PETpla.net Insider 10 / 2016

TRADE SHOW PREVIEW 86 PET planet Insider Vol. 17 No. 10/16 www.petpla.net Bundled expertise on PET recycling Austria’s Starlinger emphasises the fact that PET is the only plastic material that can be recycled into high-quality form for reuse. At this year’s K Show, the company will be focusing on PET treatment and the processing of rPET in new and inno- vative packaging solutions. Starlinger says that it has, over the past two decades, acquired a great deal of knowledge and expertise relating to PET, and that these resources have enabled it to develop new packaging applications for both PET and rPET. contact, while increasing the intrinsic viscosity (IV) of the material. vis- coSheet lines produce sheet from up to 100% rPET, including flakes from production waste, skeleton waste or edge trims. Along with the viscoStar SSP reactor, individual components of the viscoSheet line such as calender and winder will be on display. A sack for every purpose The AD*Star sack, which was first launched in 1995, now serves markets across the building, chemical, agri- cultural and food product industries. Starlinger produces over 7.5 billion AD*Star sacks each year. The block- bottom valve sacks, which are made of coated PP tape fabric, are a safe and – according to a recent life-cycle study – environment-friendly means of packaging for dry bulk goods such as cement, gypsum, chemicals, flour, rice or sugar. AD*Star sacks can be produced with valve or open mouth, BOPP coated, as the small and easily-handled AD*Star *mini sack, as the AD*Star *carry sack, which is equipped with welded-on handles, or even as a shopping bag. Another packaging product, the IC*Star sack, is welded at the bottom, rather than sewn. This new process makes for a stronger sack bottom as well as delivering material savings and lower maintenance during production. Starlinger will be showing for the first time how the integration of the latest information and communications technology - Industry 4.0: the ‘Internet of Things’ - into woven sack produc- tion can be realized. Focus on film recycling – and two world premieres Starlinger recycling technology will be showing a recoStar dynamic recycling line in operation, reprocess- ing heavily printed in-house film waste. The Smart feeder, one of the line’s most important components, features automatic temperature control that makes it possible to achieve uniform high product quality even when pro- cessing materials with varying moisture levels and fluctuating bulk density. The company will be presenting two world “firsts”: new technology for pro- cessing polyester, and a pioneering pro- cess for refinement of pellet material. As well as recycling technology in hall 9 stand D21, Starlinger will be showcasing textile packaging viscotec in hall16 on stand B47. In-house exhibition The latest technological develop- ments in the fields of woven sack production and plastics reprocessing will be available for viewing at the in- house exhibition on Starlinger’s prem- ises at Weissenbach/Triesting, to be held from October 17-19 and 24-28. www.starlinger.com From PET bottle to high-performance fabric Since its presentation of the world’s first flexible intermediate bulk container (FIBC) made of 10% woven PET at K 2013, Starlinger textile pack- aging has developed proprietary tech- nology for the production of woven tape fabric made of up to 100% rPET flakes. As the physical properties of rPET match those of virgin material, fabric woven from rPET has excep- tionally high tensile strength coupled with a high creep modulus. It is very resistant and retains shape stability over a long period of time, even under the effects of load and temperature exposure – advantages that make it the material of choice for a wide range of new applications. PET fabric that is food-safe and suitable for attractive designs is also appropriate for packaging food prod- ucts and consumer goods. Starlinger will be showing, for the first time, a “PET pet food sack” at K – a sack for dog food made of 100% rPET flakes. The pinch-bottom sack from the PP*Star product family consists of rPET tape fabric laminated with printed OPET film, which provides all the necessary barrier properties for the safe packaging of sensitive con- tents, such as dog food or fertilizer. Also in keeping with the focus on PET are the viscoStar SSP reactor and the viscoSheet line from Star- linger viscotec. With the viscoStar SSP reactor, PET pellets or flakes are decontaminated and rendered suit- able for use in applications with food Starlinger & Co. Ges.m.b.H Recycling technology Hall 9 Booth D21