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Autoneum Future-Proofs Production With DIEFFENBACHER’s EVORIS Digitalization Platform

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Autoneum Future-Proofs Production With DIEFFENBACHER’s EVORIS Digitalization Platform

Autoneum Future-Proofs Production With DIEFFENBACHER’s EVORIS Digitalization Platform

Extensive Plant Modernization Includes New Automation and Digitalization Solutions

Swiss company Autoneum operates five DIEFFENBACHER automotive component production lines at its Sevelen site. Together with DIEFFENBACHER, Autoneum has now extensively modernized one of the lines, a GMT/LFT-D line for glass-fiber-reinforced thermoplastics. One highlight of the project was the introduction of the new EVORIS digitalization platform.

The modernized GMT/LFT-D line introduces a new line control system, including the safety PLC and three 6-axis robots. In addition, various motion sequences of the loading and unloading robots were optimized. Reis robots were retired during the modernization; however, Autoneum was able to map its processes and comply with all safety requirements with the new robots despite the tight space conditions. “We can now use our GMT/LFT-D system in a cycle-time-optimized manner,” said Christoph Bless, Head Operational Maintenance & Repair at Autoneum. “The availability of the plant components is guaranteed.”

To further optimize production, Autoneum decided to implement the EVORIS digitalization platform. EVORIS uses artificial intelligence to make plants faster and more efficient. “Our goal is to operate our systems with high availability and as sustainably as possible while ensuring the right component quality. EVORIS gives us much better insights into our production and better possibilities to influence it,” emphasized Bless. “Digitalization with EVORIS is a key to sustainability, energy savings and profitability at Autoneum,” added Autoneum Legal Unit Head and Plant Manager Mario-Martin Kolar.

Bless called DIEFFENBACHER’s expertise the decisive factor in moving forward with the digitalization project. “DIEFFENBACHER’s approach stands out from the crowd. They offer the complete package, everything from the platform to sensor technology and plant know-how to technologist knowledge for the entire production line. In addition, DIEFFENBACHER coordinated the entire integration, and we look forward to their further development of EVORIS,” he concluded.

Autoneum uses Anomaly Detection, Curve Analysis and Component History apps on the EVORIS platform, which collects all plant data at a central point. As a result, Autoneum gains deep insights into its production processes via powerful trending and condition monitoring tools and various reporting possibilities. The company uses this transparency across the entire plant to accelerate decision-making, improve processes, increase machine availability, boost energy efficiency and optimize maintenance. Autoneum achieves higher production capacity while manufacturing components of the highest quality.

www.autoneum.com

 

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DSM Engineering Materials Launches Lucidiris, a Color and Mechanical Properties Prediction Tool Powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI)

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DSM Engineering Materials Launches Lucidiris, a Color and Mechanical Properties Prediction Tool Powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI)

DSM Engineering Materials Launches Lucidiris, a Color and Mechanical Properties Prediction Tool Powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Today, DSM Engineering Materials announces the launch of Lucidiris. Lucidiris helps customers reduce time to market when developing colors of high-performance materials for a variety of applications. Besides predicting color and mechanical properties, it can predict the envelope of potential color space within critical mechanical properties and prescribe recipes for targeted color properties. Lucidiris has been developed for several high-performance material grades and will be extended, including recycled-based and repurposed materials. It is a next step in DSM Engineering Materials’ journey to make product development for their customers quicker and easier via advanced digital solutions.

This state-of-the-art patent protected Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology facilitates the development of material recipes with targeted optical properties while assuring mechanical properties.

With Lucidiris customers will be supported by its ability to:

  • Predict color and mechanical properties of polymer compounds upon addition of color ingredients.
  • Predict envelope of potential color space that can be produced within critical mechanical properties.
  • Prescribe color ingredients to add to a polymer compound to meet targeted properties.

“Lucidiris changes our design-build-test-learn development cycle for the customer applications of our materials fundamentally,” said Erwin Houben, R&T Manager Digitization DSM Engineering Materials. “This state-of-the-art AI based digital tool reinforces our strengths in colored materials development and enables to take on some tough challenges for reusing circular materials.”

“And there is more to come,” said Angelika Schmidt, Global R&T Manager of Performance Polymers, DSM Engineering Materials. “Lucidiris is our next step into digitization of product development. What we can do for color development already today, will be possible for product development in the future. Combining human intelligence with machine learning will enable us to get to the successful recipes with much less iterations and therefore much shorter development times for our customers.”

More information can be found at www.dsm.com

 

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It’s All About Sustainability: Heubach Group at PlastIndia 2023

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It’s All About Sustainability: Heubach Group at PlastIndia 2023

It’s All About Sustainability: Heubach Group at PlastIndia 2023

  • Heubach showcases a broad range of sustainable colorants solutions for plastics
  • Meet Heubach experts at the booth in Hall 2F, First Floor, Stall C-7-A

PlastIndia 2023 takes place February 1-5 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi, India. For Heubach, this year´s PlastIndia is all about sustainability: The company is showcasing a range of organic and inorganic pigments, dyes and comprehensive color solutions that support the plastics industry on its trajectory toward more sustainable solutions. Heubach is an important partner for the industry and presents its solutions under the theme “Let’s build a colorful future together”.

“Plastic provides lots of advantages over other materials. For instance, it contributes to protect food, or to reduce the weight of vehicles. According to some studies, plastics even have lower greenhouse gas contribution than alternatives in most applications, “ highlights Sambit Roy, Head of Global Marketing at Heubach. He adds: “New and innovative color solutions are essential to improve sustainability in the plastics industry. Our company´s experts look forward to sharing their newest insights on a broad range of topics, from recycling and biodegradable pigments over newest innovations for spin-dying to color solutions for highly demanding applications.”

Heubach organic and inorganic pigments, dyes and color solutions contribute to sustainability in different ways:

  • Heubach improves the footprint of its pigments already during their production process, e.g. by using bio based raw materials, green energy, or ensuring low water intake.
  • Also when being processed, Heubach pigments have positive impact on sustainability: With their high dispersibility, Heubach pigments require lower energy consumption during the masterbatch production and higher throughput at fiber producers. High quality consistency helps manufacturers to improve their first past quality level.
  • Last, but not least, sustainability is also about increasing the lifespan of plastic articles. Pigments with high light-and weather-fastness are key to maintain usability and quality of plastic objects for a longer time span.

Heubach has the broadest portfolio of colorant solutions in the industry and will present a range of products at PlastIndia that have different ways of positively contributing to sustainability.

Lower Environmental Footprint:

Ultrazur: the new Ultramarine blue pigment is produced in a brand-new factory in India, using state-of-the-art technology that reduces CO2 emissions, water-intake and energy consumption.

Supporting customers’ sustainability goals

Pigments with excellent dispersibility help the masterbatch producers get full color strength out of the pigment and reduce the time and energy necessary to disperse it in the extruder. They are also recommended for the mass coloration of fibers and filaments, supporting the growth of mass dyeing versus bath dyeing, which is a great contribution to sustainability. Heubach will showcase at PlastIndia, among others, highly dispersible pigments like PV Fast Pink E, Graphtol Yellow 3GP, Graphtol Yellow H2R, PV Fast Red E5B, and PV Fast Blue A4R.

Pigments with ZDHC certification make textiles more sustainable and environmentally friendly. PV Fast Pink E, PV Fast Pink E01 and PV Fast Red E5B have received the MRSL compliance; other pigments are under testing.

Pigments with excellent light-and weather fastness increase the lifespan of the plastic articles, especially for outdoor applications, such as window profiles, fences, automotive interiors, artificial grass. The inorganic pigments of Heubach ranges HEUCODUR and VANADUR offer excellent solutions.

For the replacement of harmful lead chromate and molybdate pigments Heubach provides safe formulations based on its ranges of inorganic and organic pigments HEUCODUR, VANADUR, VYNAMON, PV Fast.

Cool colours are another strong contribution to sustainability through energy saving. Heubach inorganic pigments HEUCODUR are a perfect choice.

Finally, Heubach also offers several solutions for the recycling of plastic, from the proper sorting of black plastics to the easy and safe coloration of recycled polymers. Heubach also offers a range of pigments certified “OK compost” for compostable plastics.

www.heubach.com

 

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Are You Ready to Take Your Automation to the Next Level?

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Are You Ready to Take Your Automation to the Next Level?

Are You Ready to Take Your Automation to the Next Level?

Sander Sondaal, Director Commercial Print Sales, Ricoh Graphic Communications, Ricoh Europe

When Hunkeler Innovationdays 2023 opens its doors in just over two weeks the focus of the compact but well attended international industry event will be next level automation.

The 14th iteration of the show will demonstrate how fragmented processes can be combined by the intelligent linking of work steps. It will highlight how this this leads to greater efficiency, enhanced quality, and production planning efficiency.

It will demonstrate how next level automation goes beyond solutions and systems to include the intelligent interlinking of major production processes.

It will explore the challenges that today’s operational reality poses and the ways to solve them.

Rather than one size fits all, off the shelf technological solutions, attendees will be able to investigate how they work with suppliers to shape operation-specific, tailored software that meets their specific requirements.

Among the broad industry challenges software solutions help operations more effectively respond to are:

Handling a greater mix of fast turnaround short run jobs
Commercial printers have to manage an increasing variety of short run jobs against tighter turnaround times to win business while maintaining profitability. A seamless process for acceptance, planning, printing, and finishing is essential to maximise capacity and optimise productivity. Operations need to create a streamlined workflow that efficiently manages jobs.

At Hunkeler Ricoh will preview exclusively RICOH TotalFlow Producer, a print on demand app that funnels print jobs from multiple submission methods into a consolidated cloud-native location. Vendor agnostic, it can seamlessly integrate into existing client environments, to provide the ability to view and edit jobs. An automatic pre-flight function helps to identify file issues, including missing fonts, inaccurate page size, poor image resolution, incorrect colour and more. This helps eliminate errors, reduce costly reruns, save valuable time, and improve client service levels.

Ensuring operational efficiency
Commercial printers are under pressure to increase productivity, offer new applications, and expand their capabilities. To successfully achieve this requires information to flow through production smoothly with complete integrity. It also needs to be accessible and available at all times.

At Hunkeler Innovationdays, Ricoh will demonstrate its automated end to end workflow management solution RICOH ProcessDirector. It captures, transforms,and manages information and processes in ways that can help achieve 100% output integrity, reduce costs, eliminate errors, increase productivity, streamline a variety of production environments, and increase profitability.

Maximising business potential
Commercial printers can struggle to unleash the full potential of their business. Essential to succeeding in today’s ever evolving professional print marketplace is easily accessible, critical operational data and actionable reporting. Being able to assess equipment efficiency, make better purchasing decisions based on device performance, and understand throughput to plan for peak capacity all provide valuable data that can help inform day to day running.

RICOH Supervisor will show attendees how they can collect and place operational data into customisable web based dashboards to optimise device utilisation, performance, and throughput. It can help improve print job estimating, operator skills, and compliance as well as identify and resolve issues promptly.

Innovation in workflow automation in the digital printing environment will also be further explored by Ricoh at the DOXNET on-site conference. It will take place on February 28.

For further information, please visit www.ricoh-europe.com

 

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Ricoh to Introduce Vendor Agnostic Automated Job Onboarding Solution at Hunkeler Innovationdays 2023

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Ricoh to Introduce Vendor Agnostic Automated Job Onboarding Solution at Hunkeler Innovationdays 2023

Ricoh to Introduce Vendor Agnostic Automated Job Onboarding Solution at Hunkeler Innovationdays 2023

Cloud-native print on demand app that provides flexibility and visibility will be unveiled at Hunkeler Innovationdays 2023

Ricoh today announced its latest production workflow technology – RICOH TotalFlow Producer – developed to resolve the leading workflow challenges around print job intake and preparation. It will be showcased at Hunkeler Innovationdays 2023, February 27 to March 2, at the Messe Lucerne Exhibition Centre in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Its first time on display for the public globally, TotalFlow Producer funnels print jobs from multiple submission methods into a consolidated cloud-native location, and provides the ability to view and edit jobs, all in an easy to use, cost effective, and error-reducing solution that is completely vendor agnostic for seamless integration into existing client environments.

TotalFlow Producer allows users to:

  • Automate the submission and consolidation of jobs coming from multiple sources, such as email, web to print, and file transfer services.
  • Activate an automatic preflight function that helps to identify file issues, including missing fonts, inaccurate page size, poor image resolution, incorrect colour and more. This helps inhouse and commercial Print Service Providers (PSPs) to eliminate errors, reduce costly reruns, save valuable time, and improve client service levels.
  • Improve the overall client experience by providing a personalised job uploading portal where job status can be viewed. A simple bidirectional communication method within the portal will eliminate the need for time consuming post-order follow up interactions.

Eef de Ridder, Vice President, Graphic Communications Group, Ricoh Europe, says “By hosting TotalFlow Producer in the RICOH TotalFlow Cloud, we can meet our clients’ growing needs to improve data security, efficiency, scalability, and affordability without requiring expensive IT infrastructure or expertise.”

TotalFlow Producer will be available to license through annual subscriptions and will offer free trials beginning in summer 2023.

Along with TotalFlow Producer, Ricoh will be showcasing two of its market leading vendor neutral solutions that empower printers to unleash the full potential of their business. Ricoh Supervisor, Ricoh’s first SaaS production workflow application, collects operational data and visualises it on web-based dashboards to optimise device utilisation and operation throughput.

Supporting web fed and sheetfed production printers, Ricoh ProcessDirector is designed to automate data driven workflows. And the award winning integration between Ricoh ProcessDirector and Ricoh Supervisor delivers advanced visibility down to the document level, including insight into production volume. Ricoh will also demonstrate the newest integration between Ricoh Supervisor and Hunkeler pre- and post- finishing equipment, which collects device statistics and then illustrates the data to help identify ways to drive efficiency.

In addition to its activities on the exhibition floor, Ricoh will present innovation in workflow automation in the digital printing environment at the DOXNET onsite conference, which will be held on February 28 as part of Hunkeler Innovationdays.

For further information, please visit www.ricoh-europe.com

 

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OQ Polymers Meet Soaring Demand in Asia, Thanks to Powerful India-Oman Partnership

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OQ Polymers Meet Soaring Demand in Asia, Thanks to Powerful India-Oman Partnership

OQ Polymers Meet Soaring Demand in Asia, Thanks to Powerful India-Oman Partnership

  • Indian sub-continent is one of the fastest growing regions for polymer demand
  • Oman’s total trade with India nearly doubled last year to USD$9.9bn
  • OQ to create new, and strengthen existing Oman-India business partnerships at PlastIndia on the ground floor, hall 2 – C4

OQ, the Oman-based energy transition enabler that specializes in PP and PE grades for flexible and rigid packaging solutions, continues building on a long-lived trading partnership between its home country and India as the company greets familiar faces at the PlastIndia event in New Delhi this week.

Oman’s total trade with India almost doubled last year and was estimated at USD$9.9bn in 2021-2022 compared to USD$5.4bn in 2020-2021. OQ believes the trade opportunities will only further prosper as India’s population, its demand for plastic products and countries’ collaborations continue to grow momentum. An advantageous prospect of a free trade agreement between the two countries is in the works, with discussions at an advanced stage.

The Indian sub-continent is one of the fastest-growing regions for polymer demand with a CAGR of 6 per cent projected for the 2022-2030 period. In addition, by mid-2023, India is expected to become the most populous country in the world – and with rising income levels being seen across the region, demand for plastic products is set to increase exponentially. Harnessing years of success and confidence in the face of challenges, OQ is primed for demand and ready to take action in support of their close partnership with India.

Speaking from OQ’s stand at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi, Dr Ali Al Lawati, VP for Global Sales at OQ.

“With unique products manufactured at a world-class plant in Oman, OQ provides multiple industry solutions across several key market segments in India. From flexible and rigid packaging and infrastructure to agriculture and automotive industries, we are excited to empower our business relationship with India and add to what is already a unified and thriving imports partnership between our two nations.”

According to Oman’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Indian enterprises and establishments in the country account for an estimated investment of USD$7.5 billion across several key industries covering finance, aviation, iron/steel, cement, chemicals, automotive, fertilizers and more.

India and Oman share a collective vision to promote economic well-being across their countries, building a collaborative network to transport goods throughout a global supply chain, and attracting highly skilled talent to join their journey towards greater domestic innovation in the polymer market. Landmark examples of Indian business activity in Oman include:

  • Port of Duqm special economic zone: Around USD$1.8 billion contribution to significant investments made by Indian companies and Duqm port authorities.
  • SOHAR Port and Free Zone: Several Indian firms have emerged as leading investors, further supporting global trade routes between Europe and Asia.

India and Oman are connected by geography, history and culture, enjoying warm and advantageous relations. Much of this can be attributed to historical maritime trade linkages and the continuing role played by the Indian community in contributing to the progress of Oman.

Contact between Indian and Omani civilizations can be traced back 5,000 years. In 1955, diplomatic relations were established, with the relationship being upgraded to a strategic partnership in 2008.

Since then, investment flows have been consistent and further gathering momentum. Today, India is among Oman’s top three trading partners along with the UAE and China and is the country’s third-largest non-oil export market.

Further investment opportunities, including OQ’s groundbreaking Ladayn Park initiative, will be showcased at the PlastIndia event on February 1-5 in New Delhi on the ground floor, hall 2 – C4.

www.oq.com

 

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Elmet Exhibiting Again at Numerous Prestigious Trade Fairs Worldwide in 2023

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Elmet Exhibiting Again at Numerous Prestigious Trade Fairs Worldwide in 2023

Elmet Exhibiting Again at Numerous Prestigious Trade Fairs Worldwide in 2023

The Upper Austrian specialist in developing and manufacturing liquid silicone parts is living up to its reputation as a global player.

Elmet’s trade fair and exhibition stands already drew large crowds last year. Be it at K, the leading international trade fair for the plastics industry, or at FIP in Lyon– the Upper Austrian specialist in developing and producing high-quality liquid silicone parts, dosing systems, and moldmaking succeeded in imparting a great deal of knowledge. And Elmet will be appearing at a wide variety of trade fairs again in 2023, including the renowned Fakuma in Friedrichshafen.

“It’s important for us to keep our customers and partners around the world up to date with the latest news and developments in our company and the industry in general,” explains Elmet’s CEO, Harald Wallner. Trade fairs are the ideal place for this.

On the European stage

As a highly successful Upper Austrian company, Elmet conducts a lot of business on its home continent. Appearing at Fakuma in Friedrichshafen is therefore an absolute must. “At Fakuma, we have the opportunity to get in contact directly with our most important partners both in and outside the EU and at all levels of the supply and production chain of the various industrial sectors,” explains Harald Wallner. “This trade fair has significant added value not only for potential new customers, but also for ourselves.”

International reputation

Elmet will be presenting itself to a transatlantic audience in Detroit, Michigan, in fall 2023. “This trade fair is renowned for its technology conferences, live product demonstrations, and its potential as a think tank, so it is ideal for us in our role as a leading innovator,” says Harald Wallner. “Silicone Expo USA offers a valuable opportunity for networking globally and for maintaining, extending, and building business relationships all around the world,” he believes. Representatives of all levels in the silicone industry supply chain will also be present here.

At a glance

For Elmet, the trade fair year 2023 begins with Silicone Expo Europe in Amsterdam from March 21 to 23. It continues in late summer with Plast in Milan from September 5 to 8. In fall, appearances at Silicone Expo USA from October 4 to 5 and Fakuma in Friedrichshafen from October 17 to 21 bring this year’s exhibition merry-go-round to an end.

Corporate Data

Molds. Dosing technology. Part production. Jobs. Elmet inspires with smart silicone solutions. This is Elmet’s guiding principle. The innovative company was founded in 1996. A powerful, dedicated team with a wealth of experience in moldmaking, dosing technology, and liquid-silicone injection molding has since developed into an internationally successful systems builder. Today Elmet is a global player in designing and manufacturing high-quality equipment for the production of silicone parts.

Further information can be found at www.elmet.com

 

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Hotspot for Digitalisation and Packaging Technology

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Hotspot for Digitalisation and Packaging Technology

Hotspot for Digitalisation and Packaging Technology

  • Arburg host computer system: All trade fair machines interlinked
  • High-speed: Four IML containers in around 5.5 seconds
  • Screw caps: High-quality and reliable production

During Plástico Brasil from 27 to 31 March 2023 in São Paulo, Brazil, Arburg will be showcasing application examples of digitalisation and efficiency enhancement in the series production of plastic parts at stand I040. The focus will be on the packaging sector. In addition to the production of screw caps and IML cups, the potential of the Arburg host computer system (ALS), which is used to interlink both exhibits, will also be demonstrated live during the trade fair.

“Plástico Brasil is the most important plastics trade fair for Brazil and the whole of South America,” says Alfredo Fuentes, Managing Director of Arburg Ltda. in Brazil. “Now, after a break of four years, the fair is giving us the opportunity to reconnect with existing and potential customers again.”

According to Fuentes, the application areas of packaging, household goods and medical technology have seen very dynamic growth in the Brazilian market in recent years. “We have expanded our portfolio accordingly, so that we can offer world-class manufacturing solutions for these industries.”

Assistance systems support set-up technicians and operators
On the stand, an Allrounder 570 E Golden Electric will be producing PP screw caps in an 8-cavity mould with a clamping force of 2,000 kN. The moulded parts have a diameter of 63 millimetres and a weight of 16.5 grams. The Multilift Select robotic system is used to remove the components. The machine is equipped with Arburg’s “4.set-up” assistance system, which has a wide range of features to simplify set-up and conversion. aXw Control ScrewPilot ensures a stable filling process by regulating the position of the screw, which in turn results in a reliable process and high product quality.

The Allrounder 570 E Golden Electric produces PP screw caps in an 8-cavity mould at Plástico Brasil.

 

Another Arburg exhibit at Plástico Brasil is an Allrounder 630 H with a clamping force of 2,500 kN. The machine can produce IML containers with a capacity of 220 millilitres in a cycle time of around 5.5 seconds. The IML robot is provided by the Brazilian manufacturer G3 Automation Machinery Industry and Trade. The machine’s Gestica controller features a host of assistance functions offering set-up technicians and operators maximum convenience and extensive support. For example, aXw Control FillAssist automatically calculates the processing parameters based on the component model. This expedites the set-up process and helps to avoid errors during machine set-up.

Both machines are interlinked with the Arburg host computer system (ALS), meaning that visitors can experience first-hand the benefits offered by ALS. For example, indicators relating to current orders, shifts and production quality can be obtained at any time, making it possible to identify where targeted improvements can be made to the production process. This increases product quality and the availability of the system in the long term.

The Arburg host computer system brings transparency to production. With the mobile ALS functions, all important information is available anytime and anywhere.

 

Further information about Arburg can be found at www.arburg.com

 

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Neste, Borealis, Uponor and Wastewise Group Enable Chemical Recycling of Hard-to-recycle Plastic Waste Into New High-Quality Plastic Pipes

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Neste, Borealis, Uponor and Wastewise Group Enable Chemical Recycling of Hard-to-recycle Plastic Waste Into New High-Quality Plastic Pipes

Neste, Borealis, Uponor and Wastewise Group Enable Chemical Recycling of Hard-to-recycle Plastic Waste Into New High-Quality Plastic Pipes

  • First production of cross-linked polyethylene (PEX) pipes based on feedstock from chemically recycled PEX waste
  • Project demonstrates chemical recycling can process hard-to-recycle waste plastic into high-quality polymer products
  • Partners to evaluate further cooperation to expand waste material pool as well as recycled volumes

Neste, Borealis, Uponor and Wastewise have successfully produced pipes made of cross-linked polyethylene (PEX) which was based on feedstock gained from chemically recycled post-industrial waste plastic from PEX pipe production, using an ISCC PLUS certified mass-balancing approach. The partner companies believe this project is among the first implementations of chemical recycling of PEX.

PEX pipes are an important contributor to energy efficient heating and safe plumbing due to their robustness, temperature resistance and longevity, yet the interconnected polymer chains make them nearly impossible to recycle with conventional recycling technologies. The project shows that chemical recycling can close the circularity loop for hard-to-recycle waste plastic, turning it into high-quality polymers feedstock and enabling the consecutive manufacturing of products with quality and properties identical to those in their previous life.

The cooperation sees Wastewise use their novel pyrolysis-based chemical recycling technology to liquefy industrial waste from Uponor’s PEX pipe production, breaking the polymers down back into their building blocks, which creates an oil-like recycled intermediate. This liquid is then co-processed in Neste’s oil refinery in Porvoo, Finland and upgraded into recycled Neste RETM, a high-quality drop-in feedstock for the production of new polymers. Borealis is feeding this raw material into their steam cracker and consequently polymerizing it into polyethylene as part of the company’s BorcycleTM C, chemical recycling portfolio. Finally, Uponor is using the polyethylene to create new PEX pipe systems, which can then be used in the construction sector for heating, plumbing and cooling purposes once more – eligible even for sensitive applications with high requirements, for example those used for drinking water systems. The whole value chain is traceable via ISCC PLUS certified mass-balancing.

“We are very excited about this collaboration as it gives us a head start on our transition to circular materials,” says Thomas Fuhr, Chief Technology Officer at Uponor. “PEX is by far the material that has the most versatile application uses, from building water supply systems to efficient radiant heating and cooling systems, thanks to its superior properties for the construction industry. At Uponor we have just celebrated the first 50 years of our PEX piping, and now our new long-term goal is to use 100% of our PEX waste as raw material through closed loop recycling.”

“Hard-to-recycle waste plastic as input and high-quality polymers as output are not in contradiction anymore,” says John Webster, Global Commercial Director Infrastructure at Borealis. “In fact, we are able to integrate chemically recycled PEX pipe waste plastic as a raw material into our established manufacturing processes. It doesn’t require additional tests, approvals or validation. It’s a drop-in solution ready to use even for drinking water applications.”

“The successful project demonstrates not only that recycling of PEX is possible via chemical recycling, but it also shows that it’s actually possible with high yields: some 80% of the PEX production waste can be added back to the circle,” says Kaisa Suvilampi, Managing Director and Partner at Wastewise. “Through our processes, we were able to turn PEX into pyrolysis oil of sufficient quality to use it as input for a refinery, which in turn can process it into a high quality cracker feed. This project strikes certain PEX off from the list of materials giving recyclers a headache.”

“The curtain is opening for chemical recycling,” added Mercedes Alonso, Executive Vice President Renewable Polymers and Chemicals at Neste. “It will still take time to reach large-scale operations, but this project is providing the blueprint for circular value chains for polymers via chemically recycling. It’s pushing the technology from the promise to the delivery phase. Further, it shows the importance of bringing the right partners together to cooperate.”

Due to the involved parties’ commitment to pushing circular solutions for polymers and the solution’s drop-in character, the partners were able to establish the value chain in a rather short period of time. Little more than six months passed between the start of the project and the production of the first pipes made with chemically recycled PEX waste.

The partnership holds potential for further cooperation beyond production waste: The PEX pipes made by Uponor have already been optimized from a resource efficiency point of view by reducing their wall thickness and increasing lifetime. At the end of their long life, mechanical recycling is so far the first recycling option, but it also means downcycling the materials, e.g. into other construction materials or items such as hockey sticks. With chemical recycling, though, the PEX waste pipes can be turned into fully functional PEX pipes again. Moving forward, the partners will evaluate further opportunities for cooperation. Aside from broadening the waste material pool, this may also include higher recycled volumes.

www.neste.com

 

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New Flex Option for DIEFFENBACHER’s Fibercon Consolidation System

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New Flex Option for DIEFFENBACHER’s Fibercon Consolidation System

New Flex Option for DIEFFENBACHER’s Fibercon Consolidation System

Flexible sheet simplifies geometry- and thickness-independent consolidation

A new Flex option for the DIEFFENBACHER Fibercon system expands customers’ application possibilities by making consolidation possible independent of the tape layup geometry and layup thickness. This option is available as a retrofit or as part of a new Fibercon system.

The DIEFFENBACHER Fibercon system consolidates tape layups into near-net-shape laminates with excellent quality and porosity of less than 1%. Fibercon achieves exceptionally good material properties for high-quality components, making it ideal for large-scale production of individual component-specific tape layups. It’s even possible to process high-performance thermoplastics without further adaptation.

Vacuum consolidation of the tape layups in the standard Fibercon version takes place between two frames with transparent glass inserts. In the new Flex version, the upper frame comes with a flexible sheet that automatically adapts to the contour of the tape layup.

Many applications, especially in the sports and leisure and automotive industries, can benefit from the new Flex option, explains Marco Hahn, Director Sales of the Forming Business Unit at DIEFFENBACHER. “In manufacturing bicycle frames and rims with high component diversity, for example—for which the Fibercon is extremely well suited—the new Flex option simplifies production.” Variable layup thicknesses and geometries of up to 4 mm can be consolidated with very high quality but without
component-specific tools.

With a temperature range of up to 250°C, the Fibercon Flex option is the ideal consolidation system for all PP and PA6 applications, regardless of the type of fiber used. Compared to conventional laminating presses, the Fibercon delivers significantly higher product quality, as thickness variations in the component are preserved, and neither squeeze flow nor fiber ondulations occur. Unlike permanently heated laminating presses, the Fibercon heats the product directly, without any peripherals and only during actual consolidation. In this way, pause and set-up times are bridged without energy input or long heating processes. This makes the Fibercon
consolidation system many times more energy-efficient and resource-saving.

“Each Fibercon is equipped with three pairs of frames as standard. With the new Flex option, each customer can choose how many of these frame pairs to equip with the standard glass insert and how many with the new flexible sheet. This ensures maximum flexibility,” says Hahn. “Existing installations can also be retrofitted with the Flex option at any time and with minimal effort.”

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