PETpla.net Insider 09 / 2012

at the viscotec open 2012 September 12-13, 2012 World premiere of PET sheet line visco SHEET Starlinger & Co. Gesellschaft m.b.H.- viscotec - Adsdorf 38, 4113 St. Martin im Mühlkreis, Austria T: +43 7232 3817-0 - [email protected] - www.viscotec.at Food grade without compromise The decontamination of PCR PET for direct food contact reaches the highest level: As an integrated system it fulfills the worldwide strictest new EFSA standard for infants. Flexibility without compromise The conical twin screw extruder allows direct feeding of in-house skeleton or edge trim flakes and virgin/R-PET pellets up to 100% without predrying and guaranteed high iV levels. Thanks to the gravimetric dosing for up to 4 com- ponents, production issues during changing the material formulation are a thing of the past and can be done during full production of the line. Due to the short and defined residence time of the material melt in the extruder and the self- cleaning effect of the conical twin screw extruder, color changes are achieved within minutes, leading to an up to now unknown flexibility in production. Quality without compromise A fully integrated detection and documentation system shows failures in the sheet automatically. Parameters like iV or thickness and optical properties of the sheet such as color variation, black spots, fish eyes or holes are detected and documented instantly. Optionally these can be marked on the roll. Health and safety without compromise Despite the high operability and ease of handling, the roll stack and the fully automatic winder are setting new safety standards. In addition to recycled PET flakes, also sheet from recycled HDPE* (FDA LNO) and recycled PP*material for direct food contact can be produced on this line. *LNO is based on special limitations regarding the input material