Extrusion International USA 4-2022

21 Extrusion International 4/2022 Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2022  Gneuss, a family-owned company based in Bad Oeyn- hausen, Germany, has been shortlisted for the Plastics Recycling Awards 2022 in the category of Recycling Ma- chinery Innovation with its unique MRSjump extrusion technology. The MRSjump is a new extruder which uses the operat- ing principle of the Gneuss MRS technology however with a vastly expanded devolatilising capacity. Originally aimed at post-consumer PET recycling, the MRSjump extruder offers PET processors not only unparal- leled decontamination performance but also the possibil- ity of retaining or even lifting the intrinsic viscosity of the material without the need for any heat treatment of the material, either before or after extrusion. The phenomenal devolatilisation performance of the MRSjump extruder offers massive advantages for post- consumer polymer recycling generally, especially for recy- cling polymers such as polyolefins and PS for food contact applications (to FDA and EFSA) where decontamination of the polymer is important. As in the case of PET, due to the decontamination performance of the extruder, addition- al, energy intensive heat treatment of the material can be avoided. This performance was made possible by enlarging the MRS multiple screw design. Both the surface area of the polymer melt under vacuum and the area exchange rate have been drastically increased. As a result, post-consumer polymers can be recycled energy efficiently in one step with the MRSjump extruder to high quality and high value food contact materials. Gneuss Kunststofftechnik GmbH www.gneuss.com Extrusion linewithExtruder MRSjumpwithVacuumunit, Rotary Melt Filter RSFgenius undOnline Viscometer VIS  Davis-Standard announced that Mike Brown has been ap- pointed Vice President of Operations – GTA for the company’s Ca- nadian businesses. In his new role, Brown will be responsible for executing the business operating plan, strat- egy and performance initiatives for Davis-Standard’s Toronto-based subsid- iaries. “Mike joins Davis-Standard with over 25 years of progressive experience in engineering, product man- agement, and global operating roles with equipment and processing companies,” said Dan Guthrie, Davis- Standard’s Chief Operating Officer. “We look forward to him leading our Brampton Engineering, Deacro, and Gamma companies to reach our strategic growth goals synchronized with the Surpass global operating principles and our Davis-Standard vision statement.” Furthermore Davis-Standard announced that Christian Eidt has been appointed Chief In- formation Officer. In his new role, Eidt will be an integral part of Davis-Standard’s senior management team, charged with transforming IT capabili- ties as the company moves to- ward an increasingly digital and data-enabled industrial environment. He will be re- sponsible for IT strategy, corporate systems, data and analyt- ics, and cyber security. “Chris brings a high level of strategic IT leadership and digital transformation expertise to our team,” said Giovanni Spitale, Davis-Standard’s Chief Executive Officer. “We look forward to him directing this new area of focus as we take advantage of systems and technology platforms as powerful business en- ablers.” Vice President for Canadian Operations Appointed Chief Information Officer Appointed Davis-Standard, LLC www.davis-standard.com Chris Eidt MikeBrown