Polystyrene + Carbon Black + Additives which are proprietary

Black Ink Toner for Photocopiers - 8 micron spec

Also capable of producing powder coatings

Toner Plant Summary:

• Built in 1994
• Started Operations in 1995
• Cost ₤13m to design, construct and commission in 1994
  • Current cost to build new is approx. ₤18m
• 59,000 sq. ft. total building space
  • 13,000 sq. ft. office/conference room/workshop area
  • 20,000 sq. ft. of storage area
• Operated at 500 kg/hr copy toner production
• Highly automated (Allen-Bradley control system)
• Produced black toner 8 micron spec
• Could be used for powder coatings
• Excellent condition and well maintained
• No asbestos present
• Operated a triple shift with 7 operation people per shift, including team leader
• Approximately 3.5 acre site with on site parking available

Site Summary:

• Excellent Infrastructure
• Secure 31 acre site
• Excellent Transport Connections
  • Motorway - 1 mile
  • Airport - 10 miles
  • Port - 8 miles
• Located within a large industrial estate
• Lots of available surplus land for further development (8 acre field next to Toner Plant)
• Excellent Toner Plant Facility
• Existing multinational companies present on site involved in manufacturing and technical sales support

Process Overview: 
(for a detailed Process Description, please view the PowerPoint presentation)

• Process involves a four stage physical transformation of the 3 raw materials (polymer, carbon black and activator) into product by blending, fusing, milling and classification.
  
• Design includes in process reclamation and re-cycling of out-of-size material and control of dust emissions through multi-stage filtration with airborne paticulate monitoring.
  
• All milling and classification equipment is designed for explosion containment up to 10 bar-g.
  
• Blending and fusing are located inside the building, milling and classification outside.
  3 pulverizer/classifer systems (Hosakawa design), 1 raw materials/extruder system.
  

Raw Material Equipment:

• K-Tron Screw feeders
• Werner Pfleiderer Extruder
• Gala Pellet Dryer
• Prater Rotary Hammer Grinder
• (18) 600 kg Stainless Steel Product Holding Bins
• (3) Hosokawa Pulverizers
• (3) Ingersoll Rand Air Compressors
• Classifier/Dust Collector System
• (30) 500kg Final Product Bins

Toner Material Equipment:

• (3) 100-120 kg/hr Pulverizer/Classifier Lines
• Allen Bradley Computer Controlled

Packaging Equipment:

• (2) Packing Lines for Bottles/Cartons & Weigh Scale

Ancillary Equipment:

• (3) Air Handling Units for Space Temperature Control
• (2) Water Chillers
• Cooling Towers
• Electrical Switch Gear/Distribution Boards
• Central Vac System
• Heat Exchange System
• Fire/Water Sprinkler System

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