KZ A 160/180 Recycling
EUROPE (Western and Northern)
Manufacturer KOLTEX
Screw diameter (mm) 180
Materials LDPE, LLDPE, HDPE
Degassing Yes, triple
Output 600-800
Note Cascade granulation line
Agglomerator/Cutter Compactor Extruder combination hot granulation on
die Conveyor belt with metal detector
Process water cooler
Filter: double filtration system, hydraulic drawer screen exchanger
and automatic scraper
Process starts with a grinder which is a rotor knife mill designed to
take larger components of feed stock (such as plastics film, bottles, etc…)
and reduce them to a flake or particle size. These flakes are fed in
an extruder which melts material and re shapes it into a granular form.