Purity is value
Purity is value
A circular economy must not only be sustainable and environmentally friendly, but also profitable for the companies that manufacture, process, and recycle plastics. To this end, the purity of the raw materials and sorting streams plays a decisive role.
Using intelligent technologies and services, we help businesses in the plastics sector operate with circularity and efficiency. In this way, profitability, sustainability, and environmental protection go hand in hand.
Downtime
at facilities where expensive production equipment operates in largely
automated processes can become costly very quickly. It is therefore crucial to avoid
damage to machines and prevent operations from breaking down. In many cases,
tiny pieces of metal, such as slough from pipes, are the cause of the problem.
Our systems provide a remedy.
Our metal detectors for the plastics, rubber and chemical industries reliably detect pieces of metal and metal inclusions – regardless of the material – and automatically remove them. In doing so, they play an important role in protecting machines and tools, boosting production reliability and ensuring high-quality products.
Machine protection: The plastics, rubber and chemical industries often use expensive equipment, such as injection-molding machines, calenders, extruders and blow-molding machines. The continuous operation of these machines is tremendously important to a company’s profitability. However, operations can come to a standstill due to the tiniest pieces of metal, which can block melt filters, hot runners and nozzle tools, obstruct check valves or cause damage to plasticizing screws and cylinders. It is advisable to use metal detectors and separators to prevent these problems from occurring, because the timely detection and removal of contaminants increases process continuity and productivity.
Quality assurance: In general, product purity is a key quality concern. In addition, quality issues can arise if metal contaminants lead to blockages in production equipment and cause too little material to be injected into the molds of plastic parts. In some segments, such as hygiene products, consumer protection is another argument for why metallic contaminants must be avoided at all costs. The use of metal detectors can lower the reject rate, prevent complaints and enhance customer satisfaction.
Our product range is modular in its design, which means that it can be adapted to all specific requirements that various manufacturing processes entail. We have standardized solutions for all process steps:
How easy is it to install the metal detector in the production line – and
how easy is it for your staff to operate the device?
In our white paper, we provide a detailed
outline of the issues, their causes and the necessary countermeasures for
eliminating metal contamination in the plastics processing industry.
Separately purchased recyclate often contains various different polymers as well as metal contaminants such as aluminum, brass, and stainless steel. Learn in our Case Study how Sitraplas has solved this problem.
SITRAPLAS GmbH is a producer of high-performance engineering plastic compounds. Unplanned downtime is a nightmare for every company, but especially for continuous production facilities. When metal separators are networked with plastic processing machines, the flow of information between machines can be monitored.
Metal separator for free-fall applications with turnable separation unit
Hochleistungsausführung Metallseparator für Extruder, Spritzgieß- u. Blasformmaschinen
Metall-Separator für Extruder, Spritzgieß- und Blasformmaschinen
Metall-Separator für Spritzgießmaschinen, Extruder und Blasformmaschinen
Flächen-Metalldetektor für den Einbau in Förderbänder und Materialrutschen
Teilbarer Metall-Detektor zum Einbau in Förderbänder und Materialrutschen
Flächen-Metalldetektor zum Einbau in Förderbänder und Materialrutschen
Kompaktes Metall-Detektionssystem mit Förderband zur Untersuchung von Stückgütern
Rohr-Magnet für Spritzgießmaschinen, Extruder und Blasformmaschinen
Rohr-Magnet für Spritzgießmaschinen, Extruder und Blasformmaschinen
High-performance metal separator for resin and compound manufacturers
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