Cobra Designed for demanding filtration tasks with high levels of contamination, particularly in PET recycling, this new BB Engineering filter has a two-chamber housing. It has two filter inserts, one of which is always active in production mode and the other either in standby mode or in intermediate cleaning; switchovers and cleanings happen automatically. Hourly throughput ranges from 1,102 pounds to 8,818 pounds.
What’s new? The Cobra filter, which was presented for the first time at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe in April. The Cobra filter is the first technology in BBE’s portfolio that integrates the company’s White Filter Cleaning technology (WFC), which has been offered as a stand-alone solution for several years.
Benefits Efficiency and ease of use. With the integrated WFC, the filter cleans itself quickly, with limited wear and using no chemicals, only steam. According to BB Engineering, compared with other filters with throughputs of around 4,000 pounds per hour, the Cobra filter can run at a cost savings of 40 percent, due in part to the reduction of melt loss through backflush cycles and the ability to operate continuously with significantly longer service life. Also, the WFC cleaning process only takes around 10 hours, whereas conventional cleaning takes several days. Because it’s automatic, this approach doesn't require operators to handle melt or chemicals, so it’s safer and saves personnel costs.
BB Engineering GmbH, Remscheid, Germany, 49-2191-9510-100, www.bbeng.de/en
Karen Hanna | Senior Staff Reporter
Senior Staff Reporter Karen Hanna covers injection molding, molds and tooling, processors, workforce and other topics, and writes features including In Other Words and Problem Solved for Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing, Plastics Recycling and The Journal of Blow Molding. She has more than 15 years of experience in daily and magazine journalism.
