{"id":31,"date":"2026-11-06T19:04:40","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T11:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kerkepm.com\/applications\/functional-masterbatch\/"},"modified":"2026-11-11T23:40:55","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T15:40:55","slug":"functional-masterbatch-line","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kerkepm.com\/es\/applications\/functional-masterbatch-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Functional Masterbatch Line"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"k3\">\n<noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/ns.html?id=GTM-5JN495RG\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" style=\"display:none;visibility:hidden\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"crumbs\"><a href=\"\/\">Home<\/a><span>\/<\/span><a href=\"\/applications\/\">Applications<\/a><span>\/<\/span>Functional Masterbatch Line<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"hero\">\n<p class=\"kicker\">Application \u00b7 Plastic Masterbatch<\/p>\n<h1>Functional Masterbatch Line: Antistatic, Antibacterial & Flame Retardant<\/h1>\n<p class=\"dek\">Functional masterbatch is a temperature-control problem, not a shear problem. Every active ingredient has a ceiling \u2014 brominated flame retardants below 220 \u00b0C, silver antibacterial below 230 \u00b0C \u2014 and the line must hold it. A reference functional masterbatch line page from Kerke.<\/p>\n<div class=\"byline\"><div><b>Updated<\/b> 6 November 2026<\/div>\n<div><b>Output<\/b> 100\u2013800 kg\/h<\/div>\n<div><b>Line type<\/b> Co-rotating twin screw KTE<\/div>\n<div><b>Basis<\/b> parameter table + material trial<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"appmedia\">\n<div class=\"mslider\" id=\"appslider\">\n<div class=\"ms-frame\"><div class=\"ms-slide on\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/functional-masterbatch-s1.webp\" alt=\"Functional Masterbatch Line \u2014 workshop photo 1, Kerke workshop, Nanjing\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"ms-cap\">Functional Masterbatch Line \u2014 workshop photo 1, Kerke workshop, Nanjing<\/span><\/div><div class=\"ms-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/functional-masterbatch-s2.webp\" alt=\"Functional Masterbatch Line \u2014 workshop photo 2, Kerke workshop, Nanjing\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"ms-cap\">Functional Masterbatch Line \u2014 workshop photo 2, Kerke workshop, Nanjing<\/span><\/div><div class=\"ms-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/functional-masterbatch-s3.webp\" alt=\"Functional Masterbatch Line \u2014 workshop photo 3, Kerke workshop, Nanjing\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"ms-cap\">Functional Masterbatch Line \u2014 workshop photo 3, Kerke workshop, Nanjing<\/span><\/div><div class=\"ms-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/functional-masterbatch-s4.webp\" alt=\"Functional Masterbatch Line \u2014 workshop photo 4, Kerke workshop, Nanjing\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"ms-cap\">Functional Masterbatch Line \u2014 workshop photo 4, Kerke workshop, Nanjing<\/span><\/div><div class=\"ms-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/functional-masterbatch-s5.webp\" alt=\"Functional Masterbatch Line \u2014 workshop photo 5, Kerke workshop, Nanjing\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"ms-cap\">Functional Masterbatch Line \u2014 workshop photo 5, Kerke workshop, Nanjing<\/span><\/div><div class=\"ms-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/functional-masterbatch-s6.webp\" alt=\"Functional Masterbatch Line \u2014 workshop photo 6, Kerke workshop, Nanjing\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"ms-cap\">Functional Masterbatch Line \u2014 workshop photo 6, Kerke workshop, Nanjing<\/span><\/div><div class=\"ms-slide\"><div class=\"ms-video\" data-yt=\"X98h61NLpy0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/functional-masterbatch-s1.webp\" alt=\"Running video \u2014 Functional Masterbatch Line, Kerke workshop\" loading=\"lazy\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"ms-play\" aria-label=\"Play video\">&#9654;<\/button><\/div><span class=\"ms-cap\">Running video \u2014 Functional Masterbatch Line, Kerke workshop<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<button type=\"button\" class=\"ms-nav prev\" aria-label=\"Previous slide\">&#8249;<\/button>\n<button type=\"button\" class=\"ms-nav next\" aria-label=\"Next slide\">&#8250;<\/button>\n<div class=\"ms-dots\"><button type=\"button\" data-i=\"0\" class=\"ms-dot on\" aria-label=\"Slide 1\"><\/button><button type=\"button\" data-i=\"1\" class=\"ms-dot\" aria-label=\"Slide 2\"><\/button><button type=\"button\" data-i=\"2\" class=\"ms-dot\" aria-label=\"Slide 3\"><\/button><button type=\"button\" data-i=\"3\" class=\"ms-dot\" aria-label=\"Slide 4\"><\/button><button type=\"button\" data-i=\"4\" class=\"ms-dot\" aria-label=\"Slide 5\"><\/button><button type=\"button\" data-i=\"5\" class=\"ms-dot\" aria-label=\"Slide 6\"><\/button><button type=\"button\" data-i=\"6\" class=\"ms-dot\" aria-label=\"Slide 7\"><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"appmedia-text\">\n<section class=\"qa\" id=\"answer\"><nav class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block k3-toc\" aria-label=\"On this page\"><b>On this page:<\/b><a href=\"#rm-s1\">Quick answer<\/a><a href=\"#rm-s2\">What sets the limit<\/a><a href=\"#rm-s3\">Process flow, step by step<\/a><a href=\"#rm-s4\">Equipment configuration<\/a><a href=\"#rm-s5\">Output by model<\/a><\/nav><h2 id=\"rm-s1\">Quick answer<\/h2><p>Functional masterbatch (antistatic, antibacterial, flame retardant, UV, anti-block) runs at <strong>10\u201360% active content<\/strong> on a twin screw with L\/D 40\u201348 and tight temperature control (\u00b12 \u00b0C). Output <strong>100\u2013800 kg\/h<\/strong>. Additive heat sensitivity sets the temperature ceiling, not the polymer.<\/p><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"grid\"><main>\n<div class=\"stats\"><div class=\"stat\"><b>&lt;220 \u00b0C<\/b><span>brominated FR ceiling<\/span><\/div><div class=\"stat\"><b>160\u2013260 kg\/h<\/b><span>KTE-65, FR grade<\/span><\/div><div class=\"stat\"><b>40\u201344<\/b><span>screw L\/D<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"note\">Workshop photos and a running video \u2014 shot on our own lines, not stock images.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"sec\" id=\"limit\" id=\"rm-s2\">What sets the limit<\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead\">Multiple additives are metered by separate gravimetric feeders, mixed under low shear, and pelletized without exceeding the additive decomposition temperature. Barrel zoning is set from the additive TGA curve, not from the carrier resin.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tw\"><table><caption><b>Table 1.<\/b> Key parameters for functional masterbatch line. Reference values \u2014 confirm on a material trial.<\/caption>\n<thead><tr><th scope=\"col\">Parameter<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Value \/ range<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><b>Active content<\/b><\/td><td>10\u201360% depending on additive<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><b>L\/D<\/b><\/td><td>40\u201348<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><b>Temperature control<\/b><\/td><td>\u00b12 \u00b0C, low-shear mixing for heat-sensitive additives<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><b>Pelletizing<\/b><\/td><td>Strand or underwater<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><b>Output (reference)<\/b><\/td><td>100\u2013800 kg\/h<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><b>Model<\/b><\/td><td>KTE-50B, KTE-65B<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n<p class=\"note\">Output figures are measured on the reference material stated above. Filler grade, bulk density and moisture move output by \u00b115% \u2014 that is why every quotation we issue is tied to a trial report.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"sec\" id=\"process\" id=\"rm-s3\">Process flow, step by step<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"flow\"><li><b>Feeding<\/b>Loss-in-weight dosing of polymer and filler; side feeder or liquid injection where the formulation needs it.<\/li><li><b>Melting and dispersing<\/b>Screw geometry with 45\u00b0\/90\u00b0 kneading blocks; barrel profile set by the polymer.<\/li><li><b>Devolatilization<\/b>Vacuum vent at \u22120.06 to \u22120.09 MPa removes moisture and volatiles before the die.<\/li><li><b>Pressure build-up<\/b>Throttle or discharge section stabilises die pressure; a melt pump where gauge control matters.<\/li><li><b>Pelletizing and packing<\/b>Strand or underwater; then centrifugal dryer, vibrating screen and bagging.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n<h2 class=\"sec\" id=\"equipment\" id=\"rm-s4\">Equipment configuration<\/h2>\n<div class=\"tw\"><table><caption><b>Table 2.<\/b> What the line is made of, and why each part is specified that way.<\/caption>\n<thead><tr><th scope=\"col\">Stage<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Equipment<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Why this choice<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody>\n<tr><td>Main machine<\/td><td><a href=\"\/machines\/co-rotating-twin-screw-extruder\/\">Co-Rotating Twin Screw Extruder<\/a><\/td><td>Architecture follows the filling level and the mixing duty, not the required tonnage.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Screw geometry<\/td><td>Building-block elements, W6Mo5Cr4V2, bimetallic liner<\/td><td>Wear package for abrasive filler; mixing blocks only where dispersion demands them.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Feeding<\/td><td><a href=\"\/machines\/gravimetric-feeding-system\/\">Loss-in-weight feeder<\/a>, side feeder where needed<\/td><td>Recipe accuracy: \u00b10.5% short term on the weighed component.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Pelletizing<\/td><td><a href=\"\/machines\/pelletizing-systems\/\">Pelletizing system<\/a><\/td><td>Chosen by polymer and filler ceiling \u2014 water contact is the deciding column.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Downstream<\/td><td>Centrifugal dryer, vibrating screen, bagging<\/td><td>Fines below 2% and moisture below the specification of your downstream process.<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"sec\" id=\"output\" id=\"rm-s5\">Output by model<\/h2>\n<div class=\"tw\"><table><caption><b>Table 3.<\/b> Co-rotating twin screw KTE \u2014 reference output. Full range on the <a href=\"\/machines\/co-rotating-twin-screw-extruder\/\">machine page<\/a>.<\/caption>\n<thead><tr><th scope=\"col\">Model<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Dia. (mm)<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Speed (rpm)<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Motor (kW)<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Torque (N\u00b7m)<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Output (kg\/h)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"num\"><a href=\"\/applications\/kte-50b\/\">KTE-50B<\/a><\/td><td class=\"num\">50.5<\/td><td class=\"num\">500\u2013600<\/td><td class=\"num\">55\u201375<\/td><td class=\"num\">2\u00d7525<\/td><td class=\"num\">80\u2013200<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"num\"><a href=\"\/applications\/kte-50d\/\">KTE-50D<\/a><\/td><td class=\"num\">50.5<\/td><td class=\"num\">300\u2013800<\/td><td class=\"num\">75\u201390<\/td><td class=\"num\">2\u00d7860<\/td><td class=\"num\">100\u2013300<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"num\"><a href=\"\/applications\/kte-52b\/\">KTE-52B<\/a><\/td><td class=\"num\">51.4<\/td><td class=\"num\">500\u2013600<\/td><td class=\"num\">55\u201375<\/td><td class=\"num\">2\u00d7720<\/td><td class=\"num\">80\u2013200<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"num\"><a href=\"\/applications\/kte-52d\/\">KTE-52D<\/a><\/td><td class=\"num\">51.4<\/td><td class=\"num\">500\u2013600<\/td><td class=\"num\">75\u2013110<\/td><td class=\"num\">2\u00d71050<\/td><td class=\"num\">100\u2013400<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"num\"><a href=\"\/applications\/kte-65b\/\">KTE-65B<\/a><\/td><td class=\"num\">62.4<\/td><td class=\"num\">500\u2013600<\/td><td class=\"num\">90\u2013110<\/td><td class=\"num\">2\u00d7860<\/td><td class=\"num\">200\u2013450<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"num\"><a href=\"\/applications\/kte-65d\/\">KTE-65D<\/a><\/td><td class=\"num\">62.4<\/td><td class=\"num\">300\u2013800<\/td><td class=\"num\">132\u2013160<\/td><td class=\"num\">2\u00d71530<\/td><td class=\"num\">350\u2013600<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"num\"><a href=\"\/applications\/kte-75b\/\">KTE-75B<\/a><\/td><td class=\"num\">71<\/td><td class=\"num\">500\u2013600<\/td><td class=\"num\">132\u2013160<\/td><td class=\"num\">2\u00d71530<\/td><td class=\"num\">300\u2013800<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"num\"><a href=\"\/applications\/kte-75d\/\">KTE-75D<\/a><\/td><td class=\"num\">71<\/td><td class=\"num\">300\u2013800<\/td><td class=\"num\">200\u2013315<\/td><td class=\"num\">2\u00d72100<\/td><td class=\"num\">500\u20131000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"num\"><a href=\"\/applications\/kte-85b\/\">KTE-85B<\/a><\/td><td class=\"num\">85<\/td><td class=\"num\">500\u2013600<\/td><td class=\"num\">220\u2013315<\/td><td class=\"num\">2\u00d72100<\/td><td class=\"num\">550\u20131000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"num\"><a href=\"\/applications\/kte-95b\/\">KTE-95B<\/a><\/td><td class=\"num\">93<\/td><td class=\"num\">500\u2013600<\/td><td class=\"num\">250\u2013315<\/td><td class=\"num\">2\u00d73000<\/td><td class=\"num\">800\u20131500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"num\"><a href=\"\/applications\/kte-95d\/\">KTE-95D<\/a><\/td><td class=\"num\">93<\/td><td class=\"num\">500\u2013800<\/td><td class=\"num\">315\u2013500<\/td><td class=\"num\">2\u00d74800<\/td><td class=\"num\">1000\u20132000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"num\"><a href=\"\/applications\/kte-135b\/\">KTE-135B<\/a><\/td><td class=\"num\">135<\/td><td class=\"num\">500\u2013600<\/td><td class=\"num\">315\u2013500<\/td><td class=\"num\">2\u00d74800<\/td><td class=\"num\">1500\u20133000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"num\"><a href=\"\/applications\/kte-135d\/\">KTE-135D<\/a><\/td><td class=\"num\">135<\/td><td class=\"num\">500\u2013800<\/td><td class=\"num\">500\u20131000<\/td><td class=\"num\">2\u00d77800<\/td><td class=\"num\">1500\u20134000<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"sec\" id=\"mistakes\" id=\"rm-s6\">Three mistakes that cost the most<\/h2>\n<div class=\"call warn\"><h4>1. Quoting a line before the additive TGA is known<\/h4><p>Quoting a line before the additive TGA is known \u2014 flame retardants decompose within a 15 \u00b0C window.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"call warn\"><h4>2. Single feeder for four additives: ratio drift shows up as batch-to-batch flame test failur<\/h4><p>Single feeder for four additives: ratio drift shows up as batch-to-batch flame test failures.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"call warn\"><h4>3. Liquid additives injected at the wrong barrel position<\/h4><p>Liquid additives injected at the wrong barrel position \u2014 inject after the filler is wetted and before the vent, or the vacuum pulls your most expensive ingredient straight out of the melt.<\/p><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"sec\" id=\"faq\" id=\"rm-s7\">FAQ<\/h2>\n<details open><summary>Can you run 5 additives on one line?<\/summary><p>Yes, with 5 gravimetric feeders and a recipe-controlled control system. That is the normal configuration for FR masterbatch.<\/p><\/details><details><summary>What temperature accuracy is realistic?<\/summary><p>\u00b12 \u00b0C on barrel zones with PID control and a properly sized heater band; \u00b15 \u00b0C is what most budget machines deliver.<\/p><\/details><details><summary>What output can you guarantee for this application?<\/summary><p>The reference band is 100\u2013800 kg\/h, measured on the stated material. We quote a guaranteed figure only after a trial on your own material, because filler grade, bulk density and moisture move output by \u00b115%.<\/p><\/details><details><summary>Can we run our material before ordering?<\/summary><p>Yes \u2014 send 25\u201350 kg. We return pellets, a running video and a report with temperatures, screw speed, feeder settings and output per hour. The trial is free; you cover the freight.<\/p><\/details><details><summary>What is the delivery time?<\/summary><p>30\u201345 working days for standard configurations, 45\u201370 for custom screw geometry and ODM work. Voltage and frequency are built for the destination country.<\/p><\/details>\n\n<div class=\"method\"><h2 id=\"rm-s8\">Where these numbers come from<\/h2>\n<p>Parameters are taken from the Kerke product parameter table and the product master data sheet, and cross-checked against commissioning records for lines in the same application. Formulations and temperature windows are typical industry values, not a recommendation for your specific compound \u2014 every figure marked <em>reference<\/em> must be confirmed on a material trial before it becomes a contractual number.<\/p>\n<p>Reviewed by the Kerke process team, Nanjing. Page updated 6 November 2026.<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"related\"><h2 id=\"rm-s9\">Related<\/h2><div class=\"rel-grid\"><a class=\"rel\" href=\"\/applications\/color-masterbatch-extruder-line\/\"><span>Application<\/span>Color Masterbatch Extruder Line<\/a><a class=\"rel\" href=\"\/applications\/black-masterbatch-line\/\"><span>Application<\/span>Black Masterbatch Extruder Line<\/a><a class=\"rel\" href=\"\/machines\/co-rotating-twin-screw-extruder\/\"><span>Machine<\/span>Co-Rotating Twin Screw Extruder (KTE-50B to KTE-135D)<\/a><a class=\"rel\" href=\"\/machines\/pelletizing-systems\/\"><span>Machine<\/span>Pelletizing systems: 7 methods compared<\/a><a class=\"rel\" href=\"\/knowledge\/pelletizing-methods-compared\/\"><span>Knowledge<\/span>Seven pelletizing methods compared<\/a><a class=\"rel\" href=\"\/knowledge\/twin-screw-extruder-size-chart\/\"><span>Knowledge<\/span>Twin screw size chart, 16\u2013135 mm<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"cta\"><div><b>Tell us your material \u2014 we will tell you the line<\/b><p>Send 25\u201350 kg and we run it on our lab extruder: pellets, running video and a capacity report back in 3\u20137 days.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"acts\"><a href=\"\/get-a-quote\/\">Get a quote<\/a>\n<a class=\"alt\" href=\"\/get-a-quote\/#trial\">Send material for trial<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/main>\n<aside><h5>On this page<\/h5><ol><li><a href=\"#answer\">Quick answer<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#limit\">What sets the limit<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#process\">Process flow<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#equipment\">Equipment configuration<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#output\">Output by model<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#mistakes\">Costly mistakes<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#faq\">FAQ<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n<div class=\"sidecard\"><b>Which line for your filling level?<\/b>\n<p>Below 85% one twin screw is enough; above it, architecture changes. 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Screw geometry, wear package and pelletizing method are set on the trial bench first, so the output you compare is the output you get. If your grade is not in the tables, send it \u2014 the closest configuration is usually a change of screw set, not a different machine.<\/p><p class=\"k3-rel\"><b>Related on this site:<\/b> <a href=\"\/machines\/co-rotating-twin-screw-extruder\/\">Machine range: KTE-50B to 135D<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"\/knowledge\/pelletizing-methods-compared\/\">Pelletizing methods compared<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"\/get-a-quote\/\">quotation and free trial<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Masterbatch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia: Masterbatch<\/a><\/p><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home\/Applications\/Functional Masterbatch Line Application \u00b7 Plastic Masterbatch Functional Masterbatch Line: Antistatic, Antibacterial &#038; Flame Retardant Functional masterbatch is a temperature-control problem, not a shear problem. Every active ingredient has a ceiling \u2014 brominated flame retardants below 220 \u00b0C, silver antibacterial below 230 \u00b0C \u2014 and the line must hold it. 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