MATERIALS / RECYCLING PETplanet Insider Vol. 18 No. 0/17 www.petpla.net 15 Achieving purity for food contact applications Pure PET flakes Reiling operates plastic recycling plants in Marienfeld, Hamm, and at Burgbernheim, their newest location. New guidelines have led to an increase in the volume of PET bottles collected and this influx of bottles means that full service is becoming increasingly important. Reiling offers an complete range of services, from collection (full service or DIY), through processing (converting bottles to flakes), to creating carefully controlled end products. Post-consumer PET bottles are delivered to Reiling’s facilities in compressed briquettes or bales. Before they can be processed, each bottle needs to be separated from the compressed mass, to enable it to be washed and sorted, according to colour. After shredding and washing, flakes undergo another cleaning and sorting process. Colour and material purity are of central importance for those who will eventually buy the flakes, as high-quality starting materials are needed to manufacture new products. Reiling Kunststoff Recycling says that it uses state-of-the-art equipment to efficiently process PET flakes, ensuring that buyers receive only recyclate with the highest material and colour purity. Flake Purifier+ systems from Sesotec play an important role in Reiling‘s PET sorting process. The sorting system is equipped with an array of sensors that make it possible to separate PET flakes according to colour, metal contaminants and type of plastic, in a single run. The latest models of Sesotec equipment are currently in use at Reiling facilities in Marienfeld and in Burgbernheim. Flake Purifier+ can be efficiently integrated into the overall system, offering precise fits for connections at material feeding and outlet points. Feed hoppers transfer PET flakes to the main conveyor for sorting. Material that is rejected from the main conveyor is automatically fed back into the system via a recovery lane, which provides the benefit that the majority of good material will be recovered; losses of usable material will minimised. Andreas Schragen, Managing Director of Reiling Kunststoff Recycling stated: “Our facilities have benefited from Sesotec’s reliability and competence for many years. The new Flake Purifier+ series makes it possible to achieve a closed material cycle. We can even guarantee flakes that are pure enough for use in food contact applications.” www.sesotec.com Sorting of PET flakes with Sesotec’s Flake Purifier (photo: Sesotec GmbH) Behind the Reiling name is more than a century of experience in collection and reclamation of recyclable materials. The German, family-run, recycling company provides a variety of services, including collection, transport and processing, to delivering high-quality recyclate. Their expertise makes them a valuable partner to industry, local government, trade, and dual recycling systems. GAWiSD featuringAutoJob ™ – job set up in seconds +1.724.482.2163 AGRINTL.COM ACCURATE • FAST • REPEATABLE SEE GAWIS4D IN ACTION Dimensional and thickness measurements for plastic containers and preforms. ®
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