A robust granulator for efficient PET bottle recycling
Pallmann Maschinenfabrik
This company has recently extended its range of Panther recycling granulators, by adding a granulator that has been specially designed for recycling reusable materials from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles (photo). Individual PET bottles are continuously fed into the cutting chamber, by means of a conveyor belt. Massive, angled rotor knives work with a very close cutting gap against opposing slanted counter knives and cut the bottles into flakes. The lower part of the housing is fitted with a large screen, which holds the PET flakes in the cutting chamber until they are discharged through the screen holes. The mesh size can be selected, which determines the size of the flakes and throughput rate of the granulator. Throughput rates of up to 3.5 ton/h are possible with a flake size of approximately 14 mm and the appropriate machine size. — Pallmann Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG, Zweibrücken, Germany