I think you should all buy this one.
I have been following this and have done a lot of research.
To the person who lives close to Magog can you take a drive out their to see what is going on???? And advise.
Big Promo coming in 2 months that will elevate to over $5 range if a buyout doesnt happen 1st. This is not a pump and dump in my opinion.
SRI vs Delink & Levgum philmathias09/27/2009 12:56:57 PM
I wrote to SRI for comparison and differences in tech & patent, was surprised by the quick and detailed reply.
Here it is ;
Thank you very much for your emailed inquiry. SRI is a private company and as such we do not normally respond to emailed questions regarding our technologies. We also as a rule try wherever possible, not to comment on technologies and proprietary processes that do not belong to us. As you seem to be a little confused about just how our technology works and how it is completely different, technically and in terms of performance from the Levgum and Delink technologies, (which are both very similar to each other) we have attempted remove your confusion by providing you with some relevant facts. The following points should provide you with some clarity on this matter:
1.Levgum and the Delink processes do not require the resultant material of their process to be compounded with any chemicals again, nor do they require any addition of Sulphur to be added to re-vulcanize them. In both cases the resultant material can be vulcanized again by merely heating them up in a press.<!--[endif]--> Inthe case of Magnum SRI activated material it needs to be compounded again withchemicals and requires the addition of Sulphur (or peroxide/resin) before it can be vulcanized again
2.The SRI activation system and process is designed for high volume and provides economies of scale across the board. The other technologies mentioned (Levgum & Delink) are very traditional and revolve around the use of half century old, 2 roll mills, high friction ratio refiners and in some cases even highly cooled extruders. These systems substantially limit the operating batch volumes, no more than15kg per batch and taking nearly 20 minutes to complete, making it a near impossible task to address any real volumes. Possible for small operators but the capital outlay to throughput ratio and high a chemical cost severely limits viability. In the case of SRI activation we use a proprietary machine processing system that does not have or utilize 2 roll mills, refiners or extruders (cooled or otherwise). The SRI activation system has a batch size of a 250kg and a process time of 20/25minutes per batch (specific to target application). The batch volumes are designed to match those of large rubber product manufacturers allowing for the maximum flexibility for customization. The economies of scale allow for conditions that support substantially lower cost than the technologies mentioned for
comparison. One machine provides a throughput of 750kg/hour which equates to 5,500 Metric Tonnes per annum compared to 330 Metric tonnes per annum in the case of Refiner/friction mills used by (Levgum and Delink) assuming it was able to support near non-stop operation which it cannot. You would require 17 large refiner/friction mills with requisite modifications andthe assumption made (with unavoidable differences in performance and properties) to equal the throughput of 1 (One) SRI activation machine.
3.The SRI activation system is very frugal in terms of energy consumption compared to the gluttonous consumption of processes utilizing 2 roll mills, refiners and extruders as in the case of Levgum and Delink. So with the advantage of economies of scale by having a large batch volume, in some cases more than 10 times that of both the processes referred to. Further with very low energy consumption, the SRI activation system process cost is a fraction of that of the other systems. The SRI activation system is modular so increasing capacity is not a complicated, capital intensive affair and can be implemented as needed and planned with relative ease. This allows us to share a larger margin with manufacturers who need it desperately, putting us in the advantageous position of improving our customer’s viability and bottom line in a meaningful manner while ensuring our own.
4.The Magnum SRI activated compound and custom compounds are comfortable in the conditions of Banburys and intermixs (elevated temperatures), standard production equipment in rubber based manufacturing industries. By having a cure safety similar to virgin compounds they can be processed safely together without making modifications to the manufacturers process protocols and no increase in the process time. It does not reduce valuable throughput in the manufacture’s plant. This not the case with the technologies mentioned, (Levgum, Delink) both suffer from very low cure safety due to the quantum of accelerators used. This makes normal volume compounding in standard processing equipment (Banburys /intermixs) difficult if not impossible as the subsequent cure safety would often cause the material to scorch before product can be produced. With limited quantities and mixing done separately in mixing mills, with temperatures managed carefully, somegood results are possible but generally considered too much work, too little volume, too high cost and process changes with unacceptable throughput losses for the manufacturers.
5.The Magnum SRI activated compounds and custom compounds have storage stability / shelf life, stable and tested for several months without any loss of properties. This ability provides Magnum SRI activated compounds and custom compounds with the flexibility needed to address logistical conditions on the ground, supporting their status as an industrial raw material. This is clearly a problem that both technologies mentioned share. They have a problem with storage hardening causing substantial loss in properties after relatively short storage intervals, in some cases just over a month. This makes it a problem for material produced with these processes to be used as industrial raw materials. Shipping time coupled with practical commercial and storage parameters in their case are severely compromised. They would ideally
need to be used within a month or less which may be workable in limited conditions and volumes beyond which they become impractical. We would like to add that the technology providers of the processes mentioned may have very recently come up with solutions for some of the problems and differences mentioned, we are not aware of any public or technical information addressing such solutions having been published.
As such the above comment is only our considered opinion based on available information. The global market for recycled value added rubber material is enormous and growing, there is space for many technologies with all manner of processes to commercially and cost effectively introduce their solutions to what is clearly a very important environmental problem. We are sure the technologies mentioned may over time find their niche and prosper. We wish them well in their endeavours.
I hope the above information provides a clear explanation on the differences in the technologies and adequately addresses the spirit of your inquiry. We suggest you direct any further clarification required on the subject to our partners in the United States, Magnum D’Or Resources Inc. who I believe will be very happy to address all your questions and doubts appropriately. Thank you for your interest in Magnum SRI and our technologies. Yours sincerely Sekhar Research Innovations
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