Extrusion International 3-2023-USA

5 Extrusion International 3/2023 Production of recycled plastic content is far from meeting demand, posing major industry challenges. Embracing the latest technological advancement in flake sorting helps bridge the gap between supply and demand and gives recyclers a competitive edge in efficiency and profitability Any manufacturing and production process will no doubt produce waste in some form. So does Plastipack, a producer of high-quality plastic swimming pool covers and water storage systems. By the help of a WEIMA two-stage size reduction system, plastic scrap is recycled directly on- site – for a closed loop Extrusion line operators have been experiencing a growing demand for customized mass production. Therefore, they are looking for ways to make them more cost-efficient. With a new upgrade for inline inspection system, PIXARGUS reduces the handling effort of quality inspection in corrugated tube production In film and plate extrusion, particularly tough edge trims come up every now and then. To condition this material for processing in hopper granulators as efficiently as possible, it must first run through the process step of coarse crushing. Adapted to this, GETECHA supplies a range of powerful foil cutters and choppers Llorens offers its customer an extensive service, from collection, preparation to the reuse of industrial waste. The company has several modern reprocessing and recycling lines and decided to add a Melt Filtration System from Gneuss as a fine filter in order to remove contaminants down to 56 to 100 µm Recycling plastics in a way that is both economically successful and makes ecological sense is something that was hardly imaginable for many just a few years ago. EREMA – like the sustainable packaging manufacturer Polykar in Canada – became a pioneer in its field through its early entry into plastics recycling 46 50 52 54 42 44