Abstract: A granulator primarily intended for the granulation of plastic scrap material in which a pair of meshed paddle rolls serve as a combination metering and feed device through which such plastic material is fed to the granulator. The paddle rolls are mounted in such a manner and driven by drive means which enable one of the paddle rolls to move laterally away from the other paddle roll including an angular or skewed relationship yet while still maintaining an articulated; that is, synchronized, movement of the paddle rolls in relationship to each other.

Abstract: A system for initially separating injection molded plastic parts from the sprue and runner assemblies formed therewith. The system is primarily intended for in situ use with an injection molding machine and includes a hopper-like structure having a supporting surface adapted to receive the plastic product from the molding machine and thereafter effect a separation thereof by means of the sequential operation of first and second barriers preferably within the time frame of a single cycle of the injection molding machine. The parts are delivered to a storage container while the sprue and runner assemblies are granulated.