PETpla.net Insider 10 / 2015

TRADE SHOW PREVIEW 40 PET planet insider Vol. 16 No. 10/15 www.petpla.net Fakuma 13-17 October, 2015: Fakuma – the entire world of plastics technology The Fakuma international trade fair for plastics processing has become an important meeting place for the industry, with international charisma. This year Fakuma runs from October 13 – 17, 2015 in Friedrichshafen, Germany. Fakuma offers a comprehensive overview of all plastics tech- nologies, whether injection moulding or extrusion technology or thermo- forming. The focus is on practice, as around 1,700 exhibitors present the entire process chain for the economic production of plastic components. For the first time PETplanet have put together a first selection from many exhibits of interest for you! Regrind recycling Erema’s booth at Fakuma will feature RegrindPro, its latest technology for the recycling of regrind material. It will also see the announcement of a new upcycling service for recycling & compounding with its Corema product line. Erema maintains that demand for the processing of regrind to take high-quality recycled pellets is growing, espe- cially in the thick-walled packaging, electronics (WEEE) and automotive sectors. The thick-walled input material (HDPE, PP, ABS, PS, etc.) requires a specific treatment process, which has to be able to handle mixed fractions with varying compositions, high bulk density and moisture, plus strong and varying contaminants and a very wide variety of impuri- ties. Recycled pellets also have to meet exacting quality standards to be able to make acceptable end products. Erema says that Intarema RegrindPro offers a plant system which is designed precisely for the thick-walled materials, which features very gentle processing and highly efficient filtration, enabling the recycling of regrind into application- oriented secondary raw materials. www.erema.at New machine for high-efficiency drying Piovan will use Fakuma to publicly debut the latest versions of its Modula range. The latest auto-adaptive multiple hopper drying system have been designed to deliver optimal and consistent operating conditions and lower energy consumption. The latest Modula models can adapt and automati- cally control operating parameters based on ambient temperature, initial moisture level, type and quantity of polymer, the final moisture content of the polymer, and granule size. In the case of applications that involve a number of materials of different kinds, a central unit is commonly used to generate dry air, which is then distrib- uted to a series of hoppers, one for each material. Each hopper requires specific conditions for optimum operation (air flow, temperature and pressure) depending on the dif- ferent process variables. The new configuration features an air generation unit that connects to up to 16 hoppers. The unit can be set up to operate in parallel and each hopper has an independ- ent heating chamber to control the polymer temperature. The operator’s interface is an 8-inch, colour touch screen and external surface temperature never exceeds 40°C. www.piovan.com Filtration systems and MRS extruders Gneuss is marking its 24th appearance at Fakuma with the presentation of a range of rotary filtration systems, including its new RSFgenius M. The RSFgenius series of self-cleaning filtration systems operate fully-automatically, continuously, and process- and pressure constant. The new RSFgenius M has been designed for highly contaminated materials, such as in recycling processes, and to cope with higher contamination rates. Synchronisation of the drive and back-flushing concept of the self-cleaning RSFgenius Rotary Filter leads to a significant increase of its screen capacity and is claimed to achieve a reduction in material lost through back- flushing. Gneuss will be showing a Multi Rotation Section (MRS) extruder model. The MRS itself is a drum containing eight satellite single screws, driven by a ring gear and pinion transmission. The company says that its devolatilising performance is approximately 50 times greater than that of a conventional single screw extruder, at a vacuum of 25 to 40mbar. www.gneuss.com Hall A6 | Booth 6314 Erema Hall A7 | Booth 7201 Piovan Hall A6 | Booth 6501 Gneuss