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65 Extrusion International 6/2025 ows with low maintenance effort. The cutting system was speci cally developed for customers who shred a wide range of input materials. Each of the four knife systems is suitable for different plastics applications: • Step knives arranged in a row – for lms and rigid plastics • Step knives that are offset with elevations – for plastic panels and lumps • Pointed knives in a row and offset – for lms, bres and woven plastics such as Big Bags The exibly con gured knife sys - tem makes it possible to quickly and easily change pointed and step knives without having to replace the entire rotor. By using screws and no welding, the process is complete in about ve hours. This function makes the Micromat IV particularly adaptable to various material re- quirements and once again, em- phasises its customer-friendly main- tenance. “The new cutting system with a row of step knives has al- ready proven itself many times over in customer tests. Applications with lms in particular have shown the system to achieve up to 40 % more throughput,” says Product Manag- er Christoph Gaschnig. Maximum quality To ensure the stationary single- shaft shredder runs reliably at the optimum operating point, the cut- ting gap between the rotor blades and the counter knives will need to be adjusted. Now you can adjust the cutting gap or replace the counter knives from the outside – without opening the maintenance ap or shutting down the machine: Quick, convenient and time-saving. As well as the improvements in its core fea- tures, the Micromat IV also offers additional product updates such as effective counter-knife cooling and a simpli ed and optimised control con - cept with intuitive menu navigation. The newMicromat series combines the customary Lindner quality with ground-breaking energy ef ciency and ease of service and is available in four models – with different torques and performance levels, speci cally designed for the requirements of the respective input materials. Lindner Recyclingtech GmbH www.lindner.com At the heart of the Micromat Series IV is the synchronous reluctance motor with energy ef ciency class IE6. It impresses with an impressive ef ciency of > 97% and does not require any rare earths. The new patented belt coupling and the automatic belt tensioning system (ATB) complete the new drive concept Pioneering Circularity in Plastic Film Recycling – Setting New Standards in the Baltics AB Plasta, part of the CEDO Group and one of Central Europe’s leading lm recyclers, has success - fully implemented an advanced exible lm recycling line in collab - oration with TOMRA Recycling. By adapting the input material to the speci c requirements of the sorting line and integrating AUTOSORTTM SPEEDAIR and TOMRA Insight, the plant is achieving high purity re- cyclates and operational ef cien - cy, supporting full circularity and compliance with the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulations (PPWR). Located in Vilnius, Lithuania, AB Plasta has achieved an industry milestone: the ability to produce high-quality PCR lm recyclate ex - clusively from post-consumer ex - ible packaging waste. The company’s success is the re- sult of a tailored approach that combines rawmaterial optimization with sensor-based sorting, a strat- egy that supports both operational ef ciency and compliance with Eu - rope’s ambitious PPWR. Danas Poderis, Managing Direc- tor of AB Plasta, comments: “Sort- ing exible packaging waste into high-quality fractions is one of the