37 TRADE SHOW REVIEW PETplanet Insider Vol. 24 No. 11/23 www.petpla.net Sorting, dedusting, conveying and controlling in one platform Under the motto “Economy meets Ecology” Sesotec demonstrated how intelligent technologies and sustainable business go hand in hand. The highlight of the trade booth was the premiere of the Pre-Sort sorting platform. This platform is claimed to represent a considerable advance in the plastics and recycling industry and promises to redefine precision, efficiency and sustainability in the industry. With the new development, the components Varisort Compact sorter, dedusting, material conveying and central control are combined on one platform. Depending on the requirements, plastic regrinds can be sorted according to colours, shapes, metal types or plastic types. Thanks to the platform’s mobile base, it can be used wherever it is needed. The added value for customers is that Pre-Sort enables control over the quality of incoming material and makes themmore independent of external suppliers. Thanks to sensor technology that can be combined in any way and the possibility of selecting the most diverse sorting processes depending on the material composition, the platform is claimed to offer full process flexibility. Proven metal separators and new features Other established devices and systems from Sesotec included the Flake Scan material analysis system, the GF metal detector, the Re-Sort metal separation unit, the Rapid Vario metal separator with rotating separation unit and the Protector metal separator for extruders, injection moulding and blowmoulding machines. For the Protector, Sesotec presented the socalled “Monitoring Package” - an optional sensor unit, which is placed directly on the protector, monitors moisture, temperature and colour deviations or fluctuations of the material passing through. Information on parameter deviations is passed on to a higher-level system, processes can be adjusted to ensure high quality of the end products. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and software solutions Sesotec has expanded itsAI expertise in the areas of service and maintenance. The new service solutions, which are claimed to increase the efficiency, productivity and connectivity of plastics plants in production, processing and recycling, were also shown at the booth. Manufacturers and processors of plastics are faced with high quality requirements and increasingly complex processes. To meet these requirements, Sesotec offers the Insight.Web visualisation software. The browser-based platform is a customer-oriented Smart Data Management. At a glance and through intuitive customisation, device performance, upcoming maintenance or potentials for process optimisation as well as important changes and warnings can be easily and clearly displayed. www.sesotec.com Effective protection of sensitive goods in transparent bottles As a manufacturer of masterbatches, colour pastes, pigment preparations and liquid colourants for the plastics processing industry, Finke, with more than 70 years of experience, assists customers from design to production stage. At the show, the company focused on rapid time-to-market, showcasing UL94 all-colour certified Fibaplast masterbatches for electrical and electronic applications and also introduced new products like Fibatec and Fibratec, emphasising circularity and sustainability through a “Greenhouse Gas Protocol” greenhouse gas balance. Fibatec is a new uncoloured additive batch series focused on function, Finke is currently developing based on various carriers. One example are the Fibatec UVA batches that impart plastics products with an inherent UV-protection. Using Fibatec UVA, clear and uncoloured plastic bottles for foodstuff and cosmetic applications can be produced that fulfil important design-forrecycling requirements. Conventionally, protection of sensitive goods from light and UV exposure is achieved by opaque or dark colouring of the packaging, which can, however, be an obstacle to recycling. With the colourless UVA series protection of sensitive contents is ensured by special UV absorbers and the packaging does not require any additional colouring. The UVA additive batches are free of benzotriazoles, PAAs, PAHs and contain neither CMR substances nor SVHC. Depending on the UV absorber used, they offer reliable protection in the near UV range up to 380nm or 395nm. The company’s UVA additive batches comply with the regulations for plastic materials that come into contact with foodstuffs in the EU, the USA and in China. They are approved for packaging and registered for Reach as well as the respective inventories in the USA and China. The UVA additive batches are also available based on bottle-grade PET and rPET carrier. Since the PET is post-crystallised, the Fibatec masterbatches can be processed easily on all common equipment and are particularly suitable for single- and two-stage injection stretch blow moulding. Colour masterbatches from Finke’s Fibrarec series exclusively rely on recyclate-based carriers, which enables the production of attractive colourful plastic products made from 100% recyclate. All masterbatches from the Fibrarec series are based on either post-consumer recyclates (PCR) or post-industrial recyclates (PIR). Fibrarec colour masterbatches are available for common packaging polymers and can be processed like masterbatches based on virgin material, also making them a convenient drop-in solution. www.fi nke-colors.eu The uncoloured additive batches of the new Fibatec UVA series are claimed to offer reliable UV protection for sensitive goods.
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