Extrusion International USA 5-2019

PREVIEW 78 Extrusion International 5/2019 AMUT GROUP will present in operation the brand-new ACS 2000 cast line for stretchfilmproduction.Most awaited is the Q-Catcher, the recent developed patented system. The Q-Catcher concept has been presented this year during the Stretch Film Conference in Barcelona, the Plastics Extru- sion World Expo held in Cleveland, Ohio and the Chinaplas exhibition in Guangzhou but only the K Show will host its demo live for the first time. The Q-Catcher permits the repetition of previously saved parameters with the reproduction of the film having exactly the same mechanical properties. TheACS 2000has a 7-layer – 5-extruder configurationandan useful width of 2.000 mm. The output is around 1.300 Kg/h and the film thickness has a range from6 to 25 µ. Production speedof 850m/minandmechanical speedup to1000m/min. The upgraded technology includes the T-Die Essentia (AMUT branded) with die splitter, movable vacuum box for clean- ing without dismantling, jumbo type chill roll unit 1500+450 mm diameter, AD Scan X-Rays thickness control system, the Prowind 4.0 super-fast winder for hand, machine and jumbo rolls without any hydraulic components. Recycling – “Go Green” corner: AMUT GROUP carries on with the motto “Go Green” firstly launched during Chinaplas 2019 edition and offers several solutions to support the circular economy. The friction washer, patented machine exhibited, performs intense PET/HDPE/LDPE washing and pollutants removal action. Thanks to the strong cleaning force of the friction washer, the outgoing flakes have the quality required to be re-used inmany applications. Great visibility will be dedicated to the project carried out in partnership with Ecoplasteam Italian company for the POAL (Tetrapack ® waste) recovery. POAL, coming from the paper mill after being sorted from cellulose, is washed and pellet- ized into Ecoallene material. The entire treatment process is completed with AMUT equipment. Ecoallene pellets are suitable to be extruded and thermoformed or processed by injectionmolding as well. AMUT also proposes the line concept for Bottle to Packaging application developed in collaboration with Erema. The ex- trusion line is designed to process 100% post-consumer PET bottle flakes into single layer foil certified food grade ther- moforming foil. Direct FDA extrusion process. The line has a net width from 1,000 to 2,000 mm, configura- tion with one layer, three layers or up to 5 layers upon re- quest. The thickness is from 0.15 to 2 mm and the output is up to 2,000 kg/h. In-line thermoforming plant for PLA cups will be video shown: The AMUT technology – both extrusion and thermoform- ing units – can handle production with easy and fast change from PP to PLA. Thermoforming – AMUT-COMI booth: The ACF820 thermo- forming machine to be presented at K Show has three sta- tions – forming / cutting / stacking, mould size of 820 x 650 mm and includes the following options: • additional chain rails spreading point between the oven and the formingmould • 80 ton forming press for integrated forming and cutting • 80 ton cutting press • real timemonitoring of the clamping force for forming and cutting station • pick and place stacking robot model ER3X • vision system for quality control. The ACF820 will be in operation with 100% r-PET foil pro- duced with the above-mentioned AMUT/Erema line. Demo also with metallized foil in GLUE LESS™ technology. The 4-cavitymould is for adinnerware set composedby a charger plate and a soup plate. ACF series is driven by EASY software, the smart HMI devel- oped by AMUT-COMI software engineers. AMUT GROUP www.amutgroup.com Cast Line for Stretch Film Production K 2019: Hall 3-B92