exhibition review | Fakuma 2015 The ACS automatically guides the extruded strands
via a cooling water chute and downstream conveyor belt into the feed mechanism of the pelletizer. An automatic start-up system facilitates production manag- ment, while any possible machine malfunctions caused by broken strands are avoided by the system’s ability to rethread strands. The system is modular, which Coperion said permits flexible and rapid adaptation to the requirements of the process. If, for example, strands require particularly intensive cooling, they can be spray-cooled with cold water on the downstream perforated conveyor after being cooled in the water chute. It may be used for a broad range of materials. Combination with a Coperion extruder permits direct integration of the strand conveyance control into the control system of the extruder, the company said.
For recycling operations Next Generation Recyclingmaschinen (NGR) reported that is has designed equipment especially for repro- cessing PET production waste from injection moulding operations, based on its P:React 300 system. The company said it produces high quality regranulate, even at lower output rates. NGR said that because injection moulding of PET
causes the material’s intrinsic viscosity (IV) to fall, simple regrinding and reintroduction of the material back into the process would result in parts with lower mechanical properties. The P:React series uses liquid state polycondensation (LSP) to boost properties while producing PET suitable for food-contact applications in accordance with FDA regulations. It is intended for use
Fakuma visitor numbers level
Last month’s Fakuma fair is over and the statistics are in. The 2015 event attracted an audience of 45,721, around the same level of attendance as the 2014 event (45,689). However, the organiser, P E Schall, claimed the event was more international than ever with visitors drawn from 120 countries. According to Schall, the turnout reinforces hopes that the good
business conditions that have been evident through 2014 and 2015 will continue on through 2016. “Decisive in this respect is fact that the Western European markets are demonstrating stronger than expected development, in particular in Spain, Portugal and Italy, as is also the case in the USA,” the company said in its post-show analysis. The next Fakuma show will take place from 17-21 October 2017 as the
focus of the plastics industry turns to the K show in Dusseldorf, Ger- many, next year. ❙
www.fakuma-messe.de
24 COMPOUNDING WORLD | November 2015
Left: NGR demonstrated its A:Gran PET recycling system
with operations with high output rates such as bottle preform production. At the show, NGR gave a demonstration of its A:Gran
shredder/feeder/extruder combination, to show how PET melt preparation for P:React can easily be accomplished. Erema was discussing its Intarema RegrindPro plant
for handling thick-walled materials. “Reprocessing regrind without any problems and ensuring the functional properties of the end products requires a specific recycling process – one which conventional systems on the market have so far not been able to accomplish with due thoroughness,” the company claimed. It said its new plant has been designed specifically for thick-walled material and, thanks to an extremely gentle process and highly efficient filtration, can make application-optimised recycled pellets. Regrind material is heated prior to extrusion, which
Erema said increases both flexibility in material selection and filtration efficiency. A preconditioning unit uses a slow-turning rotor disc that efficiently dries and degasses thick and moist particles. “Long residence times in the preconditioning unit are important so the regrind is not only dried but also so it has enough time to be warmed thoroughly and homogeneously,” said Clemens Kitzberg- er, business development manager for post-consumer recycling. An additional benefit of the longer residence
time is that powder additives such as CaCO3 can be admixed in amounts of up to 20% and be distributed well.
Click on the links for more information: ❙
www.feddem.com ❙
www.akro-plastic.com ❙
www.kraussmaffeiberstorff.com ❙
www.leistritz.com ❙
www.entex.de ❙
www.gneuss.de ❙
www.econ.eu ❙
www.reductionengineering.com ❙
www.maag.com ❙
www.nordsonpolymerprocessing.com ❙
www.coperion.com ❙
www.ngr.at ❙
www.erema.at
www.compoundingworld.com
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