If you are running a plastic recycling extrusion line, you already know that contaminant filtering is one of the most important job to accomplish. This job has a name: screen changer. An automatic and continuous screen changer in your plastic extrusion line allows for 24/7 material processing, as well as for uninterrupted production applications (film, in example). You will read the reasons why including an automatic and continuous screen changer in a contaminated plastic extrusion line is a winning choice.

The engineering involves your business strategy

The customized design of melt-filtration equipment for thermoplastics capable of meeting the most specific requirements is not just a matter of technology; it involves strategy, production organization and economic issues. Commonly, a plastic extrusion line is designed and manufactured to produce plastic for various applications such as film, sheet, compounding, wire & cable, pipe, profiles, blown film, blow molding, housing, irrigation, pellets, recycling, industrial recycling, post-consumer recycling, tapes, technical articles, and more.

 Recycled plastic processing impacts your business

The best solution for the above production, an extrusion system fed with recycled plastics. The types of recycled materials you can choose from are so many and different, since the proper way to process polluted materials depends on the contamination degree; e.g. you can employ post-industrial polymers or post-consumer plastic, which is the cheapest, but also the harder to process.

 Select the screen changer depending on your goals

In any case, whether you decide to process recycled materials with your extrusion line, you cannot do without a screen changer. Again, if you decide to employ the cheapest raw materials, you need the most advanced and powerful screen changer. If you want to run your production line 24/7 to produce the most profitable, non-interruptible application, then you need the most highly advanced, powerful, automatic and continuous screen changer. When taking this decision, consider that the selection of the most critical component in your extrusion system will influence your business and your profits. The Cofit GorillaBelt automatic melt filtration system processes plastic with contamination up to 10% by weight, with no line stops for screen changes.

GorillaBelt: automatic melt filtration system

GorillaBelt handles hard contaminants such as metal, glass, paper and aluminium foil, with contamination up to 10% by weight and a maximum pressure of 210 bar, with no line stops for screen changes.

Why choose GorillaBelt

With the GorillaBelt automatic melt filtration system you can enjoy these benefits:

• no line stops for screen changes
• extrusion run with cheaper raw materials, e.g. highly-contaminated post-consumer plastic, up to 10% contamination by weight
• hard contaminants such as metal, glass, paper and aluminium foil
• maximum pressure 210 bar and throughput up to 2,000 kg/h
• low polymer loss

A suitable screen changer can improve your business

The selection of a screen changer that keeps the line running for your recycled plastic extrusion line is a winning choice, both in the long and short run; it can be the key issue of your system, and it can significantly affect your economics. Check our GorillaBelt screen changer.

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