Moby at the SML Innovation Days

An extrusion line was in operation during the Innovation Days hosted at the SML plant in Lenzing (Austria), 13-15 November, and a Moby system was installed on the line by SB Plastics Machinery, the only Italian partner present at the event. The innovative system for treating plastics using infrared rays and vacuum was presented on the occasion in a Solid State Polycondensation (SSP) version for the recovery of PET scrap in terms of both decontamination, for the reuse of the material for food-contact applications (Super-Clean), and of conservation of mechanical properties, achieving an increase in intrinsic viscosity of the material up to 0.10 dl/g/hour. This level of efficiency, combined with the flexibility of the system regarding input material, accepting any granule size, translates into savings in raw materials for the user, allowing a positive return on investment within the first year.