PETpla.net Insider 10 / 2010

PRODUCTS 71 PET planet insider Vol. 11 No. 10/10 www.petpla.net K2010 Hall 1 Stand E16 Testing for recyclates PTI (Plastic Technolo- gies Inc) has announced that it is now offering recy- cling stream impact test- ing services for PET con- tainers, including resins, additives, adhesives, labels, etc. The company says that this service is designed to help ensure quality in supplies. It is particularly intended to address concerns about new materials, including resins, additives and mul- tilayer structures, entering the market and to assess their potential for caus- ing problems of yellow- ness and haze in recy- cled PET. PTI is one of only two U.S. companies approved by the Asso- ciation of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR) to provide testing serv- ices in conjunction with the organisation’s critical guidance documents. Companies can choose to engage in a preliminary ‘quick test’, which typically takes one to two weeks and can yield valuable information on the yellow- ing and hazing tendencies of new materials. Critical guidance testing typically requires a month, with end use application stud- ies adding another month. Adhesive roll-fed labelling for high-performance bottling lines PE Labellers will be demonstrating its new ‘Adhesieeve’ roll-fed label- ling technology at the Emballage exhibition in Paris, November 22-25. While it is a roll-fed machine, the company says that its design makes its operation as simple as adhesive but without the cleaning and environ- mental issues. It eliminates hot-melt and so makes labels totally recyclable, as well as removing any need for solvent cleaning. The company further claims that the new machine’s new cutting devices do not require any servicing or adjustment for various film thicknesses or temperature changes. The absence of blades means there is no need for sharpening. www.pelabellers.it www.plastictechnologies.com