MACHINERY | RECYCLING & GRANULATORS


Right: Herbold Meckesheim showcased several granulation and drying advances at K2025


improve organisation, production capacity and delivery times. “For us, growth means investing


in space, processes and exper- tise, with the goal of offering our customers increasingly effective solutions and a high-level of service,” said Giorgio Santella, CEO of CMG.


Alongside the production


area, the CMG HQ also hosts a new 1,000 sq m technical centre, dedicated to granulation tests and technical support. It features a test area equipped with granulators and shred- ders of various sizes and capacities that can process a range of materials – as well as a training area.


Customers can see CMG machines in operation,


Below: Neue Herbold


showcased its re-engineered ZM 800 Pulverizer at K2025


directly evaluate processing and reuse methods for their own materials and verify the quality of results firsthand. If customers cannot attend tests in person, CMG can carry out granulation trials anyway. The material is delivered to the company, where it undergoes testing. At the end of the process, the material is returned to the customer, together with a technical report.


Mechanical advantage Herbold Meckesheim – a brand of Coperion – showcased several advances in plastics recycling – including granulation, drying and purification. Its latest innovation, the T 150-300 mechanical dryer, debuted in a new size at K2025. It has a fully redesigned construction, including a rotating sieve basket with integrated water spray nozzles for full-coverage cleaning and a centrifugal drying chamber for rapid moisture removal. Designed for maintenance simplicity, it is equipped with hydraulically hinged hous- ing for quick access and advanced monitoring systems supporting predic- tive maintenance. In addition, it showcased its SMS 80-200 granulator – the largest model in the series – which is built for demanding applications. It integrates energy-efficient double cross- cutting action and pre-adjusta- ble rotor and bed knives to produce high-quality regrind with minimal fines and consistent particle size


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distribution. A hinged housing and quick knife change system help to reduce downtime and operational costs. A forced feeding system


– via three horizontally mounted screws – enables a high throughput of PET and rigid plastics, making it ideal for large-scale recycling. The SMS series is optimised for a


range of materials and ideal for the size reduction of standard applications in the recycling industry, as well as special


processing needs – such as heavy lumps, thin films, or substantial amounts of material. At Coperion and Herbold’s recycling pavilion, a Herbold hydrocyclone separation stage – a key component designed to deliver precise material separation through centrifugal forces – was seen with a Coperion ZSK FilCo filtration compounder. Herbold’s hydrocyclone stage enhances the purification of plastics during recycling, extending equipment lifespan and improving product quality.


Joint venture Lindner and Erema showed some of the fruits of their BlueOne joint venture in plastics recycling – which included shredding, sorting, washing, drying and extrusion technologies. By combining their expertise, the partners say they have optimised the whole process of recycling in terms of factors such as energy efficiency, throughput, plant design and recyclate quality. One example is a jointly developed method that considers the entire process chain when designing a recycling plant. It considers how material losses and rejection quantities during recycling affect the final recyclate quality. “The capacity of individual components plays a


minor role when designing recycling plants,” said the company. “The focus here is on the interplay of the entire process chain.” They have also developed a process-oriented HMI dashboard that displays all critical plant parameters in real time. This adaptive interface supplies staff with information about current utilisation, likely bottlenecks and the potential for optimisation. They can then use the information to respond to the issue and monitor the automatic intervention. The integrated transparency supports a stable,


data-driven plant operation, forming the basis for future automated interventions and condition- based maintenance (CBM), they said.


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IMAGE: NEUE HERBOLD


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