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Sumitomo Unveils Elastomer Injection Printex Transparent

Moulding System At Fakuma Introduces ECO PET

orth American company
NPrintex Transparent Packaging
(PTP) has introduced 100% post-
consumer recycled content (PCR)
polyethylene terephthalate (PET) clear
boxes.Dubbed as Eco-PET 100, the
sustainable material will complement
the company’s existing PCR offering
including ECO-PET 50 and ECO-PET
25. The company has collaborated with
a domestic rigid plastic film supplier
to develop the material.The material
is made from PET water and beverage
bottles that are collected curbside by
local municipalities in North America,
umitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics the high precision processing, stability is disinfecting and grinding them into
SMachinery GmbH, Schwaig, maintained to deliver the optimal sealing flakes. The flakes are purchased by the
Germany, unveiled a state-of-the-art requirements so critical for automotive material supplier and extruded into
elastomer injection moulding system at safety. An important component of the
Fakuma 2021. the LSR package features innovative production solution is the
a fully automated Nexus metering system ServoMix Z200 metering system from
on an all-electric IntElect 130/520- Nexus. "The system is unsupported
450. All integrated seamlessly with the and the barrel can be swiftly and safely
company’s new own-branded SAM-C changed in less than five minutes from
kinematic robotic system and meeting an angle of up to 104 degrees," reports
the new 2021 OPC-UA 40082-3 standard Langwald. This provides easy and faster
for LSR dosing systems to optimise access for cleaning and maintenance,
and control and processing stability on as well as helping to eliminate human
automotive applications. The exhibit errors.Additionally, the new generation
axial seal application cycle time will run metering system also features numerous 100% PCR clear sheets. These sheets
between 30 and 35 seconds using the interfaces, including the TrueFlow are bought by PTP and then converted
maximum clamping force for thick- Nano colour control to ensure precise into clear PET cartons. Eco-PET 100
walled seals and the seal is designed dosing of colour additives, as well as can be recycled repeatedly and serves as
to be moulded using a 'direct gate' a calibration function. Material flows a suitable replacement for virgin PET.
without material closure.Produced are measured in microlitres for major Prior to Eco-PET 100, PET sheet and
using a Nexus two-plate tool, a retainer components, with additives measured film producers in North American
keeps the seal component stable on in nanolitres. Compared to hydraulic offered box grade packaging with up to
the ejector side. The newly launched systems, the newest ServoMix models 25% and 50% PCR plastic. . PTP in a
SAM-C ‘handle & place’ cartesian robot report low energy consumption. They statement said: “Eco-PET 100 can help
developed in-house by Sumitomo (SHI) work more sustainably, and there is much your company meet its sustainability
Demag then removes and stores the less waste and material consumption. goals for 2025 and onwards! PTP
part. This involves working with a cold By regulating the flow rate according to is committed to supporting sustainability
runner needle closure system and direct actual requirements, users can save up to efforts where we live.“Producing
injection. The tool concept includes 70 percent in energy. The material loss the 100% PCR PET here in North
interchangeable inserts, ensuring the due to residual quantities in the barrel America uses and cleans up our own
highest product flexibility. As a result of amounts to less than 0.3%. recycled plastic.

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