Posts Tagged ‘Plastic Recycling’
Metal Removed from Plastic Regrind
The combination of a magnetic separator and metal detector is removing rogue metal contamination from recycled plastic regrind before the material is mixed into other raw materials used for the manufacture of plastic products including handles and hinges. At the plant, waste generated from plastics injection moulders and in the manufacturing process is reground for…
Read MoreCleaning Recycled Plastic with Bunting Inline Magnets
A manufacturer of window frame bodies is using Bunting’s Pneumatic Inline Magnets (PIMs) to cleanse recycled plastic flake of ferrous metal contamination. In production, each window frame uses up to 40% recycled plastic. Inline Magnets are versatile and cost-effective magnetic separators that connect into both gravity-fed and pneumatic pipelines. With a plate magnet fitted on…
Read MoreMBA Polymers Install Quick Clean Drawer Magnet
MBA Polymers has installed a new quick manual-clean magnet insert into one of their existing Drawer Filter Magnets installed at their Worksop plastics recycling operation in the United Kingdom. The new insert significantly reduces the time needed to clean captured ferrous metal off the high-strength tube magnets, whilst also proving easier and safer for operators.…
Read MoreSeparation Challenges of Recycling PET for Plastic Bottles
Article first published by Powder and Bulk Solids (August 2023) Raw material shortages are increasing, and as consumption rises, the gap grows wider. It took a pandemic to open the eyes of most producers as to how fragile the supply chain is. Yet, many powder and bulk operations could do more to alleviate the shortage…
Read MoreKeeping Plastic Metal-Free at PLAST 2023
Separating and detecting problematic metal contamination is the focus for Bunting at PLAST 2023 (5-8 September 2023, Milan, Italy). Live demonstrations on stand B172 in hall 13P will show equipment including metal detectors, eddy current separators and drawer filter magnets removing metal from virgin and recycled plastic. PLAST, held in Milan, Italy every three years,…
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