Extrusion International 6-2022

40 Extrusion International 6/2022 K 2022 Innovative All-in-one Recycling Solutions for More Throughput, Efficiency and Superior Recyclate Quality R ecycling specialist Lindner showed all-in-one solutions for efficient plastics recycling at K 2022 in Dusseldorf in Hall 9 and in the outside area as part of the VDMA Cir- cular Economy Forum. In three daily demonstrations, dif- ferent post- consumer rigid plastics were shredded live – and for the first time also wet washed. Working together with Engel there was yet another first: shredded rigid plastics were injection moulded and turned directly into new pallets on site. As a pioneer in plastics recycling, Lindner knows what the recycling and circular economy wants: higher through- puts, short downtimes and maximum energy efficiency. The increased demand for quality recyclates also requires first-class washing components that can be added as modules depending on the degree of contamination. This can be achieved thanks to product innovations and the perfectly coordinated upstream processes of shredding – washing – sorting. As one of the few recycling specialists, Lindner offers all-in-one solutions to efficiently optimise these steps to process rigid plastics, films and PET. Whether post-commercial or post-consumer, films make up a lot of the world’s waste. Different degrees of contamination require adapted washing and drying processes. This is the only way to produce high- quality recyclates. The specific features of Lindner’s new Jupiter BW series ensure an increase in efficiency and quality. The new shredder setup is specially designed for film recy - cling. “Thanks to the Jupiter BW, we have succeeded in reducing the percentage of fines produced during shred - ding by 44% – as comparisons with other shredders have shown. The bad fraction to be disposed of by the recycler is thereby greatly reduced and more material is retained in the recycling stream,” explains Stefan Scheiflinger- Ehrenwerth, Head of Product Management at Lindner Recyclingtech. “The precise cut shreds films to an optimal size of A4/A3 for downstream NIR systems. This makes the downstream sorting processes so much more productive and efficient.” The novelty at K 2022: Lindner’s Micromat HP series. Micromat series shredders have been used successfully in At the VDMA outdoor area, post consumer hard plastics were recycled live three times a day with the new Micromat HP shredder series, the friction washer Twister and the mechanical dryer Loop Dryer (All pictures; copyright: Lindner Recyclingtech)