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34 Extrusion International 1/2024 RECYCLING The automatic blow molding ma- chine APF-Max 8 is equipped with 6 servo drives.They provide more accurate preform fixation during the high-speed operation, constant speed of the heater conveyor and stable bottle formation process. The position of the stretching rods is automatically adjusted depend- ing on the height of the bottle while changing from one bottle format to another. Pre-blowing is also con- trolled via PLC. The last one is placed outside the machine. Its location can be chosen depending on the opera- tor’s preferences. Fruitful cooperation between companies Cooperation between the Cher- kasy Brewery Company and PET Technologies lasts for more than 10 years. It started from a rotary-type blow molds and moved to another stage: trust, exchange of experience and support when challenges come. Growth, new opportunities and in- novations in production. PET Technologies https://pet-eu.com/ New INNOSORT™ FLAKE for Unrivaled Flake Sorting Performance TOMRA revolutionizes its product portfolio with the launch of the new INNOSORT™ FLAKE for high-throughput purification of plastic flakes. Its enhanced features enable simultaneous flake sorting by polymer, color and transparency achieving unmatched quality even from highly contaminated inputs. I n the industry’s quest to increase recycled content by producing post-consumer recyclates for high-end ap- plications, TOMRA has leveraged its 50 years of expe- rience in circular waste management and developed the next-generation flake sorting technology. With the introduction of the new INNOSORT™ FLAKE, TOMRA provides the ideal flake sorting solution to help the in - dustry recover more recyclable materials from any waste stream with maximum yield. Alberto Piovesan, Global Segment Manager Plastics at TOMRA Recycling Sorting, explains: ”Given recycled con- tent targets in Europe and elsewhere, the market needs to prepare for future demand. Recyclers need solutions to produce high-quality post-consumer recycled content in sufficient volumes. At the same time, they strive for re - liable sorting results and operational flexibility. With the new INNOSORT™ FLAKE, this is now possible.” Any color. Any polymer. Equipped with a powerful sensor combination, the new INNOSORT™FLAKE sorts polymers bymaterial type The new INNOSORT™ FLAKE