Plastic Pilot Plants
AIMPLAS boasts more than 50 pilot plants for carrying out research, formulating new materials and improving existing processes. The plants are equipped to perform all plastic transformation processes for thermoplastics, thermosets and composites.
Transformation processes and technologies
Our pilot plants allow us to carry out all kinds of tests on a small scale.
1. Synthesis of polymers, monomers, additives & particles
Polymer synthesis
Tailored monomer synthesis
Extraction and purification
Nanoparticle synthesis
2. Encapsulation & immobilization of active ingredients
Molten coating
Fluidized bed coating
Encapsulation of active substances in inorganic and organic media
Silica-based inorganic media
Mesoporous silica particles
3. Compounding
Masterbatch, reactive extrusion reactiva & bioplastics
Plastics formulation
Nanomaterials
Fibers, fillers, flame retardants and other additives
PVC and WPC formulation
Compounding to scale
UD-Tapes and LFT pellets line
Pelletizer with cutting head
Gravimetric dosing feeder
4. Clean Rooms
ISO 7 clean rooms
Two separate clean rooms with a total area of 135 m2 for developing pharmaceutical and healthcare products, and for synthesizing biopolymers and nanoparticles.
5. Extrusion
Blown film extrusion
Flat sheet extrusion
Profile and pipe extrusion
Tandem extrusion line
Technical polymer extrusion
Machine Direction Orientation system (MDO)
Extrusion coating
Foam extrusion
6. Converting and Packaging
Thermoforming
Sealing machine
Lamination unit
Vertical form-fill sealing system VFFS
7. Blow Moulding
Extrusion blow moulding
Preform blowing
8. Coatings
Coating formulation
9. Additive Manufacturing
Filament extrusion for 3D printing
3D printing
Hybrid 3D printing
3D printing
10. Injection moulding
Conventional injection moulding
Multi-component injection moulding
Micro-injection moulding
Vertical injector
11. Composites
Microwave curing
Pilot plant for resin transfer processes
Foam reaction injection moulding. Polyurethane dosing and mixing.
Solid Surface formulation
SMC
Pultrusion
Studying autoclave alternatives
Auxiliary equipment: three-roll calender
12. Recycling
Adaptation and reduction of particle size
Washing, centrifuging and cyclone system
Electrostatic and triboelectric separation
Zigzag air-separator system
Optical (NIR) plastic material identifier and separator
Laboratory pellet press
Challenge Test reactor
Reactors of different capacities for chemical recycling
Pyrolysis pilot plant
Cracking
Fermentation
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Anabel Crespo
Technologies Manager