Extrusion International 5-2022

72 Extrusion International 5/2022 RECYCLING Customized Recycling Machines for the Sustainable Processing of Plastic Waste For 25 years now, Next Generation Recyclingmaschinen (NGR) has been one of the pioneers in the field of sustainable plastics recycling. The Feldkirchen-based (Austria) company develops and builds customized recyclingmachines for the sustainable processing of plastic waste and turns its customers' waste products back into ideal rawmaterials. Fueled by the global demand for resource conservation, the plastics recyclingmachine specialist expanded its operations in Feldkirchen an der Donau, creating new space for the next generation of recyclingmachines. NGR develops and builds customized recycling solutions "As the global demand for recycled plastic increases, so do the quality requirements for the material,” empha - sizes Wolfgang Steinwender, CEO of NGR. "The more cost-effective, high-quality and energy-saving the repro- cessing achieves, the more plastic will actually be recy- cled," claims Steinwender. For this reason, NGR is work- ing tirelessly on innovative solutions and customized products in the areas of PIR (Post Industrial Recycling), PCR (Post Consumer Recycling) and PET Improvement to provide its customers with distinct market advantages. With the help of pioneering developments in plastics recycling in small-scale applications for "zero-waste pro- duction" through to large-scale plants producing up to 3,000 kg/h of recyclate, NGR has made a name for itself worldwide. More than 1,500 machines are already in op- eration around the globe, saving 350 to 660 metric tons of CO 2 every hour. But the Feldkirchen-based company by no means wants to be satisfied with that. "We are constantly developing new solutions and further ben- efits for our customers and the environment in order to continue to drive the turnaround in plastics value creation," em- phasizes Sven Ortner, Director of Sales and Marketing. "We are working for a better future and delivering the next generation of highly efficient recy - cling machines." The NXT:GRAN sets new standards – The all-in-one solution for efficient recycling With this new generation of machines, the name says it all. The NXT:GRAN enables the plastics processing in- dustry to achieve true zero-waste production. It guaran- tees full value retention of the material and, thanks to newly developed technology, reduces labor and energy requirements to an absolute minimum. With its mission to simplify the recycling of plastics more and more, the particularly maintenance-friendly NXT:GRAN also relies on so-called "ONE-STEP technology" which, in contrast to conventional recycling systems, allows plastic waste to be reprocessed in a single highly efficient step. Material shredding, extrusion and granulation can be handled by a single system, and upstream shredding processes and conveying equipment are eliminated, saving not only space but above all energy. This technology, patented un- der the name shredder-feeder-extruder combination, also reduces problematic dust formation and has revolution- ized plastics recycling. In addition to the increased cutting capacity in the shredder, the NXT:GRAN provides additional power through an optimized material feed to the ex - truder, which is positively arranged to the extruder screw. This unique design achieves a significant increase in output across the entire material spectrum. The extra high-quality recyclate recovered can be fed directly into the manufacture of a wide variety of new end products, thus saving SHREDDER-FEEDER-EXTRUDER COMBINATION – The NXT:GRAN combines shredding, feeding and extruding in a single, highly efficient operation (ONE-STEP technology)