BKG® FlexDisc™
The BKG® FlexDisc™ filter stack is a filtration medium for the filtration of contaminated polymer melt, allowing for a significantly enlarged filtration area without increasing the machine size and weight.
THE add-on for highest throughputs at the finest filtration levels.
Overview
The patented BKG® FlexDisc™ replaces the standard screen in the filter cavities of piston-type melt filters, substantially enlarging the filtration area without needing a bigger machine while decreasing the melt loss caused by backflushing.
The prolonged lifetime of the filtration medium and the reduced specific backflush volume save waste and costs.
Realize filtration finenesses of 20µm and lower - a perfect fit for high-quality end products, like, e.g., battery separator film.
Benefitting Your Process
Increase Profitability
- Leverage your overall line efficiency by realizing a larger filtration area and higher throughput without increasing the machine size
- Reduce spare parts costs through prolonged filter life of the filtration media
- Save polymer usage, reducing operating costs thanks to a lower specific backflush volume due to fewer required backflushes
- Robust design minimizes spare parts costs
- Retrofittable to the BKG® HiCon™ V-Type 3G, BKG® HiCon™ K-SWE-4K-75/RS, and the BKG® NorCon™ D-SWE optimizing your process
Increase Quality
- Realize a finer filtration down to 20µm, and lower ensures a perfectly clean melt required in, e.g., battery separator film production
- Less shear stress and therefore protection of the molecular structure increases the end-product quality
Increase Convenience
- Reduce operator intervention through backflush of the FlexDisc™ keeping your production line up and running
Suitable Applications
Bottle-2-Bottle Recycling
PET Fiber Production
Battery Separator Film Production
Join the Circular Economy for Plastics
BKG® HiCon™ V-Type 3G in combination with the BKG® FlexDisc™
V3G + FlexDisc = rPET Power²
Take your PET recycling process to the next level!
- Polymer cost savings realized through low specific backflush waste
- Improved end-product quality through powerful backflush that removes intractable contaminants from the screens
- Significantly enlarged filtration area, without increasing the machine size and weight
Product Testimonials
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With Nordson’s BKG® HiCon™ K-SWE-4K-75/RS equipped with the BKG® FlexDisc™, the melt loss that accumulates during the backflushing process in the course of the filter cleaning is down to 1.4 – 1.7% – a figure that is a lot lower than normal in PET bottle-to-bottle recycling processes.
In addition to the considerable increase in screen life, a 40% reduction of the backflush amount compared to the previous system (a conventional backflush filter) was realized. With Nordson’s new BKG® FlexDisc™, the filter life was lengthened from eight to 72 hours.
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From melt pumps, polymer valves, and melt filtration systems to complete underwater pelletizing systems, pyrolysis cleaning ovens, extrusion, and fluid coating die systems, our products will help optimize your operation.
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