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Filtration: A Crucial Tool for Plastics Processors
It's the last line of defense to screen out contaminants before
products are made
By Mike Verespej
T
he increased use of recycled resins, as well as plastic
scrap from manufacturing, has turned filtration systems
and screen changers from a necessary evil into a critical element of processes in plastics manufacturing.
"Processors, extruders, and compounders are increasingly using recycled resins to cut their raw materials costs
because they see that there is not going to be any price relief
in virgin resins," says Kevin Tuttle, manager of global marketing for plastic extrusion at Nordson Xaloy in Hickory,
North Carolina, USA.
"You have to minimize the contamination risk or it will negatively impact quality and productivity," he says, "so they are
Several RSFgenius filtration systems from Gneuss in use in recycling lines
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