The founders of integra plastics in bulgaria  focus on processing postconsumer film

About three years ago, Kostas Ziogas wanted to invest in a new, growing industry. At that time, he recognized growth opportunities in a few sectors: computer software and hardware; bioengineering; and environmental - including plastics recycling.

More Blades and a Force Feed Mechanism Gives New York Bottle Recycler a Real Edge

A new granulator with more blades and a mechanism for force feeding has given a New York bottle recycler an edge in its efforts to increase its capabilities. The recycler, UltrePET LLC, Albany, New York, turns polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles sourced from curbside and bottle-deposit programs into Food and Drug administration approved 100 percent postconsumer pellets and flakes.

After a distinguished career that spanned nearly 30 years at Herbold Meckesheim, Vice President of Sales Siegfried Engel is retiring at the end of June 2018. Since his start in 1989 he has made countless trips to the United States and has visited hundreds of customers in support of Herbold's global sales efforts. "He never hesitated to go above and beyond when it came to supporting me or my team here at Herbold USA" said president David Lefrancois.

NPE 2018 was billed as the largest US Plastics Show ever. If day one is any indication, it's living up to its billing.

The recycling company INVEMA (www.invemagroup.com) commissioned a plant for the recycling of PET bottles in Honduras at the end of 2016 in order to produce bottle-to-bottle quality with FDA approval. In Honduras the collection rate of PET bottles amounts to 84 %. Today, 2000 tons of PET bottles per month are treated with the plant technology from Herbold Meckesheim, nevertheless, bottles have to be imported in order to use the plant to full capacity.

of HV Plastcompactor Densifiers used to agglomerate low bulk density material. The resulting agglomerate has a higher bulk density than the source material with improved flow characteristics.

While traditional gravity feeding is appropriate in some cases, it is not ideal for materials like carpet fiber, film or polystyrene.
The new force feeder mechanism uses an auger to convey material at a higher and more consistent feed rate to deliver increased throughput and reduced energy consumption.

Force Fed Granulator Has Oversized Rotor For Higher Throughput

Herbold USA has announced the availability of a new force fed granulator for size reduction of PET bottles. The Model SMS 100/160-9-2 SB3 features a rotor that is 20% larger than current offerings. The additional size and mass of the rotor allows the granulator to operate at higher throughput rates (up to 7 tons per hour).  

Machine Removes Full-Wrap Labels Prior to Recycling Plastic Bottles

For plastic recycling plants, the Herbold Meckesheim Label Remover is more effective than any other machinery for the removal of wraparound polyvinyl chloride (PVC) labels from polyester (PET) bottles.

The newly founded Stricker PolyRec Company has recently launched a large-scale plant for size-reducing, agglomerating and refining engineering plastics waste.

New Granulator Improves Productivity and Efficiency

Butler-MacDonald's new SMS 80/120 granulator from Herbold Meckesheim has helped it increase its available capacity and drop its labor costs.

New Heavy-Duty Pipe Shredders Are Quiet, Efficient

HOS Heavy-Duty Pipe Shredders from Herbold smoothly and efficiently reduce large, thick-walled, plastic pipes to chips approximately 2.4 to 3.9 inches square. Available in five sizes, the shredders can process up to about 3,400 lbs. per hour and can handle pipes as large as 9.8 ft. in diameter.

Recycling Equipment Supplier Expands Despite Recession

Herbold Meckesheim USA has moved its headquarters from Smithfield to a larger facility it recently built in a new rail-accessible office park in North Smithfield, Rhode Island.

New Granulator/Shreder Offers One-Step Size Reduction for Plastics Recycling

The new ram-fed HB Series Granulator from Herbold Meckesheim combines the best attributes of a shredder and a granulator for semi-automatic plastics recycling, efficiently reducing bulky items all the way down to particles 0.16 to 0.31 inches in diameter without any secondary size reduction.

Herbold Meckesheim SB Series Granulators employ a screw-feed mechanism, which makes them quieter and more efficient than gravity-fed size-reduction equipment for pulverizing Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) bottles and other recyclable plastics.

Versatile Wash Line Equipment for Plastics Recycling

Herbold Meckesheim USA introduces an array of durable, efficient wash line equipment for recycling plastics.