Extrusion International 2-2018

23 Extrusion International 2/2018 Gneuß Kunststofftechnik GmbH Mönichhusen 42, 32549 Bad Oeynhausen, Germany www.gneuss.com high degassing efficiency. Further, there is no need for work-intensive maintenance of the drying and/or crystallisation system, which was necessary with Consent’s previous line, so that the resulting machine downtimes are avoided, too. Last but not least, the line reacts to the great- est possible extent automatically to quality fluctuations in the input ma- terial without causing production in- terruptions. „Here in Dubai, we operate the world’s first and only line for the production of PET tapes made of bottle flakes without a complicated pre-drying or crystallisation process“, explains Maheshwar Akkala, the Division Manager-Plastic Products at Consent. „This has already got around in this sector. Some of our competitors have already asked us about this technology.” The throughput rate of the new Con- sent line amounts to max. 700 kg/h, the vacuum of the installed water ring pump is around 25 mbar. The pressure-constant and process-con- stant Rotary Filtration System uses filtration finenesses of down to 56 µm, to make sure that all foreign particles are removed which could cause breaking points later on dur- ing stretching. The die group consists of 4 pumps, which can produce a total of 8 straps with a dimension of 9.5 x 0.6 up to 32 x 1 mm. The stretching ratio is around 1 to 8, the haul-off speed can be up to 160 m/min. An embossing unit or a wax adding unit, as required, is used for manual or automatic packing. Further, an ac- cumulator compensates the reduced haul-off speedwhen rolls are changed. Maheshwar Akkala is very satisfied: „We have been in a position to im- prove our product qualities even more and reduce our costs with this new strapping tape line based on the Gneuss MRS Extrusion System.” Find more information about us online on www.reifenhauser.com You have questions? info@reifenhauser.com The Extrusioneers Setting The New Standards Question current solutions. Risk different perspectives. Search new approaches. In the largest know-how network for extrusion technology we think different to develop true innovations – for clear competitive advantages in the production of high-quality blown films, cast films, high-end extrusion tools, sheets and nonwovens. Our pioneering ideas in- corporate smart digital technologies. Intelligent engineering expertise made by Reifenhäuser. Hall 15, Booth D 82 29 May – 1 June 2018 West Hall, Level 2, Booth W 3031 7–11 May 2018 Showroom at Consent