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HERBOLD Debaler BA 63-130-2

The HERBOLD debaler has been specially developed for breaking up compressed bales, briquettes and also for the dosing of large material portions…

Herbold Circular Shredder Series ZSR 230

For shredding of large-diameter, reject pipes: a completely new solution! The HERBOLD circular shredder of the ZSR serie

Dickwandige PE-Rohre erreichen immer größere Dimensionen: waren bisher 1600 mm ein geläufiger Standard, sind heute bereits Abmessungen über 2000 mm keine Ausnahme mehr. Natürlich entsteht auch bei der Herstellung dieser Rohre mit Wandstärken teilweise über 100 mm und Anfahrklumpen mit mehreren 100 kg Stückgewicht…

Growing markets, higher throughputs

Herbold Meckesheim is reporting an excellent order situation for PET and film washing lines towards the end of the current fiscal year. Towards the end of the US fiscal year, because since last summer Herbold belongs to the US group Hillenbrand Inc. Last October, a separate Recycling Business Unit was set up under the umbrella of Hillenbrand with the machinery building company Coperion to cover the entire process chain of plastics processing. This gives the Meckesheim-based plant manufacturer an even stronger basis and more impetus for its steady growth.

Five times more flakes from recycled PET bottles

Herbold Meckesheim GmbH obtained a new major order in December: it will supply a large-scale plant for plastic recycling to Fantastic Plastic. Fantastic Plastic is considered to be the producer of the highest quality PET flakes in Russia.

First the mechanics, then the chemistry

The agreement is rightly called historic: Recently, the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) passed a resolution providing a global agreement to curb plastic waste. By the end of 2024, a legally binding convention is to regulate the entire life cycle of plastics. Bitterly necessary, after all, according to UN figures, around 400 million tons of plastic waste are generated worldwide every year, of which only about nine percent is recycled.

First Herbold PET Washing Line in Kazakhstan

Early this year, Herbold Meckesheim GmbH commissioned the latest state-of-the-art washing line for PET bottles in Kazakhstan. The operator of the line, Vtorma Ecology, has also built the first big waste grading plant in Almaty. The positively sorted PET bottles are transformed by the Herbold washing line into a high-quality ground material. These machines have been designed to treat highly contaminated bottles from the waste grading plant….

Efficiency and Quality in Plastic Recycling

The machine and plant manufacturer from Meckesheim, Germany will be presenting tried and tested process solutions for the treatment of plastic waste in Düsseldorf in addition to its wide range of machines. The solutions from HERBOLD are based on 40 years of experience and continuous innovation in post-industrial and post-consumer applications.

Coperion takes over Herbold Meckesheim

Herbold Meckesheim has settled its succession: The German engineering company announced it would become part of the Coperion Group, headquartered in Stuttgart. Coperion, in turn, belongs to Hillenbrand Inc, a global industrial group headquartered in Batesville, Indiana, USA.

Coperion Recycling Innovation Center is Up and Running

Coperion has successfully launched operation of its new Recycling Innovation Center. In this high-tech test center for plastics recycling applications, every recycling process step – from material handling and feeding to extrusion, compounding, pelletizing, material postprocessing and deodorization – can be tested. Extensively equipped recycling systems are available that can be modified in myriad ways, depending upon the specific requirements of the recyclate to be produced.