SHOW REVIEW | FAKUMA 2017
Right: Ettlinger launched its ERF350 melt filter for plastics recycling
as bioplastics, that cannot be processed underwater. ❯
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Ettlinger unveiled its new ERF350 melt filter for plastics recycling at Fakuma 2017. The company’s ERF series of rotating, continuous melt filters are suitable for reprocessing standard polyolefins, polystyrenes and a number of ETPs and are de- signed for melts containing up to 18% contaminants. The ERF350 achieves a maximum throughput of 3,800 kg/h, depending on the type and level of contamination and the selected screen size (screens range from 80 to 1,300 microns). This capacity is around 28% greater than Ettlinger’s existing ERF250 (a result confirmed in the first few months of use by pilot customers, the company said). Volker Neuber, Ettlinger’s Managing Director,
said: “Companies which process large quantities will particularly profit from the new technology. Compounders where PP is converted for use in the automotive sector or manufacturers of, say, LDPE packaging films, are only two examples here.” The company said the ERF 350, and all the filter systems it releases in the future, can be easily integrated into Industry 4.0 environments. As well as the ERF series, Ettlinger also has the
ECO series of melt filters which is suited to com- pounds based on polyolefins, PET and PA as well as recycled material containing up to 1.5% con- taminants during the extrusion of films, sheets and other semi-finished products. ❯
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Right: Pure is Gabriel- Chemie’s new organoleptic testing and certification process
Gabriel-Chemie introduced its new Pure seal of quality at Fakuma, a testing and certification service it has developed for customers seeking the highest levels of assurance with regard to sensory issues that could contribute to taste or smells in their products. “We can’t guarantee the complete production
chain – if someone puts the masterbatch into a machine that’s set too hot we can’t control it. But
we can guarantee what we put in to it,” said Gabriel-Chemie Head of Marketing Mark Hannah, who explained that customers using the scheme take delivery of a masterbatch certified free from any potential organoleptic risks. The certification scheme is the result of two
years of development work involving several Gabriel-Chemie customers and specialists at Fraunhofer IVV. It involves putting incoming and outgoing materials used in a specific masterbatch product through gas chromatographic analysis and organoleptic tasting panels to detect and identify any potential sensory issues from NIAS (non-inten- tionally added substances). “This sensory issue is becoming very interesting
in certain markets,” Hannah said. “In bottle tops, producers are trying to get faster cycle times to cut cost but the more heat you put into the material the more the risk of volatiles.” Pure certified masterbatch is not made on
dedicated lines (although Hannah said it could be in the future) and is supplied in aluminium laminate bags to ensure no risk of contamination in trans- port and storage. ❯
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Johns Manville used the exhibition to introduce a new chopped-strand glass-fibre product optimised for reinforcing PBT/PET compounds. Called ThermoFlow 600+, the new grade is designed to provide enhanced as-moulded mechanical performance while improving flow properties for the complex shapes and thin-walled components used in electronics applications. In addition, the chopped-strand glass fibre is claimed to deliver improved colour performance after aging, which opens up opportunities to increase the use of PBT in consumer applications. Fakuma also provided the company with a
platform to introduce its new StarRov 853 continu- ous glass fibre roving for long-fibre reinforced
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