Improved efficiency and expanded polymers range of ReDeTec MixFlow technology

ReDeTec MixFlow 技术提高了效率并扩大了聚合物范围

• 批准号: 543458-2019
• 负责人: Bougherara, Habiba
• 金额: $ 1.82万
• 依托单位: Ryerson University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Engage Grants Program
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2019-01-01 至 2020-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=680777
• 关键词: Improved; efficiency; expanded; polymers; range

Industrial partner ReDetec has developed an innovative platform for polymer extrusion and recyclying called ProtoCycler+. The primary function of ProtoCycler+ is to extrude and spool polymers for 3D printers. ProtoCycler+ is currently a laboratory desktop extruder but the underlying extrusion technology holds enormous potential for the engineering, medical, and industrial sectors. The secondary function of ProtoCycler+ is to enable the business and education markets to recycle their 3D printed waste into usable filaments, thus saving costs and diverting plastic away from landfills. ProtoCycler+ used a patented extrusion technology called "MixFlow". ReDeTec's proprietary MixFlow technology is innovative with significant implications for increased energy efficiency in the polymer extrusion industry. This technology be retrofitted into existing extrusion systems and is scalable to an industrial level. While MixFlow technology is highly-efficient, it is a very new technology that has not reached the same level of maturity as competing technologies. This results in a number of temporary drawbacks the ReDeTec team is currently focused on solving. Chief among these is the limited range of polymers that the ProtoCycler+ currently extrudes. This hinders the machine's potential and, as a result, limits the company's expansion. The aim of this NSERC-Engage project is to solve these issues, and provide ReDeTec with a state - of- the-art extrusion system capable of producing materials with improved quality. This project will allow ReDeTec to develop and manufacture improved extrusion system and expand its business within Canada. In the long-term, ReDeTec will be able to develop a new generation of materials from recycled plastics/polymers which will be potentially used in many industries, including 3D printing. Furthermore, the extrusion of recycled plastic will result in a better control of green house emissions. This project will directly train two graduate students at Ryerson on Design, modeling, and manufacturing. These graduate students will benefit from regular a multidisciplinary training at ReDeTec and direct involvement with their technical staff.

工业合作伙伴Redetec开发了一个用于聚合物挤出和回收的创新平台，称为ProtoCycler+。ProtoCycler+的主要功能是为3D打印机挤出和缠绕聚合物。ProtoCycler+目前是一款实验室台式挤出机，但其基础挤出技术在工程、医疗和工业领域具有巨大的潜力。ProtoCycler+的第二个功能是使商业和教育市场能够将其3D打印废物回收为可用的细丝，从而节省成本并将塑料从垃圾填埋场转移出去。ProtoCycler+使用了一种名为“MixFlow”的专利挤出技术。 ReDeTec的专有MixFlow技术是创新的，对提高聚合物挤出行业的能源效率具有重要意义。这项技术可以改造成现有的挤出系统，并可扩展到工业水平。虽然MixFlow技术是高效的，但它是一种非常新的技术，尚未达到与竞争技术相同的成熟水平。这导致了ReDeTec团队目前专注于解决的一些临时缺陷。 其中最主要的是ProtoCycler+目前挤出的聚合物范围有限。这阻碍了机器的潜力，从而限制了公司的扩张。这个NSERC-Engage项目的目的是解决这些问题，并为ReDeTec提供能够生产质量更高的材料的最先进的挤出系统。该项目将使ReDeTec能够开发和制造改进的挤出系统，并扩大其在加拿大的业务。从长远来看，ReDeTec将能够从回收塑料/聚合物中开发新一代材料，这些材料将有可能用于许多行业，包括3D打印。此外，再生塑料的挤出将导致更好地控制绿色房屋排放。该项目将直接培训瑞尔森的两名研究生设计，建模和制造。这些研究生将受益于在ReDeTec定期多学科培训和直接参与他们的技术人员。