MACHINERY | THERMOFORMING
IMAGE: ROEHM
makes it easy to spot pressure points that need to be readjusted. Transparent Europlex O sheets are available in the size 2000 x 1250mm and thicknesses of 1.5 to 4.0mm. The material will be on show at the forth- coming Compamed exhibition, in Germany in November.
Film from PET AMB of Italy has begun using a technology that improves the recycling of PET food trays. The company has become a partner with
Above: Roehm says that shoe inserts made from its Europlex O are light, comfort- able and
inconspicuous “One major application advantage is that
Europlex O can be bent and moulded at tempera- tures as low as 90°C without pre-drying, while remaining more stable than many comparable materials,” said Christian Wacker, product manager at Roehm. Thanks to its high mechanical stability and
impact resistance, shoe inserts and orthoses made from it are “virtually indestructible”. Its good thermoformability allows orthopaedic technicians to adapt the material to the anatomy – and, if needed, make alterations later. The transparency
Indorama Ventures, to use flake from recycled PET trays to make film that is suitable for food packag- ing trays. The partnership with AMB aims to divert more than 150 million post-consumer PET trays away from landfill or incineration by the end of 2025. Indorama will supply recycled PET flakes – from post-consumer trays – to AMB to use in making food-grade transparent film. This increases the recycled content sourced from trays in AMB’s end-products. “Consumers want a guarantee that the food trays they use are recyclable,” said Paolo Cescutti,
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