Extrusion International 1-2022

22 Extrusion International 1/2022 INDUSTRY NEWS From PET Bottles Straight to Food Contact Grade r-PET Packaging „ AMUT’s strategic partnership with EREMA contributes to accelerate the transition towards a greener world. In sum- mer 2021, EREMA in collaboration with AMUT has fi nalized the installation and commissioning of ALTO packaging´s fi rst extrusion line for food grade PET sheets in New Zealand market. At the ALTO Plastic Packaging site, in Albany, the plant now processes 100 % washed post-consumer fl akes into 100 % food contact grade monolayer thermoforming sheet. In New Zealand, this milestone represents the fi rst system to be installed for this special application. The plastic packaging company ALTO, a division of PACT Group, invested for this new food grade PET sheet extrusion line as a part of Pact Group´s vision to lead Circular Economy through Packaging in Australia and New Zealand. Thanks to the direct combination of VACUREMA ® PET re- cycling technology and the AMUT Inline Sheet production technology there is no longer any extra process stage. This is, because the melt goes straight from the VACUREMA ® 1716 T Basic to the AMUT plant without the detour of pelletising. The post-consumer PET material is already decontaminated and pre-dried prior to extrusion in the vacuum reactor of the VACUREMA ® Basic, with a throughput of up to 1,500 kg per hour. After high capacity fi ltration by EREMA´s SW-RTF back fl ush fi lter and online IV measurement, the melt goes directly into the AMUT Inline Sheet plant where it is pro- cessed into thermoforming sheet from 0.15 mm till 1.2 mm thickness. The monolayer thermoforming sheet produced from pure rPET is not only 100 % food contact compliant, it also ful fi ls the FDA and further regulations. At ALTO it is further processed into trays and food containers. AMUT played its part by providing a full range of down- stream equipment ranging from the Automatic Tdie, three AMUT www.amutgroup.com EREMA www.erema-group.com rolls stack calender with automatic gap control and motor- ized cross axing unit, lamination unit for welding and bar- rier fi lms, thickness control gauge to anti-static silicon coat- ing unit, fully automatic two shafts turret winder and in line edge trims grinding and recycling. The special features of this extrusion line come from the complete automatic and easy management of the line. This is due to the new Amut`s software including the Easy Start and Easy Change functions that will allow the operator to start the extrusion line and change product formats in au- tomatic mode. EREMA and AMUT are long-termpartners in the Inline Sheet sector. EREMA´s VACUREMA ® technology is currently in use in more than 100 Inline Sheet facilities around the world, also for PACT Group companies in Australia. Sales Coverage in Germany Boosted „ Global market leader in surface treatment, Vetaphone, has increased its sales coverage of the key German market with the appointment of Ahmed Türkmen as Area Sales Manager with immediate effect. Quali fi ed with a Technical Diploma in IT, he brings more than 10 years of experience in Corona treatment technology to the company and a range of skills that include order processing, sales support, and sales team management across many western European countries, as well as Russia. Commenting on his new job, Ahmed stated: “I am delight- ed to be joining the No. 1 company in surface treatment and look forward to using my well-established customer development skills to grow our business in the German market. I like to get close to my customers and I know that has great synergy with the way that Vetaphone has always operated.” Speaking for Vetaphone, VP Sales & Marketing Kevin McKell observed: “Ahmed is a very valuable addition to our sales team and has a solid background of success with surface treatment technology in Germany. He joins us at a most exciting time as we look to build on last year’s record sales fi gures.” Vetaphone A/S www.vetaphone.com AhmedTürkmenhas joined VetaphoneasArea SalesManager forGermany