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Converter Accessory Corporation (CAC®) announces the portable trim removal system FOX Runner® is now available in a new size, the FX1.5. The FX1.5 fills an important niche in the previously very wide gap between the small FX1 and the exceptionally powerful FX2.

The portable FOX Runner® FX1.5 can handle up to 2 inch wide trim at speeds to 2000 feet per minute, while the larger FX2 can run at speeds to 6000 fpm. In installations where 2000 fmp is an optimal speed, the FX1.5’s small size contributes to its unobtrusive installation in locations that would not accommodate a larger system and also offers more energy efficiency.

”Most importantly,“ Jeff Damour, CAC® Engineering Manager said, ”there is a large jump in price between the FX1 and FX2 and the FX1.5 is a cost effective alternative that should prove very attractive, especially to OEM’s.“

The FOX Runner® uses CAC’s® widely employed FOX TrimAway® pneumatic trim removal components mounted to a portable stand for permanent, semi permanent and temporary applications.

The complete FOX Runner® portable system includes CAC’s® exclusive venturi design; a regenerative, exceptionally quiet, virtually maintenance free blower; all the blower hardware, motor starter plug and cord, blower filter. Additionally, the system includes pick-up nozzle(s) and Y connectors; 10-foot standard intake and discharge ducts with high torque duct clamps; complete welded tubular steel system mounting frame and locking casters. Options include collection units such as high-capacity nylon bags and metal collection bins, and discharge ducts over 100 feet long.

FOX Runner® systems are designed to handle trim widths ranging up to 2 to 6 inches at speeds up to 6000 feet per minute. The FOX Runner® is engineered to efficiently remove paper, film, foils, textile and non-woven trims. It is especially effective with more difficult to handle die cutter waste as well as chopped, granulated and pelletized materials.

What distinguishes the FOX Runner®, according to Jeff Damour, CAC® Engineering Manager, are a high-speed production, versatility, energy efficiency, low maintenance and easy installation.

”It is stable enough to put in place for long term trim handling or it can be easily wheeled to multiple locations throughout a plant and rapidly set up and put to work wherever it is needed,“ Damour said. rdquo;In many cases the Fox Runner’s portability can save converters the need to purchase multiple systems.“

The FOX Runner® can be readily integrated with most plastics recycling equipment for a complete, seamless and profitable waste reclaim system.

All FOX TrimAway® systems are designed to be exceptionally easy to install and easy to operate. They are quiet, frugal consumers of electricity, especially when compared to systems that rely on energy gobbling compressed air. All Fox systems feature modular constructions sized to customer production requirements. CAC® offers Fox technology in over 30 standard systems.