Grinding & Dispersing

Case Study - Sun Chemical

Gravure Ink Plant, Rochdale, UK.

our technology
YOUR SUCCESS
 Case Study - Sun Chemical

NETZSCH wet processing and plant-engineering services deliver

When Sun Chemical built a new of its kind in Europe since 2000, and
manufacturing plant using cutting critical to Sun Chemical’s leadership
edge technology and state-of-the-art position in the market. They needed a
process controls, they looked to the companythat could design the process
plant and process engineering expertise and then engineer the new plant from
at NETZSCH. The new 30,000 tonnes start to finish, and also guarantee its
production facility is the largest project final performance

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Engineering a World Class Plant

When you are making a strategic invest-

ment, one that you have to live with
for at least the next 10 years, you
cannot afford to compromise. Sun
Chemical needed a partner that:

 Will engineer the process from the

best available technology – not just
its own.

 Has a wealth of knowledge of wet

processing technologies including
mixing, pre-dispersion, wet grinding,
de-aeration and filtration systems.

 Can handle the complexity of such a

large project.

 Can apply best-of-class knowledge

gained from other industries.

 Has the laboratory facilities to vali-

date the engineered solution prior to
installation, and can guarantee the
plant’s performance.

 Has the resource to deliver against

tight deadlines.

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Making it Happen

After preliminary design studies and with clear ownership for all aspects of “The plant and process engineering skills
engineering works, NETZSCH proposed the project. The NETZSCH team was NETZSCH provide were critical in the
a solution using all new machinery, for always very flexible and responsive.” performance specification and design of
the similar cost of a solution using new the plant. They helped us to realise what
and recovered production equipment. Working from the plant performance was possible and get the best return on
Sun Chemical commissioned NETZSCH specifications the NETZSCH engineers our capital”.
in April, 2005 to build and commission focused on designing the best possible
the new plant. solutions – utilising both their own
patented machinery, like the LME Hori-
“Right from the start of this complex zontal Bead Mill and -MIX ®, as well
project NETZSCH engineers and our as best-in class equipment from other
technical staff worked closely together, vendors.

The revolutionary -MIX ® used in the plant, with a combination of vacuum dispersing, shearing and pressure
wetting resulted in high productivity, with excellent results and total reproducible quality.

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From Grams to Tonnes

Sun Chemical had to be sure of the solution and optimizing the plant’s
plant efficiency, reliability and output performance and reliability. With this
prior to installation. Using their labs in information. NETZSCH were able to
Germany, NETZSCH conducted down- guarantee fullscale plant performance.
scale trials of the process design, and A guarantee NETZSCH stood behind
the selected equipment and process 100%!
controls - validating the engineered

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Pulling it All Together

From site preparation through to LME horizontal bead mills and the revo-
commissioning and final plant inspec- lutionary -MIX ®. Mezzanine steel-
tion – This was a real turnkey solu- work and bigbag lifting gantries; Hoists
tion NETZSCH provided. Some of the and cruciforms, big-bag and small-bag
main elements of the project included, discharge units, process valves instru-
the design and construction of a new mentation, process pipe work, the
bulk storage facility to handle liquid complex electrical installation, product
raw material, intermediate product and filters, transfer pumps, dust extrac-
finished goods, including 21 mild steel tion system, fume extraction system,
storage tanks with capacities ranging compressed air system, chilled water
from 65,000 litres to 12,000 litres. PMD system and many hundreds of smaller
batch disperser technology, upgraded items.

The LME Horizontal Bead Mills, with patented

Dynamic Classifier System (DCC), provide increased
throughput rates with virtually no blockage.

The final results are in...

Great Ink, Consistently and Cost Effectively

Completed on schedule in just 48 “The new plant in Rochdale sets stan- Product is being delivered to Sun’s
weeks, the Sun Chemical plant was dards in quality, throughput and effi- customers with consistent high quality
operational in Mid April/Early May 2006. ciency that will keep us ahead of the and all the goals of the project were
competition for years to come. NETZSCH met including quality, throughput, cost
process and plant engineers have made and schedule, and reliability.
a huge contribution. We couldn’t have
achieved it without them”

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NETZSCH Process and Plant Engineering Services

NETZSCH provide engineering services for many companies across a

wide range of industries and applications.

 Technical Ceramics

 Pharmaceutical

 Paints

 Sealants and Adhesives

 Hard Metals (Tungsten Carbide, SiC)

 Catalysts and Fuel Cells

 Cosmetics

 General Chemicals

 Agro Chemicals

 Chocolate / Confectionary

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The World’s Leading Grinding Technology

The Companies of the Business Unit Grinding & Dispersing

NETZSCH-Feinmahltechnik GmbH, Selb, Germany

NETZSCH-CONDUX Mahltechnik GmbH, Hanau, Germany

NETZSCH Premier Technologies, LLC., Exton PA, USA

NETZSCH Indústria e Comércio de Equipamentos de Moagem Ltda., Pomerode, Brazil

NETZSCH (Shanghai) Machinery and Instruments Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China

NETZSCH Mastermix Ltd., Lichfield, Great Britain

NETZSCH España, S.A., Terrassa/Barcelona, Spain

ZAO NETZSCH Tula, Tula, Russia

The Business Unit Grinding & Dispersing is part of the NETZSCH Group.

The NETZSCH Group is a mid-sized, family-owned German company engaging in the

manufacture of machinery and instrumentation with worldwide production, sales,

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and service branches.

The three Business Units – Analyzing & Testing, Grinding & Dispersing and
Pumps & Systems – provide tailored solutions for highest-level needs. Over
2 700 employees at 140 sales and production centers in 27 countries across
the globe guarantee that expert service is never far from our customers.

NETZSCH-Feinmahltechnik GmbH
Sedanstraße 70
95100 Selb
Germany
Tel.: +49 9287 797-0
Fax: +49 9287 797 149
info.nft@netzsch.com www.netzsch.com