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ADDITIVE (PERCENT OF ALL NATURALS)
Components designated ADDITIVE will be added as a percentage of all the NATURALS added together.
For example: If component 4 is an ADDITIVE at 5 percent, then the above example now looks like this:
Component 1, REGRIND, SET= 20, 20 percent,
Component 2, NATURAL, SET= 10, 15.2 percent,
Component 3, NATURAL, SET= 40, 61.0 percent,
Component 4, ADDITIVE, SET= 05.0, 3.8 percent.
The REGRIND is still 20 percent of the MIX.
The NATURALS are still at a RATIO of 1 to 4, although they have been reduced to make room for the
Additive.
The ADDITIVE is 5 percent of the NATURALS added together (5% of 76.2).
REGRIND is generally only added when available, and then as a limited percentage of the entire mix.
NATURALS are generally blended at a RATIO to one another. ADDITIVES are most often only
intended to be added to the entire NATURAL portion of the mix, because regrind generally already
contains these additives.
If you prefer to think of your mix as a RATIO OF WEIGHTS, for example, components 1, 2, 3, 4,
and 5 are to be mixed at 100, 50, 5, 20 and 7 pounds respectively, then you may wish to specify
ALL components as NATURALS. In this way these weights may be entered just as listed here.
Components will be dispensed to maintain each at the proper specified RATIO to the other
components.
If you wish to think of all components as PERCENTAGES of THE MIX, percentages that always
add up to 100, then specify ALL components as % of Batch (R) or set the Mode of Operation to %
of total Batch and enter the exact percent for each. In these modes, ALL settings must add up to
99.9 or 100 percent. If they do not, an error message will display: Sum of components is
less/greater than 100%.
REGRIND Use this for all materials that DO NOT require the addition of the ADDITIVES. For
example, your Regrind scrap.
NATURAL Use this for all materials that are the bulk of the mix.
These will be RATIOED to each other and will automatically constitute the ENTIRE
mix except for the space needed for Regrind and Additives. A blend of ABS Homo-
polymer and Co-polymer or a blend of Styrene Hi Impact and Crystal are examples
of NATURALS ratioed together.
ADDITIVES Use this for all materials that are added to the NATURALS only.
For example; color, stabilizer, slip agent, etc.