This story appeared in the Fall 2017 edition of Plastics Recycling magazine.

Laserfilter Erema has adapted its continuous, self-cleaning melt-filter system for PET recycling. It features a rotating scraper and a discharge unit to control melt flow.

What's new? Ultra-fine screens, made with a laser by Erema, that can filter materials as small as 70 microns.

Benefits Very stable filtration with minimum melt losses. The Laserfilter processes input material with a degree of contamination ranging from 4 percent to 5 percent. Recycled material processed by the filter exhibits no black spots as it is only held on the filter screen for a short time. Additionally, to reduce the risk of contamination from frequent screen changes, the screen has been designed to function well over long periods.

Erema North America Inc., Ipswich, Massachusetts, 617-548-4927, www.erema.com