Extrusion International 5-2018

PREVIEW 50 Extrusion International 5/2018 Ettlinger, aMaagGroup company, will take advantageof Fa- kuma 2018 to show high performance solutions in the field of melt filtration involving different levels of contamination. The exhibit will focus particularly on Ettlinger’s ECOfilter sys- tems,whichwereoriginallydeveloped for compoundingand filtering gels and agglomerates, among other things, but are meanwhile very popular in PET applications for removing aluminium, paper, silicone or PVC frombottle regrind. 100% PET bottle flake is increasingly preferred to virgin material – creating a need for ultra-fine filtration if the end products are transparent. To meet this demand, ECO melt filters are now available with a 60μm screen size. Together with the ERF filter series – the version for higher contaminant levels – this product family enhances theMaagGroup’s broadport- folio, which also includes pumps, strand andunderwater pel- letizing systems and pulverizers. Ettlinger Melt filtration in challenging applications, smaller screen size for PET recycling The Ettlinger exhibit at the upcoming Fakuma will focus primarily on melt filters that meet even the most extreme requirements for continuity and product quality. Thanks to the even smaller 60 μm screen size which is now available for the ECO series, these filters are ideal whenever 100% PET bottle flake is used in thermoform sheets, packaging tape or staple fiber plants. © Ettlinger