PETpla.net Insider 06 / 2017

PET planet Insider Vol. 18 No. 06/17 www.petpla.net 45 TRADE SHOW REVIEW In any case, networking in the niche “plastics recycling in Europe” sector is important. PETplanet: You were also present as exhibi- tors: what innovations did you or were you able to present at the conference? Meyer: On the one hand, we presented the new generation of the established Powersort 200 system, in which the core components were further developed: a new spectrometer unit, a new proces- sor with increased computing power and a new high-performance laser system with a significantly higher output In addition, we presented Powersort 360. The main application area of this new product is the treatment of shredder fractions (8-75 mm grain size) with a high proportion of black plastics, such as e.g. in the processing of electronic devices or automo- biles. PETplanet: A topic that is of great interest to many of our readers: are there any new develop- ments at Unisensor in the PET recycling sector? Meyer: In 2016, we presented two new sys- tems: The new generation of the Powersort 200 system, and the Powersort 360. It is important for our customers to achieve the highest degree of purity, especially in the final quality assurance at PET flake level, before everything is melted and the quality cannot be further improved. The performance stands out, among other reasons, for its very high resolution. Thus even the smallest impurities can be removed from the PET stream. In addition, the system detects PET flakes, which during further processing have begun to yellow and the system sorts them out. Despite the general caution in the PET recy- cling sector, leading recycling companies continue to optimise their processes through the use of our technology so that we can look back on a suc- cessful year in 2016 and look forward to a positive order situation in 2017. PETplanet: Was the conference successful for you? Meyer: For us, the conference was very suc- cessful, so much so that we intend to participate again in 2018. PETplanet: Thank you for your time and the informative conversation. To sum up, the PRS was a productive and essential show for the European recycling busi- ness. It was a vehicle for communicating the state of the art technologies and to discuss new oppor- tunities for the economy. It will be exciting to read about the new Plastic Strategy report of the Euro- pean Union and how this will go together with the experience and results of the PRS. A first interme- diate result will hopefully be discussed at the next PRS in 2018! www.unisensor.de/en www.prseventeurope.com Injection moulding machines Thermal shaping technology Extrusion plants Tool systems Materials and components 25 th Fakuma ! More than 1700 exhibitors from all over the world will present global offerings for technologies, processes and products made of plastic, as well as equipment and tooling for pla- stics processing, in 12 exhibition halls. 17. –21. OCTOBER 2017 FRIEDRICHSHAFEN The Entire World of Plastics International trade fair for plastics processing + 49 (0) 7025 9206-0 fakuma@schall-messen.de Organizer: P. E. SCHALL GmbH & Co. KG www.fakuma-messe.com You’ll be awaited by flexible, indivi- dualised solutions for current and future challenges faced by the automated, globalised economy.