The goal of a compounding plant is economical production! Among other things, this means as little waste as possible and minimum reconfiguration time. The Coperion K-Tron feeding system makes this possible. An important factor is the adherence to the recipe during ramping up of the extruder and naturally also during large setpoint changes. The short-term accuracy of a high-performance extruder is a key factor for quality of the end product. In order to even be able to speak of adhering to recipes with changing operating data, one condition must be fulfilled: the mass flow must adapt to the setpoint as quickly as possible. This is only possible with advanced gravimetric control and the high sampling rate and resolution offered by Coperion K-Tron’s Smart Force Transducer weighing technology.