PETpla.net Insider 06 / 2018

48 TRADE SHOW REVIEW PET planet Insider Vol. 19 No. 06/18 www.petpla.net Range of materials for the Freeformer continues to expand Arburg was demonstrating the current status of Arburg Plastic Freeforming (APF), with which functional components can be additively manufactured using origi- nal materials. Visitors were able to see a Freeformer, numerous sample components and an interactive station where they could test the quality of selected functional components themselves. Among the samples on display were PP closures for shampoo bottles. At Chinaplas, a Freeformer used PP and the associated water-soluble sup- port material Armat 12 to produce functional cable clips. The delicate yet durable structures have the click effect typical of injection moulded parts. Due to the very positive response, this semi-crystalline material has now been included in the Arburg Prototyping Center. A total of seven Freeformers for the production of sample parts from qualified and certified original materials are available in Loss- burg, each of which is equipped with a different material and produces sample parts for potential customers. The APF process is not only suitable for prototyping, but also for the industrial additive manufacturing of functional components in particular. One of the major advantages is that Freeformer customers can use the open system to qualify their own original materials and optimise the freely programmable process parameters specifically for their respective application. All of this process data can be stored and analysed and designs can be optimised in a short time to produce prototypes and functional components quickly and economically using the Freeformer. Mechanical stress tests show that adapted process control can achieve component densities of up to 95% and tensile strengths of up to 97% compared with injection moulding. www.arburg.com Granulators for preforms and more Granulators for numerous applica- tions were presented by the German company Tria. The Tria 42 Series granu- lators for example are available in fully sound proofed execution and designed to cater to a variety of feed methods from manual to fully auto turn key systems. In granulation of preforms, the production output is about 1,000-1,200kg/h. Features include standard grinding chamber in anti-wear steel to 750 Vick- ers, high level of safety switches, rotary discs as standard as well as a constant cutting geometry. www.triaplastics.de NO. ONE-WAY PRODUCTION. YES. TOP QUALITY RECYCLING. How can your recycled product meet permanently increasing demands? With the CHT range of high performance process solutions with environmental relief for the wet chemical cleaning. We support you directly on site and ensure your quality controls in our laboratories with state-of-the-art equipment. Thus, your strong position in the growing market is confirmed day by day. More about us at www.cht.com PLASTIC RECYCLING SHOW | 24 – 25 April 2018 RAI Amsterdam | stand E5