Table 1 Types of IM machines used to fabricate different natural fiber-based composites
From: Injection-molded natural fiber-reinforced polymer composites–a review
Brand | Model | Composite constituents | L/D ratio | Manufacturer name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Battenfeld | Plus 250 | i. Flax fiber/polypropylene ii. Flax fiber/polyethelyne | 20 | Wittmann Battenfeld |
UNILOG 4000 | i. Flax fiber/polylactic acid ii. Cordenka/polylactic acid | 22.1 | ||
Plus 350 | Rice husk/polypropylene | 20 | ||
HM 60/210 | i. Wood flour/ecoflex ii. Wood flour/polylactic acid iii. Wood flour/ecovio iv. Wood flour/bioflex v. Wood flour/tenite propionate | 22 | ||
Cincinnati Milacron | 33 T | i. Jute fiber/polypropylene ii. Wood flour/polypropylene iii. Wood flour/polylactic acid | - | Milacron Inc. |
85 T | i. Hemp fiber/cellulose acetate ii. Hemp fiber/soy protein bioplastic | 30 | ||
Molder | Kenaf fiber/polypropylene | - | ||
Demag Ergotech | 25-80 Compact | Flax fiber/polypropylene | 24 | Sumitomo Shi Demag |
100 T | Jute fiber/polypropylene | 20 | ||
Ray-Ran | Wood flour/polyethylene | - | RAY-RAN Test Equipment Ltd. | |
Arburg | Allrounder 320S | Flax fiber/polypropylene | 23.3 | ARBURG |
Allrounder 270S | Roselle fiber/polypropylene | 24 | ||
40 T | Kenaf fiber/PP/MAPP | - | ||
100 T 320C | Micro sized flax fiber/PA6 | 20 | ||
500-210 | Coir fiber/banana fiber/polypropylene | 33 | ||
PLASTER ET-40 V | Jute fiber/polylactide | 40 | Toyo Machinery & Metal Co. Ltd. | |
Ferromatik Milacron | K40/80 | Hemp fiber/poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate) | 22 | FERROMATIK |
FM 85 | Abaca fiber/polylactic acid | 25 | ||
Reed Prentice 100 T | Wood flour/polypropylene | - | Reed-Prentice Corporation | |
Little-Ace I | Abaca fiber/polyester | 40 | Tsubako Co. Ltd. | |
Sandretto | Micro-30 | Jute fiber/polypropylene | DTL Machinery | |
60 T | Sisal fiber/starch | 19 | ||
ROMIPratica130T | Sisal fiber/polypropylene | 22 | ROMI | |
Sumitomo | SE 50D | Bamboo fiber/poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) | 20 | Sumitomo Corporation |
55 US SE DU | Wood fiber/plastic | 23 | ||
TTI-80 | Sisal fiber/polypropylene | - | Dong Hua Machinery Co. Ltd. | |
Engel | e-Victory | i. Hemp fiber/polypropylene ii. Coir fiber/polypropylene | 21 | Engel Electronics |
ES 80/25 | Date palm/polypropylene | 18.2 | ||
23/40 | Hemp fiber/polypropylene | - | ||
ES 80/20 HLS | Wood flour/polypropylene /Polylactic acid | 23 | ||
e-Max 440/100 | i. Banana fiber/ABS ii. Banana fiber/HIPS iii. Banana fiber/HDPE | - | ||
SM-50 | Wood flour/polypropylene | 25 | Super Master (Chen-Hsong Company) | |
BOY | 50 T | Sisal-PP | 20 | BOY |
15S | i. Hemp fiber/polypropylene ii. Wood flour/polypropylene | 18 | ||
50A | Kenaf fiber/polypropylene | 18 | ||
JSW100 T | i. Kenaf fiber/polylactic acid ii. Rice husk/polylactic acid | 22.5 | Japan Steel Works | |
TOYO PSS TI-30F6 | Jute fiber/polypropylene | - | Toyo Machinery & Metal Co. Ltd. | |
DH-90 | Bassalt fiber/polybutylene succinate | - | Tederic Machinery Co. Ltd. | |
Endura-60 | i. Hemp fiber/polylactic acid ii. Sisal fiber/polylactic acid | 19 | Electronica Plastic machines | |
HAAKE | Minijet II | Hemp fiber/polylactic acid Flax fiber/polylactic acid Bamboo fiber/polylactic acid | 25 | Thermo Electron Corporation |
Meteo | 40 | Wood flour/polypropylene | - | Mateu&Solé, S.A |
270/75 | Flaxseed flour (FSF)/polylactic acid | - | ||
WZ-10G | Sisal fiber/polypropylene | - | Shanghai Xinshuo Precision Machinery Co. Ltd. | |
SZS-20 | Abaca fiber/PP/eggshell powder | 20 | Wuhan Ruiming Experimental Instrument Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | |
HAIXING | Kenaf fiber/polypropylene | 16 | HAIXING Company | |
Haitian | MA600 II/130 | Rice husk/polypropylene | 33 | Absolute Machinery |
NIOOB 11 | Kenaf fiber/xGNP/polypropylene | 30 | Japan Steel Works Muraron | |
ES-1000 | Coir fiber/polylactic acid | - | NISSEI Plastic Industrial Co. Ltd. | |
Zerus 900 | Birch fiber/high-density polyethylene | - | ZHAFIR Plastics Machinery | |