bioplastic materials.

In addition to this equipment, we also have a large network of European technical partners (private and public R&D centres), which helps us access other equipment required to validate our R&D work.
  • Density (ISO standard 1183)
  • HDT / Vicat (ISO standards 75 / 306)
  • Traction / Bending (ISO standards 527 / 178)
  • Charpy impact test with / without notch (ISO standard 179)
  • Melt flow:  MFI / MVI (ISO standard 1133)
  • Shore hardness (ISO standard 868)
  • Karl Fisher (ISO standard 15512)
  • Temperature controlled accelerated weathering chamber

HDT / Vicat 

Characteristics
(ISO standards 75 / 306)

Traction / Bending

Characteristics
ISO standards 75 / 306

Karl Fisher

Characteristics
ISO standards 15512

Temperature controlled accelerated weathering chamber

Characteristics
ISO standards 179

Charpy impact test with / without notch

Characteristics
ISO standards 179

Melt flow

Characteristics
ISO standards 1133

Density

Characteristics
ISO standards 1183

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REFERENCES
OUR REFERENCES