Extrusion International 6-2018

29 Extrusion International 6/2018 New Test Centre with complete Extrusion Line Since a short time ago, BritAS has 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 service is increased evenmore and our position in the market is strengthened“, explains Dr. Friedrich Kastner, CEO BritAS. „Moreover, our customers can test materials under real conditions. No matter whether it is post-consumer or post-industrial material. “Additional compo- nents of the line are a NGR C-Gran 85-110 VV HD with double degassing (cutter compactor) with a throughput of up to ap- prox. 420kg/h as well as a die face pelletizer. „With the ABMF PET, we have increased our range of products again. Both, temperature control and heating capacity are de- signed for higher processing temperatures. Furthermore, for the lower viscosities, the filter sealing is optimized by a die guid- ing. Of course, also the filter surface and the channel guiding are designed for throughputs with PET“, explains Dr. Kastner and Thomas Lehner, Director Sales BritAS. At the moment, the ABMF PET is available with a filter surface of 570 cm 2 . BritAS Recycling-Anlagen GmbH www.britas.de The Automatic Belt Melt Filter ABMF 1600 is very successfully ac- cepted by the market. „The advantage of this BritAS melt filter is that it ensures evenmore throughput and improvedfiltration. With the ABMF 1600, we have increased the filter surfaces by 50%andmeet the requirements of our customers.“ The ABMF series has proven itself for decades. The BritAS ABMF filter series filters contaminations effectively and efficiently out of plastic waste. BritAS filters are used in the post-consumer sec- tor and for agricultural films but also for post-industrial waste. Newly presented at Fakuma: COLOUR VISION N°19 The Gabriel-Chemie Group presented its modern side and nu- merous new innovations at Fakuma 2018. Above all, the latest COLOUR VISION N°19 colour concept impressed with its creative colours, effects and surfaces, as well as with the narrative back- ground of the connoted themes of „Responsibility“ and „Time- line“. True to the motto: with colours at the trend. Experienced trend scouts and innovative colourists are working actively on the trends of tomorrow and together create a new COLOUR VISION collection each year. The trend themes con- noted this year are „Responsibility“ and „Timeline“. „Rusty Matt Red“, „Upcycled Marble“ or „Honeybee Yellow“ are all about responsibility and demonstrate a more responsible approach to our future. Therefore it is more important for the plastics indus- try to invest innovative resources in recycling and reuse-concepts. „Never stop dreaming, never stop asking“ is the motto of the second trend theme of COLOUR VISION N°19. Many great vi- sions, innovations and inventions took their course in the 70s or 80s and formed the big players per in the technology market for decades. Colours such as „Rebel Red“, „Green Metallic Gloss“ or „Ease of Blue“ are reminiscent of a light-hearted and carefree time period inwhichmany of today‘s most significant companies emerged. Further Fakuma highlights: GABi, the virtual assistant of the „Master of Batch“ portal pre- sented at the Fakuma, also attracted many interested visitors GABRIEL-CHEMIE Gesellschaft m. b. H. www.gabriel-chemie.com https://gabriel-chemie.com/Colour-Vision to the booth with its visually striking appearance. The idea and the already far advanced technology set an important milestone for Gabriel-Chemie in the field of digital innovation. Special attention was also attracted by the in-house innova- tion: The Halal & Vegan Masterbatch.Project manager Sabine Nicolaus was happy about numerous media and promising co- operation requests: „What we offer is definitely unique! The globally recognized Halal certificate of the organization HQC, Halal Quality Control, as well as the so-called V-label, which is regarded as an international seal of approval for labeling vegan and vegetarian products. As a masterbatcher, we are on almost untouched terrain. Ronny Baumert and Thomas Biewald (www.belaser.de) pro- vided another highlight of the Fakuma trade fair appearance with their laser marking process live on the stand. „Trade fairs are an important topic. The Fakuma showed again that such events are essential for creating awareness, around the brand and the topic of plastic. The feedback was very good. And we‘re on the innovation front with projects like GABi and Halal & VeganMasterbatch. „ says Mark Hannah, Head of Corporate Marketing & Productmanagement. BritAS Test centre (Image © BritAS Recycling-Anlagen)