Extrusion International 5-2017

12 Extrusion International 5/2017 INDUSTRY NEWS Krones AG, Neutraubling, Germany, and Erema Engineer- ing Recycling Maschinen und Anlagen GmbH, Ansfelden, Austria, have agreed to collaborate in the field of PET plastic recycling. The aim of this alliance is to incorporate the techni- cal expertise of both companies into the planning and design of PET recycling lines and indeed complete factories, so as to be able to offer clients from both the beverage and PET re- cycling industries an optimal line or an entire factory. The ac- cumulated corporate experience and the product portfolios of Erema and Krones complement each other to optimum effect: Erema, as the world’s market leader in the manufac- ture of plastic recycling systems, contributes the expertise re- quired for PET processing, and Krones is the world’s leading manufacturer and turnkey vendor of filling and packaging technology. Krones’ product portfolio, however, comprises not only machines and lines for filling and packaging bever- ages and liquid foods, but also machines for producing PET bottles, plus modules and lines for the recycling process. The collaborative arrangement will also focus significantly on planning entire factories, which Krones is already offering to beverage bottlers and PET recyclers from the feasibility study stage all the way through to the finished factory. Krones’ comprehensive product range, particularly the MetaPure W hot-wash technology developed specifically for PET and validated by performance in the field, combined with Erema’s Vacurema technology developed for PET, will enable the two companies in future to offer responsively cus- tomised job sections - for washing and/or decontamination technology all the way through to complete factories for PET plastics recycling, and handle them as a turnkey vendor. This means that Krones’ clients will soon be able to close the entire PET cycle, from manufacture of the PET plastic prod- ucts all the way through to their recovery, and thus make a sustainable contribution towards the “circular economy”, with concomitantly reduced resource consumption and en- vironmental impact. Krones and Erema are joining forces to progress PET recycling www.krones.com Application example: Asaclean PF used to clean PEI (black). Injection moulding machine: 50 ton, Barrel temperature: 380°C. Quantity of Asaclean PF used: 500 g Asaclean PF – a strong addition to the purging compound portfolio by VELOX VELOX GmbH is presenting a new grade to complement the Asaclean purging compounds family and close another gap in the market for high temperature applications. The Japanese manufacturer Asahi Kasei Corp. has developed a new high-temperature type with Asaclean PF, which, un- like Asaclean PX2, does not contain any glass fibres. Asaclean PF has been developed for a temperature range of 280°C to 420°C and is ideal for the cleaning of super-engi- neering resins, such as PPS, PEI, PEEK, LCP and similar. Like all Asaclean types, Asaclean PF cleans mechanically and is safe to use for the operators and themachine. It can also be used for hot runners – if the gates are larger than 0.5 mm – as well as for sealing (at a maximum of 370°C). “Asaclean PF will perfectly complement our purge com- pound portfolio. The feedback of our customers confirms the efficiency of the cleaning as well as the excellent thermal stability. We are delighted to be able to close another gap in the market. The previous type PX2 with 50 percent glass fibre remains an effective tool against black spots and car- bonisation”, says Enno Stapel, Product Manager for purging compounds at VELOX. www.velox.com