Environmental protection and recycling are ever greater concerns for companies. As a result, there is a need for new and innovative solutions. This prompted Flottweg to develop the Sorticanter® for processing plastics. Naturally occurring raw materials such as plants, coal, natural gas and crude oil form the basis for manufacturing plastic. These raw materials cannot be recovered by the chemical steps involved in processing. As a result, recycling plastic is an issue for anyone who is aware of environmental issues. The Sorticanter® makes it possible to contribute to environmental protection according to ecological and economic principles. With the centrifugal force that it generates, the Sorticanter® is able to separate different types of plastic from one another. This means operators can obtain the greatest possible purity of plastic grades. Furthermore, collecting and reprocessing plastics cuts disposal costs and reduces the amount of waste.
Sorticanter® - Typical Applications
Processing foils and DSD mixed plastics from packaging materials separated into bags by the general public
Recycling technical plastics
Recycling cable sheaths
Recycling carpet fibres
Sorticanter® - Advantages And Customer Benefits
Reduced odour because of a closed system
No influence due to the colour of the solids to be sorted
Low thermal energy consumption because the dewatering stage (mechanical dewatering) is already integrated in a Sorticanter®
Sorticanter® is available as a supplement to the existing system (achieving higher yields, because better purity of grades is achieved)
Better product quality, meaning higher value in the end product
Minimum personnel costs, making for cost savings by the operator
Operating times of more than 8000 hours per year are the norm
Separation of mixed substances that are unsuitable for static separation (fibres)
No mechanical dryers (screen centrifuges) required
Processing of particles smaller than 1 mm
No blow-in of air bubbles or other disruptive effects
A low-volume closed circuit reduces fresh water consumption
High availability and minimum wastewater volume, because the majority of contamination is separated out in the Sorticanter®
Environmental protection and recycling are ever greater concerns for companies. As a result, there is a need for new and innovative solutions. This prompted Flottweg to develop the Sorticanter® for processing plastics.
Naturally occurring raw materials such as plants, coal, natural gas and crude oil form the basis for manufacturing plastic. These raw materials cannot be recovered by the chemical steps involved in processing. As a result, recycling plastic is an issue for anyone who is aware of environmental issues. The Sorticanter® makes it possible to contribute to environmental protection according to ecological and economic principles.
With the centrifugal force that it generates, the Sorticanter® is able to separate different types of plastic from one another. This means operators can obtain the greatest possible purity of plastic grades. Furthermore, collecting and reprocessing plastics cuts disposal costs and reduces the amount of waste.
Sorticanter® - Typical Applications
- Processing foils and DSD mixed plastics from packaging materials separated into bags by the general public
- Recycling technical plastics
- Recycling cable sheaths
- Recycling carpet fibres
Sorticanter® - Advantages And Customer Benefits
- Reduced odour because of a closed system
- No influence due to the colour of the solids to be sorted
- Low thermal energy consumption because the dewatering stage (mechanical dewatering) is already integrated in a Sorticanter®
- Sorticanter® is available as a supplement to the existing system (achieving higher yields, because better purity of grades is achieved)
- Better product quality, meaning higher value in the end product
- Minimum personnel costs, making for cost savings by the operator
- Operating times of more than 8000 hours per year are the norm
- Separation of mixed substances that are unsuitable for static separation (fibres)
- No mechanical dryers (screen centrifuges) required
- Processing of particles smaller than 1 mm
- No blow-in of air bubbles or other disruptive effects
- A low-volume closed circuit reduces fresh water consumption
- High availability and minimum wastewater volume, because the majority of contamination is separated out in the Sorticanter®
