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for almost all raw materials, including
PP, PE, PET, TPE, TPU,
PA, hard & soft PVC and bioplastics
and is available both for
newly planned extrusion lines
and as a retrofit solution.
Kiefel GmbH (hall 3, Stand E
90, VDMA Circular Economy
Forum), specialised in thermoforming
and joining technology
for plastics and natural fibres,
will be presenting machine, tool
and automation solutions for
processing recyclable materials
at this year's K fair, as well as
new digital services, solutions
for the medical and pharmaceutical
industries and research
activities on the topic of sustainability.
Among others, the
company is off ering a demonstration
of the KMD 78.2 Speed
steel rule machine, illustrating
how high-quality, sustainable
packaging products are made
from recycled film - thus making
a contribution to tray-totray
recycling. The company is
also unveiling the new Kiefel
Standard Automation (KSA) -
Shredding - Washing - Sorting: At K 2022 Lindner presents
eff icient all-in-one plastics recycling solutions at Booth
B17 & B19 as well as in the outside area CE-02 as part of the
Circular Economy Forum.
completely modular standard
automation solutions based on
a building block principle for the
most common applications.
Kiefel will also be demonstrating
its successful natural
fibre thermoforming technology
at the stand. The installed base
of the NATUREFORMER KFT
90 machine, which deploys this
technology, is growing rapidly
worldwide.
Recycling innovations
and equipment
Lindner (hall 9, stand B17 &
B19) is presenting a range of
new, eff icient all-in-one plastics
recycling solutions. As the
company points out, the key
to recycling success lies in the
coordination of the upstream
processes of shredding, washing
and sorting. Among others,
Lindner is launching its upgraded
Jupiter BW series for the first
time. The shredder ensures a
constant volume flow and homogeneous
larger particles,
reduce the proportion of fines
generated by 50%, and thus optimising
the particle size for NIR
sorting. Live outdoor demonstrations
will be given at the
VDMA Circular Economy Forum,
where Lindner is presenting
a shredding, washing and
drying unit, equipped with a Micromat
HP shredder and integrated
water treatment, and will
be recycling plastics live several
times a day. A definite highlight
is the new system solution to
directly process post-consumer
flakes from rigid plastics in
an injection moulding process.
These pass through Lindner's
recycling machine, and - without
prior extrusion - directly
enter the injection moulding
process.
Gneuss (hall 9, stand A22)
is showing, among others, its
new OMNI recycling machines
for the closed loop recycling
of PET, PS and polyolefin
post-consumer reclaimed materials,
including a complete
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Milliken delivers chemistry with a purpose at K 2022
Milliken & Company, a trusted expert in additive and colorant technology, is focused on leveraging
our expertise in plastics additives to create a healthier future. At this year's K 2022 trade fair in
Düsseldorf on October 19-26, we will showcase various products that deliver on that promise.
Milliken's DeltaMax®
performance
modifiers enable users to increase
the overall performance and use of
recycled polypropylene (rPP) by balancing
its melt flow, impact strength,
and stiffness. The resulting faster cycle
times help to enable energy savings
and reduce carbon emissions.
DeltaFlow™
Viscosity Modifiers, meanwhile,
are solid concentrates that specifically
help PP recyclers by increasing the melt flow
rate of rPP for extrusion and injection molding
processes, thereby yielding similar
benefits.
Our Millad®
NX®
8000 ECO clarifying
agent delivers glass-like
clarity to polypropylene, allowing
this durable, lightweight material
savings and reducing carbon emissions1
to replace other clear plastics in
key applications. By encouraging
the reuse and recycling of PP, less
resin is used, further enabling energy
. Highly
compatible with plastic packaging recycling,
this advanced additive allows injection molders
who use it to display the UL Environmental
Claim Validation label on the resulting PP parts.
These are just a few of Milliken's products that
advance circularity. Check out these and our
other performance-enhancing additives at the
K Show.
1CO2 reductions based on reduced cycle time and energy usage are highly dependent on energy source.
© 2022 Millad, NX,DeltaMax, Milliken, and the Milliken logo are registered trademarks of Milliken & Company in the US, E.U. and elsewhere. DeltaFlow, is a trademark of Milliken & Company.
Constantly Creating.
Advancing Circularity.
Together.
®
Meet us at K 2022
Hall 6, Booth A27
Visit Milliken's K 2022 website at k2022.milliken.com
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