Hellweg Maschinenbau Proves Granulator Performance at Fakuma
Hellweg Maschinenbau demonstrated its granulators at Fakuma by successfully size-reducing difficult polymers and rubber compounds. The true scissor-cut technology delivered homogeneous, high-quality regrind. Roetgen/Germany, October 2026. At Fakuma 2026, Mark Hellweg, Managing Director of Hellweg Maschinenbau, had made an unusual offer to visitors at short notice: “From numerous trials in our technical centre and our experience with our customers’ materials, we know that our granulators can handle (almost) any challenge,” he said. “Anyone who would like to see this for themselves is invited to bring samples of their ‘problematic’ material to our stand to test them.” The positive response, despite the very short lead time, highlights the importance of the topic. The result is indeed impressive. “By the end of the trade fair, the score was 8–0 in favour of our mills!” Hellweg summarises. Eight visitors to the stand had brought material that they considered difficult to granulate and were eager to see how it would fare in the milling process. On eight occasions, the material disappeared into the hopper of the fully operational MDSi 230/150 mill within seconds.…
