EXHIBITION REVIEW | K2019


NGR replaces S:Gran with new NXT:Gran


Next Generation Recycling- maschinen (NGR) launched NXT:Gran at K2019, the new generation of its established S:Gran shredder-feeder- extruder technology for recycling production waste. The NXT:Gran provides up to 40% higher through- put versus the S:Gran, said Patrick Steinwendner, NGR’s Product Manager and Marketing Manager, at the company’s press conference during K2019. The NXT:Gran has a new


safety feature: a sliding hopper which removes the need for working in a confined space. In addition to overall maintenance accessibility, NGR has continued the easy-opera- tion principle of the S:Gran by maintaining features such as the Start-Stop function. Steinwendner said a


NXT:Gran is already in operation by bioplastics producer Novamont for inhouse recycling. He indicated the necessity of good temperature control and gentle reprocessing when working with bio-


The new NXT:Gran shredder- feeder-extruder was shown on NGR’s K2019 stand


Krones and Stadler


based materials.


NGR also used K2019 to show an expanded portfolio of its C:Gran cutter-compac- tor-extruder combinations which are used in post-con- sumer waste recycling. The series has been extended to machines with outputs of 2,200 kg/h and higher. Steinwendner provided a customer example: UBQ in Israel is using C:Gran technology in a patented process for recycling plastics from municipal waste and producing a recycled material that can be used in the production of durable products such as pallets and bins. NGR’s proprietary LSP


polycondensation process was also highlighted by Steinwendner. LSP increases the intrinsic viscosity of recycled PET, which enables companies such as sheet converters to use a variety of PET PCR streams. “The key point with the


LSP process is that it provides the opportunity to process lower quality materials,” he said. The LSP technology formed part of an offsite demonstration during K2019. A demonstration line for direct rPET-to-sheet production was shown in the large R&D area of Kuhne’s facility in St. Augustin. � www.ngr-world.com


team up Krones and Stadler have formed a partnership in recycling plant engineer- ing which was highlight- ed on the Krones stand at K2019. The partnership brings together Stadler’s expertise in sorting plants with Krones plastics recycling technology to offer customers “com- plete single-sourced turnkey factories”. They said they will also jointly develop “new solutions, processes and technolo- gies themed around the sorting and treatment of waste”.


Christian Fisch, Head


of Plants at Krones, said: “This collaboration enables us to reduce and improve interfaces. Thus we’re not only progress- ing our technological and processing capabilities – we’re also once again significantly faster when it comes to handling specific customer projects.” � www.krones.com � www.w-stadler.de


Lindner goes live with new shredder


Lindner Recyclingtech demonstrated its new Micromat 1500 shredder in a special display running throughout the duration of K2019. In an outdoor pavilion, visitors were able to watch the shredder go through its pace as, twice a day, the system featuring the Micro- mat 1500 shredder and the Loop Dryer dry-cleaning system operated live. The 1500 shredder is a new entry-


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level model from the Micromat series. Lindner says the most innovative feature is its new Multiplex cutting system which has a three-dimensional arrangement of rotor knives, meaning it can shred almost any plastic. “As a result of the knives actively pulling in the material, output can realistically be increased by some 40% on average compared to previous technologies,”


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says Lindner. In addition, Lindner says its new


Micromat HP series is specially designed for shredding post-consum- er and industrial film. Equipped with a direct belt drive that enables rotor speeds of over 300 rpm, these new machines can produce up to 2.5 times more output than the basic version. � www.lindner.com


www.plasticsrecyclingworld.com


PHOTO: NGR


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