Extrusion International 6-2016

23 Extrusion International 6/2016 RECYCLING Focus on growth potentials in plastics recycling – KraussMaffei Berstorff selects EREMA as new supplier for high-quality recycling systems – Reduced energy consumption during recycling KraussMaffei Berstorff and Austrian EREMA Engineering Recycling Maschinen und Anlagen GmbH aim at developing a successful customer/supplier partnership in the field of plastics recycling lines in order to enhance the circular economy growth potential in the plastics industry. KraussMaffei Berstorff selects EREMA as new supplier for high-quality recycling systems The profound know-how and wealth of experience of both companies ideally complement each other: while ER- EMA is the well-positioned world market leader in plastics recycling, KraussMaffei Berstorff counts among the most important manufacturers of compounding machinery and system solutions at international scale. “The perfect port- folio combination of both partners clearly demonstrates that integrated recycling and compounding – or rather re- compounding – has become a key element of our strategic orientation,” says Peter Roos, President of the Extrusion Technology Segment of the KraussMaffei Group. Reduced energy consumption during recycling The re-compounding technology – also known as Krauss- Maffei Berstorff “EdelweissCompounding” – offers clear customer benefits in terms of energy efficiency and final product quality. With this solution, a first extruder is used for melting the reclaimed material before it is compound- ed on a second extruder. Owing to the integrated process on a single line of tandem configuration, the material pro- cessed need not be heated repeatedly, which saves ener- gy, minimizes the shear stress produced during plasticizing and thus gives substantially improved material quality. In addition, the re-compounding technology ensures enor- mous added value for processors. While recycling compa- nies are in a position to offer premiumquality customized compounds, compounding companies can use costeffec- tive reclaimed material. “We are extremely pleased that KraussMaffei Berstorff – a global player in the plastics processing industry with an ex- tensive product portfolio that is likely to promote the use of reclaimedmaterial with benchmark effect – has selected our INTAREMA technology for its recycling solutions,” says Manfred Hackl, CEO of EREMA GmbH. “The EREMA technology enables us to offer our customers a line concept that stands out for unparalleled productivity and uncompromising reliability,” adds Peter Roos. “In the first quarter of 2017, this new solution can be thoroughly tested as the first line rated for outputs between 300 and 1000 kg/h will be available for customer trials.” www.kraussmaffeiberstorff.com Combined system competence in the field of circular economy in the plastics processing industry: Manfred Hackl, CEO of EREMA GmbH and Peter Roos, President of the Extrusion Technology Segment of the KraussMaffei Group