Ekochem carries out the entire machine production process – from design to a finished product. Today, we’ll tell you what it looks like.
When it comes to constructing machines and production lines, our company mostly deals with extruders and pelletising lines. We take pride in the fact that it is a close collaboration between our departments that makes the whole complex process possible. The Construction Department, Sales Department, Maintenance, and Laboratory – we are all located in one place, which facilitates the exchange of experience and knowledge. This allows us to progress, tackle even the toughest challenges, and achieve complete satisfaction – both for our teams and for the clients.
The Construction Department – here, the ideas are born
Our Construction Department plays a pivotal role in the construction process. They can literally design everything. It is composed of three engineers who combine many years of industry experience with solid, highly specialised education perfectly suited to our needs. They know everything about our industry; for them, nothing is impossible, and nothing can take them aback anymore.
Yet, the whole process relies not only on constructing, but also on expertise, as well as the proper choice of parameters and components of a constructed machine. This is where our extensive knowledge of technologies and vast experience come in handy.
Know-how, experience, and people – we have it all!
The entire process begins with initial analysis. It aims to precisely establish what our customers need. Apart from customer expectations, there are multiple other factors to consider: most importantly, what their resources (space, support facilities) are and what materials they work with, as product properties play a significant role when designing a production line. It is worth mentioning that we support our customers at each stage and let them test certain solutions. Our state-of-the-art laboratory allows us to test raw materials and resolve parameter-related concerns, while our maintenance team can visit our customers whenever it is required. With 20 years of our department’s experience and numerous implemented projects, we are well-equipped to provide guidance in multiple areas. When approached by customers who have doubts about whether something is possible, we test their materials in our laboratory, thus allowing us to assess their capacities and customise our offer.
Screw configurations and speeds, as well as engine powers, are adjusted to the production specifications and extruded materials. The modular screw and cylinder design enables quick and convenient modification of the plasticising system’s geometry and length. Each module is equipped with a type J or Pt temperature sensor and sockets for attaching additional feed or degassing units. The cylinder and screw temperature control system ensures independent water cooling of each zone. Gearboxes are designed to withstand high loads and torques, with helical gears and high-quality materials ensuring quiet operation and long service life. Built-in Wi-Fi allows remote extruder operation and maintenance, while a 10- or 15-inch touchscreen with formulation saving option ensures comfortable control.
Our engineers see solutions, not problems
With knowledge of what components we are able to work with, provided by our invaluable laboratory, we choose individual parts to specific material, production process, and our customers’ final expectations. We proceed to constructing and programming, finalising the whole process by preparing a technical drawing, submitted to our customer. Interestingly, most of our products are not off-the-shelf – each project typically involves custom components. This flexibility gives us an advantage. Let us emphasise – we specialise in challenging projects and are adept at completing them. We handle problems which are insurmountable for many other, similar companies. Our engineers are not afraid of challenges – they tackle them head-on! In other words, challenges are our everyday business.
Before commissioning at our customer’s facility, we carry out pre-commissioning in our company – we use the customer’s material in the designed line to make sure our product is robust and reliable. Our expertise and flexibility allow us to introduce changes and improvements even at this stage, guaranteeing that the end product perfectly fits customers’ needs, as this is our mutual goal.
