PETpla.net Insider 10 / 2016

TRADE SHOW PREVIEW 71 PET planet Insider Vol. 17 No. 10/16 www.petpla.net Kreyenborg Hall 9 Booth A55 i NOCONSTRAINTS LABELINGMACHINE Interchangeable modules with or without cart. Free to decide how to fit your labeler at any time: before, during and after purchasing. Models for all speeds. CHOOSE THE SPECIALIST PH. +39 0376 389311 | MAIL: pelabellers@pelabellers.it WEB: www.pelabellers.com Hall W2 – Stand 2Y427 Drying, storing, mixing, conveying, dosing Kreyenborg Plant Technology GmbH, based in Senden, Germany will be putting particular focus on a range of topics regarding drying and crystallising, as well as comprehensive solutions for bulk-material handling processes. The Infrared Rotary Dryers IRD is used for crystallising and drying virgin or regrind materials for a number of plastics, including PET. Through the use of the continuously functioning IRD, the need for energy-intensive processing using dry air is said to be completely eliminated. The raw material is heated directly with infrared light that works especially gently, so that the vaporising moisture is diverted from the core of the material toward the outside. The raw material is conveyed evenly through the machine, and, by the rotating of the drum, carefully circulated and evenly heated. This eliminates clumping. The low rotation speed prevents breaking, abra- sion and the raising of dust from the product. For the first time, Kreyenborg are presenting their new PET-Booster. This continuously operating system dries PET within 7-10m. The focus here is specifically on applications in the extrusion of plastic films and fibres with degassing extruders. Varying levels of input moisture that result in process fluctuations in the extrusion process (as well as fluc- tuations in end-product quality) can be eliminated with the PET-Booster. By feeding pre-heated material with a consist- ent, low input moisture level, a smaller extruder and vacuum degassing system can be used. Among the company’s new exhibits is a pneumatic conveying system. Thanks to many years’ experience with the conveying of poorly-flowing bulk materials - for example bottle flakes or film flakes, that still present a challenge to the industry - Kreyenborg has incor- porated hopper loaders into the process. The conveyers are distinguished by their container geometries that avoid bridg- ing and even have internal bridge-breakers. The containers come standard with an extremely large outlet. The convey- ors have a compact central filter unit with a large filter area, to meet the requirements for dusty regrind materials. www.kreyenborg.com