The Austrian-German Next Generation Group, comprising Next Generation Recyclingmaschinen (NGR) GmbH, BritAS Recycling-Anlagen GmbH and Dr. Collin GmbH, will highlight “zero scrap production” in live demo at K 2016.
During the show, a new pilot plant solution from Collin will manufacture polypropylene (PP) film. The film edge trims and film rolls will be further processed into recycled pellets (rPellets) by an NGR recycling machine. The processed plastics will then be returned back into film production.
An inline melt characterization unit developed by Collin will also provide advanced quality control of the new plastics raw material during the recycling process. In this setup, the processing parameters will be further monitored, recorded and analyzed in real-time on the recycling machine, and displayed for attendees on mobile devices in easy-to-understand charts.
This new form of human-machine communication is designed as S.M.A.R.T. DIALOG: it provides for considerably improved equipment utilization, rationalization in terms of service and maintenance, and provides all the data to evaluate the recycling investment.
S.M.A.R.T. DIALOG from NGR virtually enables the machinery to speak and alongside key operating data it provides the process analyses to ensure recycling success at minimal cost. As part of a live demo, the system will be demoed for the professional audience on mobile devices.
The P:REACT series will also be presented for the first time; it follows the revolutionary Liquid State Polycondensation (LSP) process. With this technology, rPellets with better properties than virgin material can be produced and decontaminated reliably and within minutes.
“Demonstrating the technological expertise of the Next Generation Group and the resulting opportunities for all of our customers is the focus of the K 2016 trade fair,” explained Josef Hochreiter, CEO of Next Generation Group. “The activities and competencies of the individual companies produce a unique combination that is highly sought after by research institutes, universities, plastic processors and recycling companies.”
In live operation, Collin laboratory and pilot systems will show how plastics and processing methods, in both the raw materials industry as well as in plastics converting, can provide the basis for even higher-performance product design. Modularity, precision, flexibility and the highest repeatability are all included. This year, Collin will provide a live demo at the NGR booth of an interesting technology for post-industrial and post-consumer recycling.
The melt filtration system plays a critical role in the production of high quality post-consumer pellets. BritAS will present the latest version of its successful band-melt-filter, which is easier than ever to operate, supports more flexible applications and allows for minimal operating costs.
News & Images Source : China Plastic & Rubber Journal
