Imas R&D and engineering team has developed a new roller mill chassis construction material namely Polymer Base Construction ®, which is officially released for worldwide customers as being the first example of using polymeric composites in the milling industry.
The traditional way of manufacturing a roller mill chassis is to use either welded steel, or cast iron method. Instead, Imas today presents Polymer Base Construction® with the major advantage of having better vibration damping properties, which provides higher reliability and extended long term durability for roller mills.
Most of the roller mill manufacturers in the world still prefers the welded steel method for the production of roller mill chassis. In 2010, Imas replaced the use of welded steel for roller mill chassis with cast iron. Having the mission of being the industry leader in research and development, the company has been working on the use of polymeric composites in the chassis construction of Imas machinery since 2020.
After the completion of all product development, real time testing, and patenting, etc. progresses, today Multimilla Roller Mill with Polymer Base Construction® has been officially released for worldwide customers.
Most of the roller mill manufacturers in the world still prefers the welded steel method for the production of roller mill chassis. In 2010, Imas replaced the use of welded steel for roller mill chassis with cast iron. Having the mission of being the industry leader in research and development, the company has been working on the use of polymeric composites in the chassis construction of Imas machinery since 2020.
After the completion of all product development, real time testing, and patenting, etc. progresses, today Multimilla Roller Mill with Polymer Base Construction® has been officially released for worldwide customers.
First Prize Right After The Launch…
The new Polymer Base Construction® chasis design of roller mills by Imas, has already received ‘Product Showcase 2023’ award by IAOM (International Association of Operative Millers), during the last IAOM USA Conference and Expo held between April 17 and 21, 2023 in Minnesota, USA.
What is Polymeric Composite?
Polymeric composites are combinations of polymers (i.e., thermosets or thermoplastics) with various continuous and noncontinuous reinforcements/fillers, being a very special material that can be designed and produced for different uses and purposes.
Polymeric composites have been widely used in many fields including aerospace, marine, and automotive industries. They easily find place in many applications that the industry curiously looks for creating new shapes and variations out of polymeric composites for different uses.
Effects of Vibration on Machinery and Building
Machinery vibration, which occurs naturally during the operation of any machine, has some important hidden threads.
In the short term, high machinery vibration levels can have a disruptive effect on the sensitive operating adjustments of machines, which may also lead to inconsistency in the process and product quality. For this reason, damping of the vibration and keeping the resonance under critical levels is crucial for both the health of machinery and buildings.
In the long term, machinery vibration can cause failures that may result in shortened machine life, through the continuous effect and damage to the parts and materials (bearings, bearing housings, other moving parts, etc.). In addition, it can even create problems in the static structure of mill buildings, as it might also have impacts on worker health and safety.
In the short term, high machinery vibration levels can have a disruptive effect on the sensitive operating adjustments of machines, which may also lead to inconsistency in the process and product quality. For this reason, damping of the vibration and keeping the resonance under critical levels is crucial for both the health of machinery and buildings.
In the long term, machinery vibration can cause failures that may result in shortened machine life, through the continuous effect and damage to the parts and materials (bearings, bearing housings, other moving parts, etc.). In addition, it can even create problems in the static structure of mill buildings, as it might also have impacts on worker health and safety.
Multimilla Roller Mill presents higher operational reliability and extended long term durability with Polymer Base Construction®.
According to the tests and measurements carried out by expertised Imas R&D center engineers, and scientists from Konya Technical University and Necmettin Erbakan University, it is found that polymeric composite material actually has nearly 10 times better vibration damping ability than cast iron, and even 20times better than welded steel.
Environmentalist Approach, Low Footprint
As well as its better vibration damping ability, the polymeric composite chassis material has comparatively lower thermal conductivity, higher rigidity and corrosion resistance properties, also has better production flexibility advantages with reduced production time, cost, and carbon footprint.
Imas Production and R&D Deputy General Manager Mr. Murat Apakhan said that “At Imas, we believe that the reliability of our machines is important as much as their technology. For this reason, we continuously develop the structural design of our machines and systems through new engineering standards. Today we believe that we took a leading step with the first use of polymeric composites in the milling industry.’’
As well as Multimilla roller mill, Polymer Base Construction® has already been introduced for some of feed milling machinery by Imas, including Viteral series flake roller, hammer mill, and pellet press machines.
As well as its better vibration damping ability, the polymeric composite chassis material has comparatively lower thermal conductivity, higher rigidity and corrosion resistance properties, also has better production flexibility advantages with reduced production time, cost, and carbon footprint.
Imas Production and R&D Deputy General Manager Mr. Murat Apakhan said that “At Imas, we believe that the reliability of our machines is important as much as their technology. For this reason, we continuously develop the structural design of our machines and systems through new engineering standards. Today we believe that we took a leading step with the first use of polymeric composites in the milling industry.’’
As well as Multimilla roller mill, Polymer Base Construction® has already been introduced for some of feed milling machinery by Imas, including Viteral series flake roller, hammer mill, and pellet press machines.
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