Sheet extrusion line EcoGentle®

for thermoplasticsfor PET bottle flakes

Whether VACUREMA® Basic, Advanced or Prime, or VACUNITE® - EcoGentle® is the ultimate plasticising technology for PET recycling. It combines gentle melt treatment with signifi cantly reduced energy consumption in a unique way. This saves you money on production costs. For high cost effectiveness, productivity and top-quality rPET end products. Extrusion the gentle way Newly developed EcoGentle® plasticising technology, in combination with EREMA's proven Counter Current® technology, ensures perfect interaction between the feed section and the extruder screw. Temperature and energy requirements are greatly reduced, while at the same time improving melting and mixing performance in the plasticising unit. The core elements of the innovative EcoGentle® technology are the adjustment of compression ratios for better solids handling behaviour, the targeted utilisation of shear flows in combination with elongation flows, and a number of other process and rheological optimisations. The perfectlymatched interaction between the shear and elongation flows increases both the melting performance and the dispersive and distributive mixing capacity in the plasticising unit. Wider process window, more stable operation The result is particularly gentle plasticising combined with high melt homogeneity and a wide process window for more stable operation. Variations in parameters such as the bulk density of the input material, viscosity or temperature of the PET flakes can be compensated as part of the stable process.