RECYCLING/SCRAP RECLAIM: Melt Filter for Highly Contaminated Scrap

Reportedly can filter plastics with contamination levels up to 16%, vs. 0.5% to 1% for conventional filters.
New Product Announcements Published: 6/27/2011

RECYCLING/SCRAP RECLAIM: Heavy-Duty Pipe Shredders

Designed to handle PVC, PE, or PP pipe up to 47 in. diam. with no pre-cutting.
New Product Announcements Published: 6/27/2011

'Dryer-less' Reclaim of PET/PLA with Direct Sheet Extrusion

Luigi Bandera Meccaniche S.p.A. of Milan, Italy, and Processing Technologies International (PTi) LLC, Aurora, Ill. have teamed up to furnish sheet extrusion systems for processing 100% reclaimed PET or PLA flake without need for drying and crystalli...
New Product Announcements Published: 4/1/2010

Rotary Melt Filter Allows More Reclaim in Film Lines

Tailor-made for blown film lines, the SFXmagnus from Gneuss, Matthews, N.C. is said to offer a large filtration area, which allows blown film processors to incorporate more reclaim in their product.
New Product Announcements Published: 4/1/2010

Three Welding Methods in One Machine

Bielomatik, Inc., New Hudson, Mich., has launched a machine that offers three different welding methods.
New Product Announcements Published: 3/1/2010

Screen Changer, Gear Pump Combo Cuts Pelletizing Step

A sheet extruder of recycled PET eliminated the need to pelletize its scrap before reuse by equipping a line with a self-cleaning screen changer and gear pump supplied by Maag Pump Systems, Charlotte, N.C.
New Product Announcements Published: 2/1/2010

New Type of Granulator for Hard & Soft Materials

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Harmo Co. of Japan (represented here by Maruka U.S.A.
New Product Announcements Published: 1/1/2010

Suppliers Team Up on PET Sheet System

Davis-Standard, Pawcatuck, Conn., and Gneuss, Matthews, N.C., have joined forces to supply a PET sheet line that requires no material predrying and offers throughput rates of up to 2000 lb/hr.
New Product Announcements Published: 1/1/2010

PET Bottle Output Rises, Energy Consumption Falls

WEB EXCLUSIVE: At last month’s Drinktec exhibition in Munich, Germany, Sidel of France introduced new technologies and services to produce more PET bottles faster with less energy consumption.
New Product Announcements Published: 10/1/2009

New-Generation Welder Answers Users’ Requests

Customers requested enhanced process control, faster tool changes and setup, and increased speed and efficiency of the welding process.
New Product Announcements Published: 9/1/2009