VACUREMA Inline Strapping Brochure

QM-SYSTEM NACH DIN EN ISO9001QUALITYSYSTEM CERTFIEDTOISO9001www.erema.atwww.technoplastic . i tPET strapping production directly from recycled PET bottle flakeVACUREMA® INLINE STRAPPINGPET bottle flake has become an interesting commodity on the world market. The productionof PET strapping from PCR-PET flake is a very attractive and profitable business opportunityfor the reuse of this valuable secondary raw material.Thanks to the ability of the patented VACUREMA extrusion system together with theappropriate downstream equipment it is possible to produce high-quality PET strappingdirectly from 100% post consumer washed PET bottle flake.From PET WASTE directlyVACUREMA BASIC extrusion processconveyor screw (feeding)vacuum sluicevacuum reactorsingle screw extruderfine mesh filter medium integrated intoa back flushing melt filter systemVACUREMA STRAPPING – HIGHLIGHTS:? deals adequately with high moisture up to 1.5% and moisture variations? stable IV through constantly dried material before entering the extruder? highly flexible in terms of input material bulk density and shape - 250 to 850 kg/m3? large area fine melt filtration? low specific energy consumption? less space required (no conventional crystalliser and drier)Market VolumeDemand for PET Strapping in EuropeTurnover in€ millionGrowth15-20%per year 0501001502002502005 20072006 2008 20092004Why PET strapping instead of steel strapping?Because the advantages of PET strapping considerably outweigh those ofsteel strapping in the following areas:? Increased safety: greater constant holding strength, higher shock reserve,less risk of injury? Higher quality: no damage to edges of goods, no discolouring through rust , compensates for shrinkage of packaged goods? Higher productivity: easier to handle, more metres per reel, less weightper reel, no metal seals, no edge protection required? Reduced cost: lower price per metre, lower production costsly to PET STRAPPINGThe strapping process:(provided by Techno Plastic s.r.l.)Techno Plastic’s Tight Strap 300 equipment - known as “downstream” -attends to the strapping process stage, starting from the exit of the EREMAVACUREMA system. The material enters into the extrusion head, providedwith two double spinning pumps, and is then divided in four channelsfeeding the extrusion die producing its required dimensions. Subsequentlythe product passes through several processes of thermal conditioning andproceeds through stretching, embossing, stabilising and cooling stationsto the winders.At the end the final result has prime levels of dimensional stability andsuperb mechanical characteristics. Techno Plastic’s flexible and adaptablestretching technology is based on many years of experience and is focusedon the production of extrusion lines for strapping bands and monofilaments.Strapping processThe upstream process:The proven, energy-saving, patented EREMA technology VACUREMA STRAPPING consists of a vacuum reactor and adirectly attached single screw extruder. It eliminates the need for a conventional, costly predryer/crystalliser/extrudersystem and is thus able to reduce total specific energy costs by a third. Using the compact VACUREMA STRAPPINGtechnology to turn PCR-PET bottle flake or mixtures of a wide range of input materials (including production waste)via fine melt filtration direct into strapping with stable IV makes it possible to produce very strong strapping withvery small cross-sections from comparatively inexpensive raw material.melt pumpcooling tankslow godetstretching ovenfirst fast godetsecond fast godetembosserstabilisation ovenstabilisation godetwater cooling tanksecond stabilisation godetwindersFor worldwide representatives see www.erema.atHeadquarters & Production FacilitiesEREMA Engineering Recycling Maschinen und Anlagen Ges.m.b.H.Freindorf, Unterfeldstraße 3, P.O.B. 38A-4052 Ansfelden/Linz, AustriaPhone +43/732/3190 - 0 . Fax +43/732/3190 - 23erema@erema.at, www.erema.atTechno Plastic s.r.l.41013 Castelfranco Emilia (Modena) ItalyVia Emilia Ovest · 81/APhone (39)059/928984 · 922313Fax (39)059/9536822  info@technoplastic.itwww.technoplastic.itSubsidiariesEREMA NORTH AMERICA INC. EREMA JAPAN Co., Ltd. EREMA Shanghai Office23 Old Right Road - Unit#2 8F Tobu Yokohama Second Building Room 1009, Tomson Financial Building,Ipswich, MA 01938 / USA Kanagawa Prefecture 710 Dong Fang Road, PudongPhone +1/978/356-3771 2-15-1, Kita Saiwai, Nishi-Ku Shanghai China (200122)Fax +1/978/356-9003 220-0004 Yokohama, JAPAN Phone +86/21/6876 6201, 6876 6204erema@erema.net Phone +81/45-317-2801 Fax +86/21/6876 6203www.erema.net Fax +81/45-317-2803 erema@erema.com.cnerema@erema-japan.com www.erema.atwww.erema.atThe key advantages of VACUREMA INLINE STRAPPING PLANTS? The highly effective vacuum-predrying process of the patented VACUREMA extrusion system eliminates moisture variationsof input material before the material is fed into the extruder. This results in even, continuous high-quality strap productionwith stable IV independent from input moisture variations.? Large area, super fine melt filtration (e.g. 32 or 64 µm) through the patented EREMA RTF filter system with integratedself-cleaning system ensures a high-quality end product .? Reduction of energy costs up to a third compared to conventional lines.? Raw material cost savings by using up to 100% PET bottle flake.? Extremely flexible, very quick material change and colour change possible (no external pre-drying and crystallisingsystems necessary). System processes also virgin pellet or mixtures of pellet and flake and is highly versatile in termsof input material bulk density and shape.? Robust single screw extrusion system, insensitive to solid contamination, providing high melt pressure for fine meshfiltration. Enables filtration before sensitive melt pump.Subject to technical modifications. Printed 04/2009_E© EREMA Engineering Recycling Maschinen und Anlagen Ges.m.b.H.Plant sizes and output capacities on request.