BOPET and BOPP films with heavily printed surface or metallized cannot be treated with traditional recycling processes, or at least only with great difficulty due to the high standards required for the degasification of extruders….
DetailsThe primary production of one metric ton of polypropylene – the world’s second most widely used plastic – requires some 5.2 metric tons of raw materials and releases 1.7 metric tons of greenhouse gases. By contrast, the use of one metric ton of polypropylene from secondary raw materials, such as plastic waste, results in only around 225 kilograms of resource consumption and just under one metric ton of greenhouse gases.
DetailsA new development has rarely been as successful as the HERBOLD SB series granulator with force feeding device. With this granulator design the infeed material is fed by force into the grinding chamber with the help of horizontal feeding screws…
DetailsThere are mainly two fields in the plastics industry where pulverizing is required most: when recycling rigid PVC waste, pulverizing into powder creates a high-quality regenerated material that can directly be introduced into the heating mixer. In the field of rotational molding and fluidized bed coating, the virgin material is pulverized to a fineness of 500 my (35 mesh) or 300 my (60 mesh) before its treatment. …
DetailsHERBOLD MECKESHEIM: Post-consumer recycling – more efficient and economic recycling.
In Munich, the manufacturer of machines and plants from Meckesheim/Germany will present new solutions for washing, separating and drying of plastic waste featuring low operating costs and higher efficiency.
In the front of the line is the HERBOLD wet shredder HGM…
May 15, 2019 – After the devastating fire in September 2018, HERBOLD Meckesheim has just begun rebuilding the destroyed production halls. The whole incoming goods and shipping department, the warehouse as well as parts of the production area were devastated by the flames.
The new buildings comprise a 4000 M2-area and are supposed to be up and running in September 2019.
DetailsWith reduced margins it is time to cut costs. For the section “sizereduction/ washing/ separation/drying” HERBOLD MECKESHEIM has been developing quite a number of substantial improvements that we are now going to present:…
DetailsHERBOLD MECKESHEIM GmbH (www.herbold.com) has developed a new single-shaft shredder HR 102 P (see photo) with minimal space requirement to treat bulky hollow bodies. …
DetailsOn the 10th September 2018 a terrible blaze at Herbold Meckesheim GmbH destroyed the central warehouse and the dispatch department.
Hardly a fortnight after the fire, the emergency plan is already being executed. From the second half of October, Herbold Meckesheim will be producing again at almost the same level as before the blaze.
They are fitted with a large range of tools. A quicker availability for repairs reduces the downtimes of your machines and increases your productivity….
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