Extrusion International 5-2024

40 Extrusion International 5/2024 FAKUMA 2024 High-Efficiency Technologies For Processing And Recycling Plastics A t Fakuma 2024 Coperion and Herbold Meckesheim will joint- ly present numerous product and process solutions that make both compounding and recycling of plas - tics markedly more efficient and that consistently achieve high prod - uct quality. Coperion andHerboldMeckesheim will demonstrate their expertise in re- alizing entire systems using virtual an - imation: Both a complete compound - ing plant as well as an entire system for recycling plastic will be available to view. The processes involved can be experienced digitally with the aid of simulations, and visitors will be able to peer into individual key com- ponents and their functions. Moreover, rotors from Herbold Meckesheim granulators will be on display in various sizes and for a myr - iad of applications. Within the rotor concept, the cutting geometry is the primary reason for the high efficien - cy of Herbold Meckesheim’s rotors. Efficient plants for recycling a myriad of plastics Alongwith individual components, Coperion and Herbold Meckesheim deliver entire systems for plastics recycling. From mechanical process - ing – shredding, washing, separat - ing, drying and agglomerating of plastics – to bulk material handling as well as feeding and extrusion all the way to compounding and pel - letizing, such plants cover the entire plastics reclamation process chain. Currently, Coperion and Herbold Meckesheim are realizing an entire bottle-to-bottle recycling system for Indian preform and plastic packag - ing manufacturer Magpet Polymer Pvt Ltd. This plant handles every pro- cess step from mechanical process- ing of used PET bottles to discharg - ing high-quality PET granulate, using a ZSK twin screw extruder with fully attuned peripherals to meet every need. Magpet awarded the con - tract for this PET recycling plant to Coperion and Herbold Meckesheim as they have optimally coordinated their technologies and realized effi - cient plastic recycling solutions that consistently and reliably deliver high PET recyclate quality. Recycling Test Center In its fully equipped Test Centers, Coperion and Herbold Meckesheim offer customers the ability to test an enormous variety of plastic re- cycling processes and technologies under actual production conditions even before investing. At Herbold Meckesheim, within its 800 m2 facil - ity in Meckesheim, Germany, there is a complete washing line for cold and hot washing as well as every size reduction solution from shred - ders and granulators to pulverizers or plastic compactors for densifica - tion, all at the customers’ disposal. In 2023, Coperion launched the op - eration of the Recycling Innovation Center in Weingarten, Germany with state-of-the-art, individually Coperion and Herbold Meckesheim realize entire systems for recycling all sorts of plastic with very high end product quality (Photo: Coperion, Stuttgart, Germany) Herbold Meckesheim’s granulators are especially outstanding for their high- efficiency rotor cutting geometry (Photo: Herbold Meckesheim, Meckesheim, Germany) The latest version Coperion ZSK 18 MEGAlab laboratory extruder combines proven ZSK series functions with new developments that enable flexible and intuitive handling (Photo: Coperion, Stuttgart, Germany)