POLYSTAR's high efficiency, one-step plastic recycling machine Repro-Flex is designed for the reprocessing of PE (polyethylene) and PP (polypropylene) flexible packaging material, printed and non-printed. Repro-Flex plastic recycling machine combines cutting, extrusion and pelletizing into one compact and efficient recycling line. This cutter compactor integrated pelletizing system eliminates the need of pre-cutting the material, requires less space and energy consumption while producing high-quality plastic pellets at a productive rate.
The waste material can be fed by a belt conveyor and a nip roller at the same time to increase the feeding amount. The cutter compactor then cuts, dries, and compacts the material into a semi-molten condition (just below the agglomeration point), which is optimal for the extrusion process that follows. The cutter compactor then feeds the material directly and consistently into the extruder.
Repro-Flex’s stable material feeding together with the hot die face pelletizer produce round-shaped, uniform size pellets that are higher in value and optimal for reproduction (extrusion processes).