Peripherals and systems for the plastics industry: granulate drying, conveying, dosing, storage and recycling.
digicolor Gesellschaft für Kunststoffmaschinentechnik mbH
HerfordNew on Amplifa
About digicolor
digicolor Gesellschaft für Kunststoffmaschinentechnik mbH, based in Herford, develops and manufactures peripheral devices and systems for the plastics industry. The product portfolio comprises the modular Drywell granulate dryer system with hopper sizes from 3 to 5,000 litres (dry-air and hot-air drying), central granulate conveying systems from silo to machine, dosing devices for masterbatch and granulate up to batch gravimetrics, bulk material containers and octabin discharge stations, as well as toothed-roll and cutting mills for inline recycling. In addition, the company offers filament dryers for additive manufacturing, moisture measuring devices, dryer modernisation and the Mo.Di.Tec service. Alongside production, digicolor handles the planning, engineering and installation of complete granulate supply systems for injection moulding, extrusion and 3D printing. The quality management system is certified to ISO 9001:2015.
- Site
- Herford
- Processes
- Granulate drying (dry-air drying), Hot-air drying, Central granulate conveying / central material supply, Dosing & mixing (volumetric, gravimetric, batch gravimetrics), Granulate storage (bulk material containers, big bag, octabin discharge), Size reduction of plastics / inline recycling (toothed-roll mills, cutting mills), Filament drying for additive manufacturing (FDM/FFF), Moisture measurement / dew-point measurement
- Materials
- Plastic granulate, Plastic filament, Masterbatch
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015, ISO 9001
- Industries
- Plastics industry, Injection moulding, Extrusion, Additive manufacturing / 3D printing
- 01
Engineering and planning
- 02
Manufacturing
- 03
Assembly
- 04
Project engineering
- 05
Installation
- 06
Service (Mo.Di.Tec)
Media & Handled Materials
Plastic granulate
Processed in drying, conveying, dosing, storage and size-reduction systems for injection moulding and extrusion.
Plastic filament
Prepared with filament dryers for additive manufacturing (FDM/FFF).
Masterbatch
Dosed and mixed with gravimetric and volumetric dosing devices.
Locations
Herford
DEHead office, production and sales
- Materials
- Plastic granulate, plastic filament, masterbatch
- Drywell granulate dryers (3–5,000 litres)
- Batch gravimetrics DGS 0.5–25
- Goliath toothed-roll and cutting mills
- Bulk material containers C-50 to C-1250
- Octabin discharge station
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granulate drying (dry-air drying)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Plastic granulate |
| Hot-air dryingPlastics | – | – | – | – | Plastic granulate |
| Central granulate conveying / central material supplyPlastics | – | – | – | – | Plastic granulate |
| Dosing & mixing (volumetric, gravimetric, batch gravimetrics)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Plastic granulate, Masterbatch |
| Granulate storage (bulk material containers, big bag, octabin discharge)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Plastic granulate |
| Size reduction of plastics / inline recycling (toothed-roll mills, cutting mills)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Plastic granulate |
| Filament drying for additive manufacturing (FDM/FFF)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Plastic filament |
| Moisture measurement / dew-point measurementTesting | – | – | – | – | Plastic granulate |
12 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granulate dryer (Drywell modular system, hopper sizes 3–5,000 litres) | digicolor Drywell | – | Hopper sizes from 3 litres to 5,000 litres | – | Herford |
| Side dryer | digicolor Drywell side dryer | – | – | – | – |
| Hopper-mounted dryer | digicolor Drywell hopper-mounted dryer | – | – | – | – |
| Central drying | digicolor Drywell central drying | – | – | – | – |
| Large dryer | digicolor Drywell large dryer | – | – | – | – |
| Hot-air dryer | digicolor | – | – | – | – |
| Dosing devices (batch gravimetrics) | digicolor DGS 0.5 / DGS 1.5 / DGS 5 / DGS 10 / DGS 25 | – | – | – | – |
| Toothed-roll mill / cutting mill | digicolor Goliath / Goliath TWIN Plus / Mini Goliath / Goliath Plus VIS | – | – | – | – |
| Side mill | digicolor | – | – | – | – |
| Bulk material container | digicolor C-50 / C-100 / C-180 / C-300 / C-700 / C-1250 | – | – | – | – |
| Octabin discharge station (grain size approx. 2–5 mm) | digicolor | – | – | – | – |
| Filament dryer | digicolor | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Quality
The quality management system is certified to ISO 9001:2015 by DEKRA Certification GmbH (registration no. 30701159/9). The measuring programme includes moisture and dew-point measuring devices for monitoring granulate drying.
| Evidence | Herford |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 |