PETpla.net Insider 05 / 2012

PRODUCTS 37 PET planet insider Vol. 13 No. 05/12 www.petpla.net Dry, decontaminate and recycle Starlinger viscotec, the division of Starlinger Ges.m.b.h. that special- ises in technology for IV increase and decontamina- tion of PET PCR flakes and pellets, has been present- ing its latest machinery to customers and at exhibi- tions. Its latest machine is the viscoSheet turn-key PET sheet line for the pro- duction of 100% food grade rPET sheet. It can process up to 100% of undried material with little or no IV decrease. The deCon 50 decontamination dryer for post-consumer recycled PET flakes uses the Fifo (first-in-first-out) principle to maintain consistency of treatment time and temperature for all flakes being processed, and can be used as a stand-alone or inline unit. It both dries and decontaminates crystallized PCR flakes or skeleton waste prior to the extrusion process and in accordance with EFSA and FDA standards. Star- linger recycling technology equipment has been approved for food applications with letters of non-objection from the FDA. www.starlinger.com Servo-driven Neco-Orientor for asymmetric bottles Nalbach Engi- neering has launched a new line of bottle orientors that are designed to uniformly orient asymmetric bottles quickly and simply. The Neco- Orientor Inline “0/180° bottle orientor is a servo-driven system designed to turn non- round bottles into a common direction. Bottles are accepted from a single lane source and use a vision sensor. They are allowed to pass if they are oriented correctly oriented or spun through 180° if they are not. The Neco-Orientor is available as a fully-integrated option for the company’s line of plastic bottle unscramblers, or as a standalone product for a range of existing production lines. The Neco-Orien- tor and the unscrambler share a common HMI, vacuum conveyor and footprint. The standalone version includes a vacuum conveyor section, safety enclosure and controls that are designed to integrate into an existing production line. www.nalbach.com DRYING HAS NEVER BEEN THIS EFFICIENT: ETA plus® LUXOR - now available with ETA plus ® ETA plus ® considerably reduces energy consumption and protects materials. When it comes to drying, saving energy is a key concern. We have developed a system that combines airflow regulation with a temperature adjustment feature – that can be disabled if required –and efficient waste heat recovery. The result? A drying system that cuts energy consumption by up to 64%: ETA plus ® . motan-colortronic gmbh info@motan-colortronic.de www.motan-colortronic.com