PETpla.net Insider 11 / 2018

57 TRADE SHOW REVIEW PET planet Insider Vol. 19 No. 11/18 www.petpla.net Advancing applications based on new Victrex FG food grade portfolio To help OEMs to meet the stringent regulatory and qual- ity demands affecting the food equipment industry, Victrex has introduced a dedicated Peek food grade portfolio at the Fakuma show. Compared to metals, the new Victrex FG family of high-performing thermoplastics offers additional benefits in terms of cost-effectiveness, productivity and performance and the neutral taste expected by consumers. Applications range from cookware and beverage dispensers for commercial and domestic use to industrial applications involving food-contact components in conveyor systems, aseptic processing, sensors, gears and nozzles. www.victrex.com Innovation ABMF PET – perfectly adapted to processing parameters of thermoplastic plastics “With the ABMF PET, we have increased our range of products again. Both, temperature control and heating capacity are designed for higher processing temperatures. Furthermore, for the lower viscosities, the filter sealing is optimised by a die guiding. Of course, also the filter surface and the channel guiding are designed for throughputs with PET “, emphasised DI Dr Friedrich Kastner, CEO Britas and Thomas Lehner, Director Sales Britas. “At the moment, the ABMF PET is available with a filter surface of 570cm 2 . ABMF 1600 has been a very well estab- lished and proven technology with 50% more output. The Automatic Belt Melt Filter ABMF 1600 is very successfully accepted by the market. The advantage of this Britas melt filter is that it ensures even more throughput and improved filtration. With the ABMF 1600, we have increased the filter surfaces by 50% and meet the requirements of our custom- ers. “ Britas filters are used in the post-consumer sector and for agricultural films but also for post-industrial waste. Britas test centre – plastic waste can be tested under real conditions One more piece of good news: Britas has recently open a new test centre in Hanau,Germany,– there, recycling and compounding companies can perform test runs with their materials. “For customers, it is an advantage that now, with the test line, we can test any plastic waste. The line can be installed either with the Britas ABMF-0750-09 or the Britas ABMF-0750-09-C. With that possibility, our range of ser- vice is increased even more and our position in the market is strengthened “, explains DI Dr. Friedrich Kastner, CEO Britas. “Moreover, our customers can test materials under real conditions, no matter whether it is post-consumer or postindustrial material. “Additional components of the line are a NGR C-Gran 85-110 VV HD with double degassing (cutter compactor) with a throughput of up to approx. 420 kg/h as well as a die face pelletiser. www.britas.de Digital application for colour matching including virtual assistant To guide customers through the world of masterbatch and the product discovery process Gabriel Chemie has developed a browser-based and mobile application Master of Colours, it is the first tool to be released as part of the Master of Batch platform by Gabriel-Chemie. At this year‘s Fakuma, the digital tool was presented, which enable many daily colour requests to be answered within a very short time. With GABi the users also have a virtual assistant at their side. The intelligent search-algorithm finds suitable products based on common colour systems or standardised colour references such as RAL and is able to recognise colours and propose appropriate products using the X-Rite Color-Eye System via a smartphone camera. The Color-Eye calibration card enables accurate colour meas- urement on Apple and selected Android phones, removing variation caused by lighting and camera differences. Dosage, temperature stability and light-authenticity are processing parameters that can be filtered. “Master of Batch provides quick digitised access to our masterbatch world. Customers can quickly and easily select their products to shorten product development and time to market. The fact that we can demonstrate long-term cooperations with established global companies such as X-Rite speaks for the pioneering direction of Gabriel-Chemie.“ said Lukas Houska, project manager Digital Colours. “We are excited to work with Gabriel-Chemie, address- ing their customer challenges to find colour match‘s across their product ranges.“ stated Matthew Adby X-Rite Portfolio Manager. www.gabriel-chemie.com