Erema system processes a variety of materials

Intarema 2325 T-VEplus RegrindPro With versions capable of handling both film and bottles, this Erema recycling system can process a wide array of materials, including hard-to-process materials, such as regrind. It is equipped with a laser filter, a 7.5-foot-long preconditioning unit (PCU) and a 9.8-inch-diameter extruder. The PCU cuts, homogenizes, heats, dries and pre-compacts the material. Next, the pre-compacted material fills the tangentially connected extruder. The machine’s Counter Current Technology ensures optimal material intake, process stability and high throughput across a wide temperature range. At the end of the plasticizing zone, a Quattro Laser Filter—at about 1,200 square inches, Erema’s largest filter—cleans the melt before it enters a three-stage degassing process. Throughputs vary by input material. For example, the machine can process between about 7,054 pounds and 8,157 pounds of low-density polyethylene (PE) or linear low-density PE film in an hour; 5,732 pounds to 6,834 pounds of high-density PE film; and 7,936 pounds to 8,818 pounds of polypropylene film. Other materials that can be processed include high-impact polystyrene (HIPS), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) and polycarbonate (PC). 

What’s new? The system, which Erema calls the largest ever built for polyolefin regrind. It sports a new, 39-foot-long control panel array. With the recycling system’s introduction, the Intarema series now includes 13 sizes for film and nine sizes for regrind applications.  

Benefits The production of high-quality recycled pellets with excellent mechanical properties, suitable for end products with high recycled content. In relationship with its throughput, the system is compact. 

Erema North America Inc., Ipswich, Mass., 978-471-2006, www.erema.com