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Chemical processing and handling equipment manufacturer Ipco is celebrating 40 years’ continuous production of its Rotoform granulation system.
The development of this rotary dropforming technology in 1980 brought new levels of quality and productivity to the market and changed the face of chemical granulation. A premium quality formed product – one with consistent specifications – enables safer, easier handling during storage and transportation. Such is the quality and reliability of granulation delivered by Rotoform that it has gone on to sell more than 2000 systems to date.
“We had been supplying flaking systems since the early 1950s,” says Johan Sjögren, Managing Director of Ipco’s Equipment division,“and our ranges now encompass storage and handling solutions too, but the introduction of Rotoform was a defining moment in our company’s history. It put us on the map in this respect and the system remains the market leader to this day.”
While the core principle – direct-from-the-melt solidification on a steel belt cooler – remains unchanged, Rotoform technology has undergone significant advances over the years. In 2013 the company introduced the 4G (4th Generation) Rotoform, the foundation of an entire family of models designed to meet specific process requirements. These include the granulation of abrasive and sedimenting materials (e.g. catalysts and suspensions), melts requiring a high feed temperature (e.g. bitumen, resins), the pastillation of subcooling melts in supercooling plants (e.g. photo chemicals) and the handling of high viscosity products (e.g. chocolate, hot melts and resin).
