Extrusion International 4-2023-USA

5 Extrusion International 4/2023 Expert Recycling offers numerous services around the disposal and recycling of post-consumer and post-industrial plastic waste. A single-shaft shredder fromWEIMA is used for processing PET, PP, PS, PE, DHPE and PELD material streams. With its help, the company produces high-quality regranulates, films, and waste bags, which it then sells itself DUYTAN Plastic Recycling is the first plastics recycler in Vietnam to produce recycled PET for beverage bottle production. The company is about to install its third Starlinger PET bottle-to-bottle recycling line which is scheduled to take up production by end of 2023 Schoenenberger has expanded its product range and now offers high-performance ceramics in addition to the proven premium carbide cutting blades and Stellite cutting blades. These new, innovative ceramic cutting blade complement the existing range and offer a powerful extension for demanding applications Polymer extrusion is an energy-intensive process. In the last decades, many efforts have been directed towards improving the energy efficiency of SML extrusion lines. Especially in times of rising energy prices and a growing environmental awareness, the topic of saving energy is now attracting more attention than ever 56 57 59 60 The plastics industry has been developing newmaterials and optimizing its manufacturing processes to reduce its carbon footprint for years. Molecor has implemented these values in its work philosophy and this has allowed the development of unique and revolutionary technology for PVC orientation using air instead of water FIMIC’s melt filters are recognized as one of the best filtration technologies dedicated to contaminated post- consumer plastics; to reach high quality recycled plastics from more contaminated waste streams, automatic technologies are needed to filter out impurities and contaminations from the melt flow 52 54