Blown film take-off unit for extrusion
Optimize your film production process with a versatile unit designed for seamless integration into your extrusion line, offering precise control over inflation, cooling, and winding to enhance film quality and efficiency.

The Blown Film Take-Off Unit by Brabender is designed to enhance film extrusion processes for the polymer and elastomer industries. This versatile unit efficiently manages simultaneous film inflation, cooling, flattening, take-off, and winding. With comprehensive touch-screen controls, you can adjust working height, winding torque, and cooling air settings to adapt to various film dimensions and properties. Ideal for producing plastic films, rubber sheets, and insulation boards, this unit integrates seamlessly with your existing extruders and film blowing systems. Optional modules allow for precise film width measurements and quality analysis, while the MetaBridge Connect feature facilitates full control and automated data transfer. Capable of pilot, continuous, and automated operations, Brabender’s unit supports ongoing production needs for industrial and research applications.
Benefits
- Increases production efficiency with precise control over film dimensions and quality.
- Enhances operational versatility with adjustable settings for varying film properties.
- Streamlines data management and process integration through MetaBridge Connect.
- Supports environmental sustainability with energy-efficient cooling capabilities.
- Facilitates research and development with flexible configuration options for academic and industrial applications.
- Applications
- Polymers,Academic research,Ceramics,Building materials,Elastomers,Additives,Lubricants,Grain and starch,Inorganic chemicals
- End products
- Cornstarch films,Polymer additives,Ceramic films,Inorganic chemical films,Lubricant films,Insulation boards,Rubber sheets,Research samples,Plastic films
- Steps before
- Extrusion,Film Blowing
- Steps after
- Cooling,Flattening,Take-off,Winding
- Input ingredients
- extruded film tube,film blowing die head
- Output ingredients
- inflated film,cooled film,flattened film,wound film
- Automation
- PLC-controlled
- Working height
- Adjustable via touchscreen
- Winding torque
- Adjustable via touchscreen
- Cooling air
- Adjustable via touchscreen
- Application versatility
- Adaptable to different film dimensions and properties
- Working mechanism
- Film blowing and take-off
- Integrated steps
- Inflation,cooling,flattening,take-off,winding
- Automation level
- Automated via touchscreen
- Adjustability
- Working height,winding torque,cooling air adjustable
- Application versatility
- Adaptable to different film dimensions and properties
- Expansion capability
- Optional modules for film width measurement and quality analysis
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Film blowing operation
- Inflation,cooling,flattening,take-off,winding
- Working height
- Adjustable via touchscreen
- Winding torque
- Adjustable via touchscreen
- Cooling air
- Adjustable via touchscreen
- Control panel type
- Touchscreen
- Integration possibilities
- MetaBridge Connect
- Cooling air adjustment
- Adjustable
- Working height adjustment
- Adjustable
- Winding torque adjustment
- Adjustable
- Film width control
- Optional modules
- Film quality analysis
- Optional modules
- Market info
- Brabender is renowned for producing high-quality, engineered-to-order lab equipment for material testing, particularly in food and plastics industries, specializing in precision instruments for measuring, preparation, and processing.