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Key Highlights: lows a deeper glimpse into numerous Pivotal for the high efficiency of Her-
key components and their functions. bold granulators are both the rotor
• operion and Herbold concept and the cutting geometry, in-
Meckesheim will pre- Moreover, rotors from Herbold granu- dividually adapted for the task and the
sent product and pro- lators will be on display in different de- input material. Granulators from Her-
cess solutions that signs for various applications. The ro-
make the recycling of plastics tor concept with the cutting geometry bold Meckesheim work with true dou-
markedly more efficient at IFAT is a decisive reason for the outstand- ble cross cutting action: not only the
2024. ing efficiency of the granulators from rotor knives are mounted at an inclined
angle, even the stator knives are cre-
Meckesheim.
• The efforts of both companies will ating a clean cut with a constant gap
be evident at the IFAT booth in a Plastics recycling plants from a across the entire knife width. The end
virtual PET recycling plant that single source product is a regrind with very good flow
both companies have created. characteristics, low fines percentage,
Along with individual components,
• Since their merger, both compa-
nies have continued to develop Coperion and Herbold Meckesheim
now build entire systems for plastics
their technologies for individual recycling. From mechanical process-
process steps so that entire sys-
tems excel in operation with high ing – size reduction, washing, sepa-
efficiency. rating, drying and agglomerating of
plastics – to bulk material handling as
Coperion and Herbold Meckesheim will well as feeding and extrusion all the
present innovative product and pro- way to compounding and pelletising,
cess solutions that make the recycling such plants cover the entire plastics
of plastics markedly more efficient and recycling process chain. Since their
increase the product quality achieved. merger, both companies have contin-
The added value from the merger of ued to develop and optimally attune
Herbold Meckesheim, specialist in me- their technologies for individual pro-
chanical recycling of plastics and plas- cess steps so that entire systems excel
tic waste, and Coperion, expert in ma- in operation with very high efficiency.
terial handling, feeding, extrusion and Coperion and Herbold Meckesheim
compounding, is evident at the booth realise solutions for mechanical re-
in a virtual PET recycling plant that cycling of post-industrial and post-
both companies have created. This vir- consumer waste, chemical recycling,
tual plant presents one of the complete solvent-based recycling, and deodori- and high bulk density. Three different
solutions for plastics recycling that Co- sation, tailored to the type of plastic rotor types from Herbold Meckesheim
perion, together with Herbold Mecke- being processed. will be available to view at the booth as
sheim, is now making available from examples.
a single source. It demonstrates the The right rotor geometry for every Source – interplas Insights
entire process and at the same time al- application

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