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Erema increases efficiency
in post-consumer recycling
now been further developed. At the
K show, Erema will launch the Intare-
ma 2021 TVEplus with a diameter of
2 metres for the preconditioning unit
(PCU) and 212 millimetres for the ex-
truder screw, which for the first time
features a single end-to-end extru-
sion unit. With a throughput of up to
3.5 tonnes per hour and a footprint
of just 15.1 x 3 metres, this recycling
system is over two metres shorter
than the previous cascade design, in
which two extruders were connect-
ed by a melt pipe. The new design
egal requirements, above all the EU pack- also reduces the melt temperature, lowers en-
aging and packaging waste directive ergy consumption and minimises maintenance
L(PPWR), and the sustainability goals of requirements.
global brands are increasing the demand for
post-consumer recycled pellets to be used in Based on TVEplus and Erema PCU technology,
sensitive applications such as food or cosmetics the new 2021 produces even higher quality recy-
packaging, as well as in secondary packaging. cled pellets. Counter Current technology makes
These specifications increase the demands on a significant contribution to this because it con-
the production capacity and process stability of tinuously feeds the extruder with preheated ma-
recycling plants in order to guarantee high out- terial that is 5 to 15 degrees Celsius warmer than
put volumes with a consistently high quality. with conventional cutter compactor systems.
This is a technological advantage, especially for
Large plastics recycling plants need more than an extruder screw with a large diameter with
simply upscaling the individual components. The correspondingly deep screw flights. The melt is
larger the size of the extruder screw, the greater processed more gently with less shearing and
the technological challenges. The start-up last without additional particle size reduction. This
summer of the largest Intarema system to date, makes it easier for impurities to be extracted by
with a throughput of over four tonnes per hour, the melt filter, which is a key element of the new
confirms that EREMA offers reliable solutions for development.
high throughputs. The next smaller size 2021 has
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