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rPET NEWS
Husky introduces HyPET system that increases amount of recycled content in beverage packaging
HUSKY Injection Molding Systems has introduced the world’s first system specifically optimised for manufacturing preforms with high percentages of food-grade recycled PET flake. The new system will help to make PET packaging more sustainable by enabling significant increases to the amount of post-consumer, recycled PET flake.
At last year’s Drinktec show, Husky displayed a 72-cavity HyPET Recycled Flake (RF) 300 system with high performance package (HPP) running a blend of 50% virgin and 50% post-consumer PET flake. The system is producing a 34.7g EcoBase preform at the same 10.5 second cycle that would be expected running 100% virgin PET. Enabling 2.5% additional resin savings, the EcoBase preform design was first introduced at NPE 2009.
This new HyPET option addresses the specific challenges of manufacturing PET bottles using recycled PET flake. System enhancements include in-line melt filtration to eliminate black specks and other contaminants that might otherwise affect bottle quality, as well as a new extruder design for improved processing of pellet and flake blends. These features will allow manufacturers not currently using recycled PET flake to introduce this material into their products. For those already using recycled PET flake, this can eliminate some of the current manufacturing and quality challenges they may face while enabling an increase in their flake content.
About Husky
Husky Injection Molding Systems is a leading global supplier of injection moulding equipment and services to the plastics industry. Husky's manufacturing facilities are located in Canada, the United States, Luxembourg and China.
www.husky.ca
- Husky is represented locally by Ashley Henry, phone 011 455 0456.
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