At K 2025, EREMA is expanding the scope of its proven plasticising technology: EcoGentle® is now also available for the INTAREMA® series providing significant energy savings in polyolefin recycling.
Bringing EcoGentle® plasticising technology to the INTAREMA® series of recycling machines is another update from EREMA during K show. For VACUREMA® and VACUNITE® recycling systems that have been in successful operation for years processing PET, EcoGentle® is now available for HDPE, LDPE, PP and BOPET applications as well. Existing EREMA systems can be retrofitted with this technology.
In combination with proven Counter Current® technology, EcoGentle® ensures perfect interaction between the intake section and the extruder screw. The material is melted particularly efficiently and gently. At the same time, the temperature of the melt is much lower. Along with reduced energy consumption and maximum flexibility in terms of the feed material, this process ensures particularly gentle treatment of the plastic melt and produces recycled pellets with a higher quality.
In the post consumer segment, EcoGentle® enables the reliable processing of regrind material with different bulk densities and viscosities. For multipurpose applications (HDPE and PP), the plasticising technology lowers the temperature of the melt by up to 13 degrees Celsius and reduces the power consumption of the extruder drive by up to six percent. In real life, this translates into stable processes, less wear, longer component service life, and lower production costs. EcoGentle® is also available starting immediately for inhouse recycling. With LDPE/LLDPE stretch film and with BOPET film material, the temperature of the melt is as much as 20 degrees Celsius lower, while the extruder drive consumes up to 15 percent less power.
The key components for EcoGentle® are made by 3S, a subsidiary of the EREMA Group. The Austrian manufacturing specialist has many years of experience and extensive competence in the production of extruder screws and cylinders, including for large plasticising units.
"EcoGentle® delivers particularly smooth and energy-efficient plasticising, and at K 2025 we are pleased to bring the proven technology for PET bottle flakes to other material streams. The much lower melt temperature has a positive effect on the quality of the melt and the quality of the final recycled pellets."
Markus Huber-Lindinger, Managing Director at EREMA Engineering Recycling
Find out more about EcoGentle® and visit EREMA at K 2025: Hall 9, Stand: C09
